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2006-07-01 Africa Horn

U.S. says funds flow in from Saudi Arabia to Somalia

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Posted by Sherry 2006-07-01 14:10|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The United States has been criticized for its support of a group of self-styled anti-terrorism warlords who were driven from Mogadishu by the Islamists on June 5.

Criticized by who? The press and our enemies, but, of course, I repeat myself. Nobody we should listen to has criticized anything by name....anonymous statements like this are bias masquerading as journalism. We should've done more, now we have another Taliban state to deal with. Kill em

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-07-01 14:24|| 2006-07-01 14:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Follow the money. Identify the financiers. Take them and their money out of circulation. No fanfare, no hearings. End of story. Saudi Arabia is our enemy. They and Iran back terrorism with money. There is only one way to stop terrorism, and the Israelis are trying to do it, hesitantly. We will not win this war unless we have the will to do the dirty work needed to get the job done.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2006-07-01 15:18|| 2006-07-01 15:18|| Front Page Top

#3 I think we could end this war much faster if we just wacked the money men instead of watching them root and grow forever and a day.

This is my pet peeve. I understand the benefit of watching to see whose who - but there is a benefit to eventually doing something in a timely manner beside just watching somemore. But you could never convince law enforcement about that.

Posted by 2b 2006-07-01 15:22|| 2006-07-01 15:22|| Front Page Top

#4 2b---I feel your pain. This is war, not law enforcement. People do not understand this. We do not have enough law enforcement resources do deal with terrorists. The terrorists will always be on the offense and we will be on defense with the law enforcement mindset.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2006-07-01 15:54|| 2006-07-01 15:54|| Front Page Top

#5
I can think of someplace where we could test some of these older nukes. Like the Magic Kingdom for starters.

What do the Saudi's have to do, take out an ad in the NYT? Seriously, what does it take for sane people to realize that these cave people are our enemies.

That's assuming there are any sane people in our Government. That haven't been bought by the Saudi's... Time for a house cleaning.

Posted by Manolo 2006-07-01 16:08|| 2006-07-01 16:08|| Front Page Top

#6 Here's an alternative. There is no way that we can ever convince the Saudis that sending money somewhere to back Moslems is bad, so let's make them a deal.

They have lots of men that are unemployed. Not radicals, just guys who need work. So we say to the Saudis that if their money goes somewhere, so do Saudis to make sure it is spent properly, and not on radicals.

There are tons of legitimate uses for their money that we would have no objection to. In fact, the only people who would object are those that would misuse, even by Saudi standards, their money.

If nothing else, it would create accountability of the flow of funds, with the US as auditor.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-07-01 16:59|| 2006-07-01 16:59|| Front Page Top

#7 And if they don't spend the money wisely we'll Nuke 'em.

Posted by 6 2006-07-01 18:53|| 2006-07-01 18:53|| Front Page Top

#8 So we say to the Saudis that if their money goes somewhere, so do Saudis to make sure it is spent properly, and not on radicals

If .com were here, he'd tell you that Saudi men with any status at all don't work.

Posted by lotp 2006-07-01 18:55|| 2006-07-01 18:55|| Front Page Top

#9 We could easily blockade the banks through which the money flows, as we are doing to the P.A. and such, as a preliminary step. (Did we ever get around to doing that to the Taliban when they ruled Afghanistan?) Freezing financial accounts strikes me as a legitimate step, too. Murdering another country's citizens, especially in-country, even more especially in the numbers likely required by the evidence, isn't a good starting point. Let's save that for when we'e ready to openly declare war on Saudi Arabia, after the Iran threat is neutralized.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-07-01 19:46|| 2006-07-01 19:46|| Front Page Top

#10 Even better - hack their accounts annd empty them

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-07-01 20:09|| 2006-07-01 20:09|| Front Page Top

#11 That's the ticket, we jus need some dialogue with the terrs @ Islamic court.

Posted by Captain America 2006-07-01 20:38|| 2006-07-01 20:38|| Front Page Top

#12 Question: Does the State Department intentionally recruit people without a spine or do they lose it after they've worked there a while?

Never read so many weasel words before...sheesh

Posted by Captain America 2006-07-01 20:42|| 2006-07-01 20:42|| Front Page Top

#13 Check with the NYT and let them debunk this story. Terrorist money transfers indeed!

Posted by Inspector Clueso 2006-07-01 22:37|| 2006-07-01 22:37|| Front Page Top

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