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Terror Networks
Saudi terror links
2003-05-06
Source is WorldnetDaily — not the most reliable source, but not bad...
Saudi Arabia's continuing links to Islamic terrorism around the world, coupled with the imminent pullout of U.S. troops, could jeopardize the very existence of the kingdom in the future, according to a report in the latest issue of Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin. The online intelligence newsletter published a list of terrorist organizations funded by Saudi Arabia provided by a Jordanian security official. They include:
  • al-Qaida
  • Regional branches of the Muslim Brotherhood
  • The Egyptian Islamic Jihad
  • The Palestinian Islamic Jihad
  • Jamaah Islamiyah (mainly operating in East Asia and Australia with branches in the U.K. and active Zakat operations in the Americas)
  • Jamiat-Ul-Ulema-e-Islam (the Muslim party with a strong presence in Pakistan and India)
  • Jund-al-Islam ( Soldiers of Islam – strong Kurdish involvement)
  • Ansar-al-Islam (Guardians of Islam – until recently with bases in northern Iraq)
  • Hizb-e-Islami (Islamic Party – in Somalia and Sudan with branches in Europe and some African countries including Kenya)
  • Islamic People's Congress of Sudan (strong ties to al-Qaida and the Egyptian Jihad)
  • Islamic Army of Aden (operating in Yemen with strong financial ties to al-Qaida and other Saudi sources)
  • Movement for Islamic Changes in the Arabian Peninsula – Jihad Wing (may be a nom de guerre for a pro-al-Qaida organization)
  • Tigers of the Gulf
  • Combatant Partisans of God (A nom de guerre used in a number of communiqués)
  • Saudi Hezbollah (Shiites linked to Lebanon but with "Zakat" collected in Saudi Arabia and neighboring states)
  • Hiz-al-Takhrir-al-Saudi (The Saudi Liberation Party)
  • Hezbollah al-Hijaz (The Party of God of the Arabian Peninsula; probably Shiite, related to Lebanon's Hezbollah)
  • Ansar-al-Mutakabbr (The Guardians of the Majestic [God] – may be an ad hoc organization of Palestinian residents of Saudi Arabia)
  • Arabian Peninsula Peoples Union
  • Voice of Vanguard
  • Islamic Reform Movement
  • Harkat-ul-Jihadi-Islami (Saudi money is funneled to them via Pakistani relief organizations).
"All these organizations are directly linked to the region, but among those receiving massive assistance are groups in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, China and North Africa," says the G2 Bulletin report. "The largest African organization and the deadliest so far is the Algeria Armed Islamic Group." If the U.S. begins investigating Saudi Arabia's support of international Islamic terrorism, the kingdom could be in trouble on three fronts, the report finds:
internal opposition from radical Muslim groups is growing within Saudi Arabia;

U.S. military forces will no longer be around to stabilize the regime if any serious threat occurs; and

Riyadh could become a target of U.S. sanctions against terror-supporting regimes.
Saudi support of terror groups is not only provided for cultural and religious reasons, says the G2 Bulletin report. It is also motivated by a desire of the kingdom to avoid insurgencies from within. "Middle East scholars have been trying to link this subtle blackmail system to the Muslim charity religious law of 'Zakat,'" says the report. "Zakat is the law by which a certain percentage of one's wealth or income should go to charity." An Egyptian official discussing the Egyptian-based Islamic Jihad said: "If the Jihadis would have to rely solely on local donations they would be out of business in no time."

"As long as the U.S. could expect the Saudis to support American interests, criticism (from Washington) was minimized," says the report. "This policy continued even after Sept. 11, when, among others, the wife of the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. was found to be involved in Zakat donations that found their way into terrorist bank accounts. Now that the U.S. is on the brink of fully evacuating forces from Saudi Arabia, more information becomes available. Criticism of Saudi Arabia is bound to become more vocal, and more and more evidence of Saudi involvement in financing terror will rise to the surface and be exposed." The report concludes: "That U.S. troops are leaving will provide only brief absolution for the kingdom and its sin of cooperating with infidels. In reality, the kingdom's life expectancy is going to drop sharply without the presence of U.S. troops."
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

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