U.S. dollars flow to fund jihad
Posted on July 25, 2014 by creeping
Flow through Muslims living in the U.S. via U.S. dollars flow to fund jihad.
Some
of Africa’s most notorious jihad groups, such as Boko Haram and
al-Shabaab, are benefiting from an elaborate, international funding
network, including large sums of money flowing from the United States.
MoneyJihad.com founder, Terror Finance Blog analyst and writer A. D. Kendall says Somalis residing in the United States, for example, are a major source of al-Shabaab’s financing.
“First
and foremost, the Somalis contribute through remittances and hawala.
Somalis wire money home, which is often processed by Dahabshiil, a
business that routinely pays off al-Shabaab,” Kendall told WND.
“Dahabshiil’s involvement in financing terrorism is the reason why
Barclays attempted to end its business relationship with Dahabshiil.”
Barclay’s moved to shut down its connections with Dahabshiil because
of numerous reports of money transfers from Somalis in the U.S., Canada
and Europe to al-Shabaab through the Dubai-based company.
Kendall adds that American Somalis also support jihad through direct fundraising.
“There’s international zakat for the mujahideen,”
Kendall said. “Somali activists like Amina Farah Ali in Minnesota or
Basaaly Moalin in California raise money from their communities for
jihad and send it to al-Shabaab.” [NOTE: The
Koran (9:60) requires that at least 1/8 of Moslem zakat (charity tax) be
given to the jihadists fighting non-Moslems in the name of Allah.]
Amina Farah Ali, in fact, was convicted in federal court for funneling money to al-Shabaab.
Moalin was also sentenced to 18 years in prison for “providing material support to al-Shabaab.”
Kendall further points to Somali media that openly report direct contributions from American Somalis to al-Shabaab.
“Western
readers should be aware of separate, independent reports by the Somali
diaspora news media that Dahabshiil finances terrorism. According to
reports by Waagacusub, Kalshaale and Suna Times, Dahabshiil pays
one-half million dollars twice a year to al-Shabaab,” Kendall said.
One such report was posted this week in Waagacusub.
“Sometimes
these fundraisers expressly mention jihad to donors, sometimes they
don’t, and often they don’t have to mention it, because it’s commonly
understood that the purposes aren’t truly charitable,” Kendall said.
Dave Gaubatz, a former Air Force intelligence officer, Family Security Matters contributing editor and co-author of “Muslim Mafia”,
says a large amount of the money flowing to Africa’s jihadist groups
originates in the U.S., some from legally incorporated businesses.
“There
are many companies operated by people supportive of the jihad groups,”
Gaubatz told WND. “One is the gas station and convenience store. The
real money, however, does not come from sales at their store. They buy truck loads of tobacco products from
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. The taxes on
tobacco are so low in these states. They then transport (and sell the
cigarettes) in states with very high taxes on tobacco, like Michigan and
New York.
“The
money is clean because they own a legitimate store,” he continued. “The
profits in turn go to jihad-supporting groups to distribute and also
directly to jihad groups operating in America.”
When
asked if some of the money raised through these operations goes to Boko
Haram, al-Shabaab or other groups operating in sub-Saharan Africa,
Gaubatz answered, “Yes it does.”
Kendall
confirms Gaubatz’s allegation of cigarette re-sales: “Hezbollah
launders money through West Africa. It’s not just drug money from Latin
America, but from fraudulent activities in North America, such as used car dealer schemes and cigarette-smuggling rings.”
Both men’s comments are confirmed by the story of Bassam Kiriaki, a Pawtucket, Rhode Island, accountant who pleaded guilty this year of bringing $1.2 million of cigarettes to Rhode Island from Virginia.
“Kiriaki
admitted to the court that he made false representations to law
enforcement and created a false tax document in order to conceal the
conspiracy,” The Providence Journal reported. “According to court
records, on March 30 the Virginia State Police stopped an alleged
co-conspirator and seized $30,000 from his vehicle.
“After
the stop and seizure, the FBI intercepted calls made by Kiriaki during
which he agreed to call Virginia State Police and to tell them that the
money was to buy merchandise for a new store in Virginia, Bad Boys
Tobacco Stop, Inc.,” the Journal report said.
Kiriaki’s conviction is the latest in a series of arrests for illegal cigarette trafficking.
Yahoo News reported in March of this year 56 percent of the cigarettes sold in New York City were brought illegally from out of state sources.
It’s reported that 15 Palestinians and a South Carolina imam were arrested for participating in the New York City cigarette-smuggling operation. In one case, the Palestinian ringleader was also charged with a plot to kill the witnesses in one of the operations.
Continue reading at WND.
New Obama Executive Action Plan on Amnesty: Bring Kids to U.S. Directly From Central America
Katie Pavlich | Jul 25, 2014
With
no plans to secure the border, President Obama is considering executive
action without Congress to grant Hondurans amnesty and to set up a
program to screen "refugees" in the country before green lighting them
into the United States, cutting out the process of trekking through
Mexico. From the New York Times:
This
plan contradicts initial claims by the administration children in the
United States illegally will be sent back. Not only is the White House
not stopping the flow of illegal alien children, they're planning to
increase the number of unaccompanied children in the U.S. with President
Obama's pen.
Last night Senators Jeff Sessions and Ted Cruz ripped the administration's plan on the Senate floor.
"Know
that we are facing an exceedingly grave threat of an unbelievable
expansion of his unilateral executive orders of amnesty that go beyond
anything we've ever seen in this country and threatens the very
constitutional framework of our republic and the very ability of this
nation to even have borders," Sessions said.
Cruz
has introduced legislation , the Protect Children and Families Through
the Rule of Law Act, in order to "stop President Obama’s amnesty, reform
the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Act, and empower
governors to utilize the National Guard to address this specific crisis
at federal expense, including authority to arrest violators of federal
immigration, drug trafficking, human trafficking, and terrorism laws."
Meanwhile, leaders from Central American countries are meeting at the White House today to discuss the ongoing crisis.
Earlier
this week, Speaker John Boehner sent a letter to President Obama
threatening funding if border security is not taken seriously.
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