Nigerian Indicted in Brooklyn Court on Material Support for Terrorism
A Nigerian national, Lawal Babafemi, was arraigned last week in a U.S. Federal Court in Brooklyn, New York on charges of providing material support to al Qaeda and criminal use of firearms. Mr....
View ArticleTrying to Make Jihad Pay: Convicted Al Qaeda Terrorist Suing US Bureau of...
Wesam El-Hanafi, who has already pleaded guilty to material support for terrorism charges and is awaiting sentencing, is suing the US Bureau of Prisons, claiming that mistreatment in the UAE gave him...
View ArticleFormer KPMG/PriceWaterhouse Accountant Sentenced to 18 Years in Federal...
An accountant who confessed to supporting Al Qaeda with money and supplies has been sentenced to 18 years in prison, a sentence we consider ridiculously light for such a crime. Sabirhan Hasanoff, 37,...
View ArticlePriorities: Obama’s Treasury considers “90 percent of the employees in its...
H/T to the brilliant David Reaboi, a colleague at the Center for Security Policy, who uncovered this fact in the midst of all the smoke surrounding the government shutdown. To anyone who is paying...
View ArticleMoney Jihad Blog: Saudi-American financed jihad in Somalia and Syria
Another important post from the Money Jihad blog…this time uncovering a story we all missed from back in August… Gufran Ahmed Kauser Mohammed, a naturalized U.S. citizen living in Dammam, Saudi Arabia,...
View ArticleSentencing in the Works for Two Connecticut Men Who Solicited Cash for Jihad...
Federal prosecutors want a man convicted in a failed 2001 shoe bomb plot to bring down an airliner to testify at the sentencing of two British citizens who pleaded guilty in Connecticut to supporting...
View ArticleFoundation for Defense of Democracies: New Report Details Turkey’s Growing...
The Islamization of Turkey has been accompanied by that nation’s increasing closeness to groups and individuals associated with Jihadist terrorism. That trend has been reported in a variety of media:...
View ArticleThe Economic Costs of Terrorism in Kenya: Terrorism Pushes Up Reinsurance...
Re-insurers doing business in Kenya have increased premium rates for terrorism by between 10 and 40 per cent. The rise is primarily due to the Westgate Mall attack....
View ArticleCAIR offered Sheriff $15,000 to Shut Down Terror Training
Despite pressure tactics, threats and even a $15,000 cash bribe from the Council on American-Islamic Relations to shut down a recent counter-terrorism training program for Virginia law enforcement, the...
View ArticleHAMAS under a budget crunch
Maybe if they devoted fewer resources to rockets and suicide vests their fiscal situation would be better? Of course, that would also be impossible, since the HAMAS charter mandates the replacement of...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Jihadis Planned to Use Charity as Cover
Two North Carolina men were arrested on terrorism charges this week with plans to travel to Yemen and Syria to join the Jihad. Of particular interest is the cover story they concocted in case they were...
View ArticleCanadian Judge Awards $7 Million in Iranian Bank Assets to Victims of HAMAS...
An Ontario Superior Court of Justice awarded $7-million worth of Iranian state assets in Canada to victims of terrorism. Money that Iran had stashed in Canadian bank accounts, as well as two properties...
View ArticleMoney Laundering, Drug Money Fuel Alleged Jihadi’s Model Airplane Bomb Plot
A Moroccan Jihadist who plotted to turn a radio-controlled model airplane into a drone-like flying bomb and crash it into a school and a Connecticut federal building was arrested Monday by the FBI. El...
View ArticleMoney Jihad Blog: Shariah Banker Was Jihadist Terrorist
Money Jihad blog has an important report posted that indicates that the chairman of the board of Islami Bank Bangladesh, Limited (IBBL), Abu Nasser Muhammad Abduz Zaher, was a leading member of a...
View ArticleNigerian Press: How Boko Haram gets financed: Fake Charities, Drug Cartels,...
Linked below is an analysis of how Boko Haram raises money to finance its operations. The only disagreement we would have about this article is the reference to “fake” charities. The concept of charity...
View ArticleJihadist Finance: Ransoms from West Fund Al Qaeda
The New York Times has a new story out detailing the windfall to Al Qaeda from ransoms paid by the West… Kidnapping Europeans for ransom has become a global business for Al Qaeda, bankrolling its...
View ArticleNigeria: Terrorism Risk – How Prepared Are Nigerian Insurers?
This article is significant for two reasons: 1. It illustrates the economic cost of Jihad inflicted on nations around the world. 2. It shows specifically what Nigeria is undergoing thanks to the...
View ArticleAustralian Jihadis Offer Reward for Address of Doctor Who Criticized Them
A Muslim doctor who spoke out against Australian terrorists Khaled Sharrouf and Mohamed Elomar is now the target of threatening tweets from a Twitter account believed associated with Elomar. Twitter...
View ArticleUnited Nations Sanctions Islamic State Members
The United Nations Security Council blacklisted six individuals believed or confirmed to work with the Islamic State and is threatening sanctions against those with financial or military ties to the...
View ArticleMoney Jihad Blog Revisits Saudi Official Support for 9/11 Hijackers
Money Jihad blog has posted a recap of published evidence on whether money from Saudi officials was given to 9/11 hijackers Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid al-Mihdhar. It’s definitely worth checking out:...
View ArticleTrial of Jihadist Terrorist in Germany Illustrates Crackdown on Wire...
The case of a jihadist on trial in Germany for joining a group in Syria allied to Islamic State has brought to light how the extremists communicated with WhatsApp and struggled to send funds to the...
View ArticleUAE Designates Islamic Relief Charity as Terrorist Organization
Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) has been designated as a terrorist group by the United Arab Emirates, the second Middle Eastern country to do so within the past five months. In June, IRW was declared...
View ArticleFrench Jihadi: Financing Came from Anwar al Awlaki
One of the two brothers who killed 12 in a massacre at French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo last week said he received financing from Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Imam and leader Anwar al...
View ArticleMoney Jihad Blog: Following the Francs
The excellent Money Jihad blog has a terrific analysis of the money flow to the Jihadists who carried out the horrific attacks in Paris last week…It is a must-read:...
View ArticleKouachi brothers had 27,000 euros worth of weapons
Weapons worth 27,000 euros have been discovered on the Kuashi brothers and Amedy Coulibaly, who committed terror attacks in France. The Kuashi brothers, who attacked on the office of the magazine...
View ArticleParis Jihadis used conventional loans to finance weapons purchases in Belgium
The Jihadists who killed 17 people in three days last week in Paris purchased their Kalashnikovs and rocket launchers in Brussels for less than 5,000 euros. They got their weapons from an arms dealer...
View ArticleA Major Hillary Clinton Donor is a Pro-Hezbollah Lebanese Billionaire
From the Washington Free Beacon… The Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation accepted millions of dollars from a former deputy prime minister of Lebanon known for defending Hezbollah… Issam Fares,...
View ArticlePalestinian Authority loses $655 million law suit, blames American terror...
Recently a US court awarded $655 million to American victims of Palestinian terrorism in Israel. After learning of the award, the Palestinian Authority blamed the victims for traveling to Israel in the...
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ICNA Relief tied to terror plot?
Indicted Jihadi Noelle Velentzas Last week, two women, including Noelle Velentzas, were indicted in a Jihad plot in New York City. What is particularly interesting to us is Velentzas’s apparent...
View ArticleAncient Treasures Help Islamic State Finance Terrorism
from Voice of America: Heather Murdock April 21, 2015 4:43 AM CAIRO—Islamic State militants released two videos this past month, boasting about the bombing of priceless ancient artifacts in Iraq. The...
View ArticleAmazon.com providing material support for Islamic State terror?
The Islamic State is apparently using online bookseller Amazon in the UK to sell propaganda magazines aimed at recruiting Western jihadists. Issues of Dabiq, an English-language e-zine, have been...
View ArticleIndonesian Muslim Cleric Jailed for Funding Jihadist Training Camp
Islamic cleric Afief Abdul Madjid has been sentenced to four years’ jail for funding a terrorist paramilitary training camp in Aceh, Indonesia. The jail sentence was half the eight-year sentence that...
View ArticleCreepy Qaradawi Endorses Islamikaze Bombings
Sheikh Yousuf al-Qaradawi recently appeared on a popular television program in the Islamic world and endorsed suicide bombings “as long as they are ordered by a group,” even if they are sure to cause...
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British Jihadist Placed Under UN Sanctions
By Christopher W. Holton A British Jihadist has been placed under UN sanctions for being a member and recruiter for the Islamic State. Nasser Muthana has had his assets frozen and has been placed on a...
View ArticleReport: Palestinian Authority Making Payments to Those Who Attack, Kill Israelis
Keep in mind that the US funds the Palestinian Authority, so you should feel free to think of this as your tax dollars at work… …the Palestinian Authority (PA) has been inciting these attacks through...
View ArticleNorwegian Cruise Line slashes outlook as terrorism hits booking
The recent terrorist attacks in Paris, Brussels and Turkey are causing a sharp drop off in demand from North American travelers for Mediterranean cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line warned on Monday....
View ArticleIndonesia hosts summit on countering terror financing
posted by Christopher W. Holton The Second Counter-Terrorism Financing Summit takes place from August 8 to 11 in Bali. The conferences is jointly organized with Australia and includes the participation...
View ArticleUAE Media Fingers Qataris for Funding Al Qaeda
posted by Christopher W. Holton Al Arabiya is a major news organization out of the United Arab Emirates. It has also become a player in the isolation of Qatar engineered by Saudi Arabia, the UAE and...
View ArticleBandow: Saudi Arabia funding creates breeding ground for Jihad
posted by Christopher W Holton Doug Bandow, writing in the Orange County Register, reminds us that Saudi Arabia has created breeding grounds for Jihadists around the world. Excerpts and link below…...
View ArticleMore Indications of Iranian Support for Jihadist Terrorism in Israel
posted by Christopher W Holton Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic intelligence and security agency, has uncovered new evidence of Iranian support for Jihadist terrorism in Israel. According to the agency,...
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