Newsweek: Financing Terror? (Saudis)

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http://www.msnbc.com/news/946237.asp?0cl=c1

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The Saudi government says it has cracked down on Islamic extremists. But new allegations suggest Riyadh has increased its support for Hamas. Plus, American efforts to shut down a source of funding for terrorists may be faltering
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July 30 — Even as the White House tries to tamp down the furor over alleged Saudi links to the September 11 terror attacks, a U.S. Senate panel is poised to stoke the fire even further. At a hearing this Thursday, NEWSWEEK has learned, it will unveil new allegations that the Saudis are continuing to funnel millions of dollars through Islamic charities that are winding up in the coffers of organized terror groups.

U.S. AND Israeli intelligence officials have assembled fresh data showing that Saudi government-sponsored charities have actually stepped up their financial support of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas—even while the Saudis insist they have dramatically intensified their own internal crackdown of Islamic extremists...

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