Chechen warlords funded from abroad
Further to the Beslan/Chechnya question, this Washington Post article must be one of the first western articles to consider that those we side with might sometimes be the wrong ones.
An expert witness for the prosecution testified Tuesday that Islamic charities based in Saudi Arabia, including the one an Oregon tree surgeon is accused of smuggling money for, were regular conduits of funding to Muslim fighters in the volatile Caucasus region.
“A significant portion of the aid from these charities almost certainly does go to good causes – widows, orphans and refugee camps,” Kohlmann said under cross examination by defense attorney Bernie Casey. “Up to a third of the money is skimmed off and diverted to other causes, including paying the salaries of foreign fighters.”
This is an issue which requires more than a Sky News grab along traditionally prejudicial lines.
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If they were funding putting cats in dustbins, Sky News might be interested.