Fact Check on Saudi Funding of Al Qaeda and 9/11 Attacks
On February 10, 2015 · In Al Qaeda, Islamic charities, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Saudi Arabia, Terror Funding
The 9/11 Commission, Aug. 21, 2004: Fund-raisers and facilitators throughout Saudi Arabia and the Gulf raised money for al-Qaeda from witting and unwitting donors and diverted funds from Islamic charities and mosques. The commission staff found no evidence that the Saudi government as an institution or as individual senior officials knowingly support or supported al-Qaeda; however, a lack of awareness of the problem and a failure to conduct oversight over institutions created an environment in which such activity has flourished.
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