SHOCKING (mmmm, not really): Earthquake Relief Aid Used to Fund Liquid Terror Plot
From the Hindustan Times via The Religion of Peace:
Money sent to Pakistan for quake rehabilitation was used to fund the Heathrow bomb attack plot that was foiled by British authorities, says an investigation by a leading Pakistani daily.
According to the Daily Times, the Muslim Charity of UK remitted a huge amount of money to three individuals in three different bank accounts in Mirpur, Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) in December 2005 as earthquake relief.
But the money in the three accounts in Saudi Pak Bank, Standard Chartered and Habib Bank Ltd was solely for the purpose of financing the foiled bomb plot, the paper said.
According to the report, two of the recipients are British citizens of Kashmir origin while the third is an Islamabad-based builder, also of Kashmir origin.
Officials said that all three have been arrested, but it is still not known whether the three had any links to militant organisations such as the Al-Qaeda or Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
An official said that UK National Terrorist Financial Investigation Unit authorities asked them to carry out ‘discreet enquiries’ about large sums of money being transferred by charities to accounts in Pakistan.
And yes, this was discovered by monitoring international financial transactions. Illegal infringement on “privacy,” right ACLU?
“Neither the amount nor the purpose for which money was sent caused any concern in the British investigation unit. What raised alarm among British sleuths specialising in finances was the fact that the entire money was remitted to three individuals, not to any organisation or organisations involved in the relief work,” he said.
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Posted by Greg Scott on August 12, 2006 7:07 pm
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I have to applaud the Pakistani paper for mentioning the link. It is not a point of view I expected a paper in a Muslim country to take.
I am curious what the problem with the fundraising email is unless the Dims(Intentional misspelling) are mad that they did not think of it first.
This is complete nonsense! This report has been around for a while now, why is it that none of the major news agencies haven’t also report this so called “Link” Come one people, it’s a 3rd world country, what do you expect from a news agency thats in such a country. There bound to make somthing up to get attention.
Hey Imran, you might want to check your facts. Asian News International filed the story…you should find out who they are.
As far as “making something up to get attention” — have you been following how the “reputable” media has been covereing and photographing in Lebanon these days?
Anyway, is this scenario real so implausible? How did Arafat die a multi-billionaire?
Asian News International, hardly in the league of the BBC or CNN. Yes, I’ve been following the story on the dodgy photos, which is unfortunate if it’s true.
“hardly in the league of the BBC or CNN.”
Yes, they have not mastered the art of agit-prop as well as the Beeb and CNN International. You are correct.
What do you mean “if it’s true” in regard to the photo faking/staging scandal. Whether its true or not is not up for debate, the real question is how deep the scandal runs.
I’m not really a fan of the BBC or CNN or any of the media for that matter, however when a new story is released via someone like the BBC, you know that there will be “some” credibility to it (but obviously not taken for granted). About the photos, yes I agree with you the real question is how deep the scandal runs. How do we know that it’s not all part of Israeli propaganda? How do we know that the photographer in question is who he says he is? I’m not one of those conspiracy obsessed guys. But to be honest, now a days it’s difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood.
Imran,
I heard on Fox News that a few of the conspirators has gone over as relief workers during the earthquake is Kasmir.
I know Fox News uses the Associated Press as a source sometimes.
The charity Jamaat al-Dawat a hard-line group denies it is funding terrorism. I got that from the Irish Examiner. There should be an investigation.
“About the photos, yes I agree with you the real question is how deep the scandal runs. How do we know that it’s not all part of Israeli propaganda? How do we know that the photographer in question is who he says he is? I’m not one of those conspiracy obsessed guys.”
Do I even need to describe the reasons why I chuckle at this.