An elderly Muslim cleric on trial for allegedly funneling tens of thousands of dollars to the Pakistani Taliban terrorist organization vehemently denied Tuesday any connection to Islamic extremists and insisted he does not harbor anti-U.S. views. Today, he will, again, head to court. Taking the witness stand in his own defense, 77-year-old Hafiz Khan rejected [...]
New York Times: How Europe Bankrolls Terror
On February 18, 2013 · In Al Qaeda, Europe, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Terror, Terror Funding, terrorism
As SFW reported a week ago, European governments have been bankrolling Al Qaeda and its affiliates by paying ransoms when their citizens have been taken hostage: http://www.shariahfinancewatch.org/blog/2013/02/10/former-us-diplomat-europeans-canada-paid-89-million-ransom-to-al-qaeda/ The New York Times provides a few new details…and the numbers involved appear to be growing…we reported $89 million a week ago and the Times is now reporting [...]
US Treasury Department Imposes Sanctions on Al Qaeda Leader in North Africa
On February 15, 2013 · In Al Qaeda, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Sanctions, Terror, Terror Funding, terrorism
In what can best be described as a symbolic gesture, the US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on Yahya Abu Hammam, who is a leader of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb: The Treasury described the Algeria-born Abu Hammam as the AQIM leader for the Sahel, a vast and arid region of North Africa, and said [...]
The involvement of wealthy Saudis and Saudi charities in funding Al Qaeda and other Jihadist terrorist organizations has been extensively documented for years, including by the US Treasury Department. One such individual is Soliman al-Buthe, who is currently a Saudi government official and previously started a charity here in the United States in Oregon that has [...]
Hezbollah: The World’s Most Dangerous “Charity”
On February 11, 2013 · In Europe, European Union, Hezbollah, Islamic charities, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Terror, Terror Funding, terrorism
Here at SFW, we have devoted a great deal of time and effort to education on the nefarious aspects of many Islamic charities. Over and over again we have seen examples of Islamic charities supporting violent Jihad. Most American observers first became aware of this activity with the release of the bipartisan 9/11 Commission Report [...]
French Politician: “Our friend Qatar is financing Mali’s Islamists”
On February 10, 2013 · In France, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Mali, Qatar, Terror, Terror Funding, terrorism
For years Western intelligence has known that the Wahhabi-run nation of Qatar has been financing Jihad. The financing has come in the form of protection payments from the government itself to keep Jihadists from attacking the tiny monarchy and in the form of support payments (zakat and otherwise) from wealthy Qatari individuals. France has now [...]
Matthew Aaron Llaneza, 28, who was arrested this week by the FBI for trying to detonate what he believed to be a car bomb at an Oakland, California Bank of America, is reportedly a Taliban sympathizer who chose Oakland as the site of his planned terrorist attack because he believed Oakland to be a “center of protest.” Llaneza, [...]
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Demands $50 Million Ransom for Hostages’ Release
On February 10, 2013 · In Al Qaeda, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Terror, Terror Funding, terrorism, Yemen
Money is the lifeblood of jihad and the jihadists raise money any number of ways…including ransoms. This past Friday, a tribal leader stated that Yemen’s Al-Qaeda affiliate, which is holding three kidnapped Europeans hostage, has demanded $50 million for the foreigners’ release. “The organization demanded the money from the military leader who has been situated [...]
A former U.S. ambassador to Mali has alleged that France paid a $17 million ransom to free hostages seized from a French mining site – cash she said ultimately funded the al-Qaeda-linked Islamist militants its troops are now fighting. French officials, whose soldiers are pushing north into the territory where the missing captives are believed [...]
Jihadist pleaded guilty to attempted bombing of New York Federal Reserve Bank
On February 10, 2013 · In Al Qaeda, Bangaladesh, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Terror, terrorism, US Federal Reserve, USA
In a completely different form of financial jihad, Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis pleaded guilty this week to attempting to detonate what he believed was a 1,000-pound bomb at the New York Federal Reserve Bank on Liberty Street in lower Manhattan’s financial district. The charge to which Nafis pleaded guilty, attempting to use a weapon of mass [...]
The San Diego trial of four Somali men charged with sending money and support to the terrorist group al-Shabaab is scheduled to begin in federal court this month. A federal grand jury indicted the men in 2010 on charges of conspiracy, providing material support to terrorists, providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization and [...]
Prosecutors are laying out their case in court against two South Florida imams accused of funneling more than $50,000 to support the Pakistani Taliban, playing wiretapped phone calls and showing bank records to bolster their accusations against the Pakistan-born men. Hafiz Khan, the head of one of Miami’s oldest mosques, and his son, Izhar Khan, were [...]
Al Qaeda offers $160,000 in gold for murder of US ambassador to Yemen
On January 11, 2013 · In Al Qaeda, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Terror, Terror Funding, terrorism, Yemen
It seems that it is “open season” on US ambassadors these days. Before the assassination of the US ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, last year, the last time a US ambassador had been killed was 32 years earlier when the US ambassador to Afghanistan was murdered. Now, Al Qaeda is targeting another US ambassdor: Gerald [...]
Federal Reserve Bomb Plotter Inspired By Al Awlaki Sermons
On January 11, 2013 · In Al-Awlaki, Bangaladesh, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Terror, Terror Funding, terrorism
Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, the man being prosecuted for plotting to bomb the Federal Reserve Reserve Bank of New York, was inspired by the sermons of the late Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader Anwar al Awlaki. Nafis was in possession of several recordings of al Awlaki’s Jihadist ramblings. SFW readers may recall [...]
A man convicted of attempting to fund an Al Qaeda affiliate has been sentenced to just 8 years in prison by a French court. This seems like a ridiculous sentence for someone who was trying to send money to the world’s most notorious Jihadist terrorist organization… Irfan Demirtas, 53, was found guilty of financing terrorism [...]
An interesting story from Government Security News on a new wrinkle on how Jihadists raise money: A phone hacking ring with ties to Al Qaeda-related groups in the Philippines and Somalia have targeted small businesses in New York, stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of overseas long distance calls. The ring is exploiting gaps [...]
Money Jihad blog’s short list of Shariah banks that fund terrorism
On January 8, 2013 · In Al Qaeda, Bangaladesh, Blogroll, Dubai Islamic Bank, Emirates, HSBC, Iran, Islamic Banking, Islamic charities, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Jordan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Shariah Banking, Sudan, Terror, Terror Funding, terrorism, Zakat
Money Jihad blog is one of the most invaluable web sites in existence for anyone who is concerned with how Jihadist terrorism is supported and funded. That is why we link to it so frequently here on SFW. Money Jihad’s latest work is a prime example of why we like the blog so much: they have [...]
Al Gore Sells Out to Qatar: State-Owned Al Jazeera Buys Current TV
On January 3, 2013 · In Al Jazeera, Al Qaeda, Hamas, Iran, Islam, Islamic charities, Islamic Law, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Lashkar e Taiba, Qaradawi, Qatar, Salafism, Shariah Law, Taliban, Terror, Terror Funding, terrorism, Wahhabism
Al Gore has sold his failing Current TV television network. The buyer is none other than Al Jazeera, the infamous Islamist television network based out of Doha, Qatar (more on Qatar very shortly). Gore released an interesting statement along with the announcement of the sale: “Current Media was built based on a few key goals: [...]
US Treasury Blacklists Al Qaeda-linked Jihadist Rebels in Syria
On December 27, 2012 · In Al Qaeda, Islamic Law, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Sanctions, Shariah Law, Syria, Terror, Terror Funding, Uncategorized
The US has blacklisted an Al Qaeda-linked rebel group in Syria, declaring that “extremists” could play no role in building a future for the Syrian people. The move against the Al Nusra Front came as the Obama administration recently recognized the new Syrian National Coalition as the “legitimate representative” of the Syrian people. The problem [...]
The drug trade is widely used to fund Jihad. This is especially true of Hezbollah, as this case illustrates, but the drug trade also provides extensive financing for the Taliban in Afghanistan. An Iranian man faces a sentence of life in prison after he was convicted in federal court in New York of conspiring to [...]
World Bank Sends HAMAS $6.4 Million
On November 29, 2012 · In Hamas, Israel, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Palestinians, Terror, Terror Funding, terrorism
In the wake of HAMAS’ sustained campaign of indiscriminate rocketing of Israeli targets, which prompted an Israeli response, the Jihadist terror group received a reward in the form of $6.4 million from the World Bank. $6.4 million may not seem like such a big deal, but when you consider the fact that the World Bank [...]
Money is the life blood of Jihad. Without money, terrorists could not carry out their war against the innocents. Last year, Business Pundit blog published a list of their top 10 wealthiest terrorists. We don’t think the entire list was accurate but there were a few Jihadis listed who are worth mentioning here… The wealth [...]
Lawsuit Against Arab Bank in Sniper Attack Dismissed
On November 28, 2012 · In Hamas, Holy Land Foundation, Islamic Banking, Islamic charities, Israel, lawfare, Shariah Banking, Terror, Terror Funding, terrorism
A lawsuit filed by a man injured by a terrorist sniper in Israel against Arab Bank for its role in funding HAMAS has unfortunately been dismissed. Money Jihad blog has an excellent synopsis of Arab Bank’s activities, which we can’t possibly improve upon: The judge’s ruling can be paraphrased as: Well, Arab Bank may have [...]
Bangladesh, Banking and Terrorism Financing
On November 28, 2012 · In Bangaladesh, Hawala, HSBC, Islamic Banking, Islamic charities, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Kuwait, Shariah Banking, Terror, Terror Funding, terrorism
“Some linkages between Islamic Banking and terrorist organizations have now been brought into the open, but the networks have not been dismantled.” Bangladesh has a long history of weakness on money laundering and the use of banks to funnel money to Jihadist terrorist organizations. The country is now on the verge of being blacklisted for [...]
A New, Interesting Lawsuit: Americans in Israel Sue America for Funding HAMAS
On November 27, 2012 · In Hamas, Israel, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, lawfare, Obama, Palestinians, Terror, Terror Funding, terrorism, U.S. Policymakers, USA
The Times of Israel has an interesting article posted today about a lawsuit filed by Americans living in Israel who are suing the US government for funding HAMAS, a Jihadist terrorist organization. The lawsuit names the State Department and the White House for essentially looking the other way by not ensuring that US aid to [...]
A Lebanese bank can face claims in New York of negligence and breach of duty in a lawsuit brought by U.S., Israeli and Canadian victims of Hezbollah rocket attacks and their families, the state’s highest court ruled. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-20/hezbollah-victims-may-bring-claims-in-n-y-court-rules.html
In a move that illustrates the incredible weakness of US counterterrorism efforts, the US Treasury, in what can only be described as a cynical gesture, has “triumphantly” announced sanctions against a Hezbollah jihadist terrorist who killed and tortured US GIs in Iraq. The US could have and should have remanded this monster into permanent custody, [...]
Two of our favorite web sites are Money Jihad and RadicalIslam.org. This week Ryan Mauro of RadicalIslam.org interviewed the editor of MoneyJihad. The Q&A is well worth your time… Money Jihad: How Islamists Finance Their Operations http://www.radicalislam.org/analysis/money-jihad-how-islamists-finance-their-operations
More on the “End of the Line” for the Holy Land Foundation
On October 31, 2012 · In CAIR, Hamas, Holy Land Foundation, Islamic charities, ISNA, Israel, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Palestinians, Terror Funding
Two days ago we reported on the legal challenge to the Holy Land Foundation terrorism financing conviction and the fact that the US Supreme Court had denied the appeal: http://www.shariahfinancewatch.org/blog/2012/10/30/another-important-victory-the-holy-land-foundation-trial-redux/ The good folks at the Investigative Project on Terrorism published a similar report which we think is worth examining: The United States Supreme Court has [...]
Observers who follow such things know how important the Holy Land Foundation terrorism financing trial has been in uncovering the spread of both violent and civilizational jihad in the USA. For those who may not be familiar with the Holy Land Foundation trial, here is a very brief synopsis: The Holy Land Foundation was the largest Islamic charity in the [...]
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