"In one of the most troubling trends, al-Qaida's command base in Pakistan... being funded by...Iraq"

[ProSense]

Iraq is a ‘big moneymaker’ for al-Qaeda.

U.S. officials say that “al-Qaida’s command base in Pakistan increasingly is being funded by cash from Iraq, where the terrorist network’s operatives are raising substantial sums from donations to the insurgency as well as kidnappings of wealthy Iraqis and other criminal activity.”

In one of the most troubling trends, U.S. officials said al-Qaida's command base in Pakistan increasingly is being funded by cash from Iraq, where the terrorist network's operatives are raising substantial sums from donations to the insurgency as well as kidnappings of wealthy Iraqis and other criminal activity.

The influx of money has bolstered al-Qaida's leadership ranks at a time when the core command is regrouping. The trend also signals a reversal in the traditional flow of al-Qaida funds, with the leadership surviving to a large extent on money from its most profitable franchise, rather than distributing funds from headquarters to distant cells.

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Al-Qaida in Iraq has drawn increasingly large contributions from elsewhere in the Muslim world — largely because the fight against U.S. forces has mobilized Middle East donors, officials said.

"Success in Iraq and Afghanistan is the reason people are contributing again, with money and private contributions coming back in from the gulf," the senior U.S. counterterrorism official said.

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Defining "Progress" in Iraq

[malaise]

1. Who facilitated this mess again?

Fuck Bush.

[Robbien]

2. Musharraf's days are numbered - what happens to Pakistani nukes?

It is clear that the Pakistani President and Army Chief is increasingly unpopular in Pakistan. But what really happens to all his nukes and missiles?

The opportunities for Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to "pull a political rabbit" out of his hat are shrinking and his options on the developments in his country are not attractive," an American expert on South Asia has said.

The biggest problem is the ISI of Pakistan. ISI has two branches. One covert and the other overt. The overt one is working the Americans to go after Al-Queda and Taliban. The covert one is aiding Al-Queda as well as other Islamic terrorists. Many international think tanks believe that the covert ISI is actually controlled by the Al-Queda.

The biggest concern is the missiles and nukes of Pakistan. If covert ISI and Al-Queda takes over Pakistan the terrorists will get their cream cache of weapons to blow up the world. Israel, India and America will be the primary targets.

http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/16815.asp

Just another aspect to the repercussions of our Imperialistic campaign.

So the money we pay in taxes for our occupation of Iraq goes to the Taliban/Qaida which they use to get control of nukes in Pakistan.

[leftchick]

4. yes indeed

I think of this often. We are so very fucked. :(

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. What a clusterfuck.

It gets worse and worse.

[MH1]

5. Al-Qaeda leaders laughing their asses off

BushCorp played right into their hands.

[Cerridwen]

6. "Mission Accomplished"

Now we know to what that banner truly referred.

[ProSense]

7. Where the hell is that foreign policy Czar?

U.S. pays $1 billion to Paskistan to fight terror, but miltary increasingly supporting Taliban

Bush certainly will need another scapegoat for this clusterfuck!