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| Islamic Charities in Virginia Linked to Terrorism |
| 2003-08-20 |
| Saudi Arabia-sponsored Islamic charities in northern Virginia put millions of dollars in a company suspected of funding Al Qaeda and the militant Islamic Resistance Movement, the government alleged Tuesday in court documents. Muslim charities invested $3.7 million in BMI Inc., a now-defunct private Islamic investment company in N.J. The money, part of a $10 million endowment from unidentified donors in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, may have been transferred to terrorist groups, according to an affidavit made public in federal court in Virginia. Suprise meter didn’t budge. There have been allegations of money laundering, tax evasion and other financial improprieties against some Herndon, Va.-based organizations in the past, but it was the first time any government agency publicly tied the investigations to support of terrorists, The Washington Post reported. Increasing the pressure on Saudi? Federal agents raided about 100 companies located in Herndon, a Washington suburb, in March 2002. No charges have been brought so far. Following money trails takes time. The investigation spans four continents and is the largest current U.S. inquiry into terrorist financing, U.S. officials said. The affidavit was filed by David Kane of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in support of the detention of Soliman S. Biheiri, who was indicted two weeks ago on charges of making false statements to obtain U.S. residency and other immigration charges. Before that, he was held for more than a month as a material witness in the Justice Department’s investigation of terrorist financing, the Post said, citing unidentified sources. Biheiri founded BMI Inc., an investment firm that adhered to Islamic principles, in 1986. One of its chief investors was Saudi businessman Yasin Qadi, who the United States and United Nations named a "specially designated global terrorist" in October 2001 for his alleged support for both Al Qaeda and the Islamic Resistance Movement, also known as Hamas. Qadi has denied supporting terrorism. "Lies, all lies!" |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #1 Oh Duh...I have my theories that every dime that these Islamic charities receives winds up in some nutjobs bank account......I bet if we had more arabic speaking intell guys in the FBI, we'd get the real skinny on what the charities are spinning to get donations. Such as: "We need your money, OBL needs a new dialysis machine, those infidels broke the last one we sent him" OR: "Yasser Arafat's bank account is down to only 1.2 billion, how can he stay free of foreign influences and continue his brave war against zionism with such a pitance???" I think the Turks had a good idea. Cut off their heads and display them prominently....I think the IDF is making a mistake blowing these guys into smithereens.....there should be a body to defile or a head to display....unidentifiable body parts scattered around a demolished MB does not have the shock effect that a head or a body hung up by its heels in a town square...we must fight terror with terror. |
| Posted by: SOG475 2003-8-20 10:51:34 AM |