Saudi Arabia is a major focal point for terrorists financing and has failed in blocking funding for groups like Al Qaeda, Taliban and Lashkar-e-Tayiba, top US officials believe, according to leaked US cable by WikiLeaks.
"More needs to be done since Saudi Arabia remains a critical financial support base for Al Qaeda, Taliban, LeT and other terrorist groups," says a secret State Department cable of December 2009, signed by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Besides Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates are listed as major source of terrorist financing.
The US, which has charged the whistle-blower WikiLeaks of indulging in a criminal act by stealing and releasing these cables, has neither confirmed nor denied the authenticity of these documents.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
US ally Saudi Arabia is terror-funding hub
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