{"article":{"id":59926,"heading":"Where does Al-Qaeda's Funding Come From?","author":"Cloak and Dagger","created":"2003-05-26 21:18:43","modified":"2003-06-06 17:58:42","last_modified":"Sat, 07 Jun 2003 00:58:42","article":"

Really Good Collection of articles Posted at Liberty Forum:

http:\/\/www.libertyforum.org\/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=news_members&Number=376601&part=1<\/a>

\"The world diamond trade is a virtual monopoly controlled by DeBeers--the Oppenheimer family--and Lev Leviev--an Israeli citizen from Russia.

50% of all diamond rough is cut in Israel. Jewish cutters and dealers, in large part, control the Belgium diamond industry. Orthodox Jews run the business in NYC.

Yet, somehow, Al Qaeda was able to penetrate this market.

Over a year ago, the Washington Post reported that Al Qaeda was in the diamond business. The story died until, prompted by investigations in Europe, the Post re-reported on the story this morning.

The week between Christmas and New Years is the slowest news week of the year. Is this being reported now to bury the story? Why didn't the full account come out a year ago? European investigators say they have been stunned by the lack of CIA interest in the Al Qaeda diamond connection. Has the CIA been compromised by Israelis? Where were the Al Qaeda diamonds cut? Both DeBeers and Lev Leviev have top notch intelligence capabilities. Is it possible this volume of stones could be moved without their knowledge?\"

Some well put together background information on the situation at the above link.

<\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"Where does Al-Qaeda's Funding come from. Why would their supposed enemies ignore this huge Red Flag?","numcomment":11,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2003\/05\/59926.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":59929,"heading":"Please","article":"If anyone really knows where their funding comes from i would greatly appreciate the information. I for one would dearly love to send them a few dollars and ensure more dead yanks.","author":"Rudolf","parent_id":59926,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2003-05-26 21:37:30","modified":"2005-08-15 01:31:02","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2003\/05\/andrex.jpgifjmji.jpg","image":{"original":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2003\/05\/andrex.jpgifjmji.jpg"}},{"id":59938,"heading":"Ever notice...","article":"...that it takes very little time for some strange new nickname to post a "don't read this article" spam on anything having to do with Israeli crimes?\r\n\r\nLike friggin' clockwork. (Time Clock Work.)","author":"Diogenes","parent_id":59926,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-05-26 22:05:03","modified":"2003-05-26 22:05:03","fileurl":""},{"id":59954,"heading":"back into my pool","article":"ah california, the sun and views.","author":"Lanse Ramite","parent_id":59926,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-05-26 22:59:19","modified":"2003-05-26 22:59:19","fileurl":""},{"id":59982,"heading":"Given the way this is getting spammed...","article":"...there must be something here that somebody is desperate to keep people from noticing.\r\n\r\nInteresting.","author":"Diogenes","parent_id":59926,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-05-27 03:06:50","modified":"2003-05-27 03:06:50","fileurl":""},{"id":59986,"heading":"doesn't our beloved","article":"spiritual leader and the mouth on the 700 club\r\nown large diamond intrests? What is his name, oh\r\nwait, It will come to me...Pat Robertson.\r\nLet me dig a bit.","author":"Sheepdog","parent_id":59926,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-05-27 03:16:55","modified":"2003-05-27 03:16:55","fileurl":""},{"id":59990,"heading":"what a guy. but not apparently involved.","article":"The Council for National Policy \r\nDr. "M.G." Pat Robertson - CNP Board of Governors (1982); CNP Executive Committee\r\n(1985-86). President of the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), host of the famous "The 700\r\nClub", and founder of CBN University. [Miller 5] \r\nhttp:\/\/watch.pair.com\/database2.html\r\nSeems he sold his diamond concern to Rupert Murdoc after he\r\n became very friendly with Mobutu.\r\nOh well, just another well connected scum.\r\nhttp:\/\/liberty.hypermart.net\/editorials\/Pat_Robertson.htm\r\nnothing special...","author":"Sheepdog","parent_id":59926,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-05-27 03:58:38","modified":"2003-05-27 03:58:38","fileurl":""},{"id":59991,"heading":"maybe it was this","article":""Awhole network of Israelis was established, including Mr.\r\n Gertler in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lev Leviev\r\n in Angola and Shmuel Shnitzer in Sierra Leone. In all three\r\n cases, the pattern is the same. Conflict diamonds are exchanged\r\n for money, weapons and military training. These diamonds are\r\n then transported to Tel Aviv by former Israeli Air Force pilots,\r\n whose numbers have significantly increased both in\r\n UNITA-held territory in Angola and in the Democratic\r\n Republic of the Congo. In Israel, these diamonds are then cut\r\n and sold at the Ramat Gan Diamond Centre"\r\nhttp:\/\/www.libertyforum.org\/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=news_members&Number=376601&part=1","author":"Sheepdog","parent_id":59926,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-05-27 04:11:49","modified":"2003-05-27 04:11:49","fileurl":""}]}