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Princes still throwing money al-Qaeda's way
U.S. intelligence sources said Saudi princes are believed to be funding the flight of Al Qaida agents from Afghanistan to the Persian Gulf and Middle East. They said the princes have paid millions of dollars for the escape of hundreds of Al Qaida and Taliban members from Afghanistan through Iran and to the Persian Gulf. Many of those who fled Afghanistan, the sources said, are Saudis or those who had been sponsored by the House of Saud. The Al Qaida agents, the sources said, have resettled in such countries as Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Others have moved to Lebanon and Syria. "The Saudis have acted when we have pointed to specific information on a specific group," an intelligence source said. "Otherwise, the money flow to Al Qaida continues from members of the royal family." As if we hadn't guessed this already... Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-03-22 |
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