White House financial tracking effort was announced by WH in 2001!!!!

[ificandream]

All this right-wing complaining about the Times for a program that the White House announced five years ago?

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/11/20011107-4.html

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
November 7, 2001
1:52 P.M. EST

THE PRESIDENT: The United States is pressing the war against terror on every front. From the mountains of Afghanistan to the bank accounts of terrorist organizations. The first strike in the war against terror targeted the terrorists' financial support. We put the world's financial institutions on notice: if you do business with terrorists, if you support them or sponsor them, you will not do business with the United States of America.

Today, we are taking another step in our fight against evil. We are setting down two major elements of the terrorists international financial network, both at home and abroad. Ours is not a war just of soldiers and aircraft. It's a war fought with diplomacy, by the investigations of law enforcement, by gathering intelligence and by cutting off the terrorists' money.

(snip)

Acting on solid and credible evidence, the Treasury Department of the United States today blocked the U.S. assets of 62 individuals and organizations connected with two terror-supporting financial networks -- the Al Taqua and the Al Barakaat. Their offices have been shut down in four U.S. states. And our G8 partners and other friends, including the United Arab Emirates, have joined us in blocking assets and coordinating enforcement action.

[scarletwoman]

1. Funny thing... The pre-9/11 put options on United & American airlines

have registered nary a peep from bushco. Why is that?

sw

[soothsayer]

4. official word was it was nice non-Arab people, so obviously they

were not involved

[MADem]

2. Sure looks like them terrists woulda been a skeered off by this!!!!!!

The entry point for these networks may be a small storefront operation -- but follow the network to its center and you discover wealthy banks and sophisticated technology, all at the service of mass murderers.

But, as I said in another thread, this is REALLY all about getting into OUR bank accounts. Google IRS TAX GAP and you'll see what I mean! They can't raise taxes, so they have to push enforcement in a BIG WAY....!

[Doctor_J]

3. SHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Godamn it - listen to what the Resident says, not what he said. He's not a flip-flopper, fer chrisakes.

[Supersedeas]

5. the Media hatchmen retained by the WH don't want 'Mericans to know this