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Drug, Gun Smuggling Said to Fund Bin Laden
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Drug, Gun Smuggling Said to Fund Bin Laden 9/24/01 Smuggling illicit drugs and weapons are two key sources of revenue for the terrorist network of Osama Bin Laden, experts say.The Associated Press reported Sept. 21 that the Al-Qaida terrorist network is supported by drug and weapons trafficking as well as donations from charities, wealthy donors, and a variety of business enterprises. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) said that Bin Laden uses his soldiers to protect opium shipments out of Afghanistan and profits from drug sales. Kerry added that a fringe benefit for Islamic fundamentalists is to "get as many people [in the West] drugged out and screwed up as [they] can."Bin Laden is allied with Islamic guerrillas in Chechnya, who are known to traffic both in drugs and stolen Russian military hardware.In the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S., investigators are seeking ways to cut off the flow of money to Al-Qaida and other groups. http://www.jointogether.org/gv/wire/news/reader.jtml?Object_ID=545860