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Europeans Bankroll Al Qaeda « The Thinking Housewife
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Europeans Bankroll Al Qaeda

July 30, 2014

 

TOO soft to stand by and resist kidnappers, European diplomats have caused the Al Qaeda kidnapping business to explode. Rukmini Callimachi writes in The New York Times:

While European governments deny paying ransoms, an investigation by The New York Times found that Al Qaeda and its direct affiliates have taken in at least $125 million in revenue from kidnappings since 2008, of which $66 million was paid just last year.

In news releases and statements, the United States Treasury Department has cited ransom amounts that, taken together, put the total at around $165 million over the same period.

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