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How Appealing
# Posted 8:24 PM by Ariel David Adesnik 
"More than a year into the war against terrorism, Saudi officials continue to actively support organizations that finance international terrorism," -- Matthew Levitt, fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and former terrorism analyst for the Federal Bureau of InvestigationHmmmm... (0) opinions -- Add your opinion
"Federal prosecutors said a charity was used to provide cover for plotting the bombings of the American embassies in East Africa in August 1998..."
"Evidence linking Saudi money to Al Qaeda has continued to mount. Last month, federal prosecutors in Chicago charged the head of Benevolence International Foundation, an Islamic charity with financial roots in Saudi Arabia, with running a criminal enterprise that supported Al Qaeda."
Yet as Josh might add, there is no reason to disbelieve the Bush administration's assertion that it has the situation under control. After all, "when a Congressional committee asked Kenneth Dam, the deputy secretary of the Treasury, whether the Saudis had taken the steps they had promised, he replied: "That's a sensitive question, and my answer would be sensitive. All I can say is that we are pleased with Saudi cooperation."
