Muslim Gangs Dominate British Underworld
Comment: Under-reported is the profound connection between Islamism and organized crime. There is an entire chapter in “Dollars for Terror” by Richard Labeviere titled “Islamist Deal-Making and Organized Crime.” Our visits with Daniel Hopsicker have highlighted this link, to an extent.
In fact, much of the income derived by groups like Al-Qaeda, the Taliban and other [...]
United States Attorney Plans Drug-Terrorism Unit
US attorney in Manhattan is merging the two units in his office that prosecute terrorism and international narcotics cases, saying that he wants to focus more on extremist Islamic groups whose members he believes are increasingly turning to the drug trade to finance their activities.
Al Qaeda Linked to Rogue Aviation Network
In early 2008, an official at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security sent a report to his superiors detailing what he called “the most significant development in the criminal exploitation of aircraft since 9/11.”
FTR #689 Interview with Sterling and Peggy Seagrave
William Faulkner noted that “the past is never dead and buried. It isn’t even past.” War Gold stolen by the Japanese dominates the contemporary economic landscape; the engines of world political power turn in precision with these hidden engines of wealth.
FTR #685 Interview [#4] with Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould
Fundamental changes are needed in U.S. Afghan policy, including moderation of the use of firepower, elimination of corruption, altering of policy toward opium production and redefinition of American society.
FTR #684 Interview with Daniel Hopsicker: Business as Usual in South Florida
9/11 hijackers were part of a vast international criminal network; Germans, Eastern Europeans at the hub of that network; drug-trafficking, massive fraud schemes are their stock in trade.
FTR #683 Interview (#3) with Elizabeth Gould and Paul Fitzgerald
Afghan government officials oversee massive Afghan heroin traffic; the BCCI at the center of decades of intelligence community drug trafficking in that area; U.S. may collapse like ancient Rome.
FTR #680 Interview [#2] with Elizabeth Gould and Paul Fitzgerald
U.S. Cold War policy produces slaughter of moderates in Afghanistan; Private corporations drive U.S. policy in that country and led to U.S. support of Taliban; Taliban created by U.S. “ally” Pakistan.
FTR #678 Interview (#1) with Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould
U.S. lured the Soviets into Afghanistan; George H.W. Bush analysts provide ideological base for the actions; Zbigniew Brzezinski implements the plan; Reagan cold warriors reject Soviet withdrawal plan.
Invisible History: Afghanistan’s Untold Story
Despite declarations made by some in power, the war in Afghanistan is far from over — in fact, the turbulence is escalating.
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