posted by Christopher W. Holton The Obama administration “systematically disbanded” law enforcement investigative units across the federal government focused on disrupting Iranian, Syrian, and Venezuelan terrorism financing networks out of concern the work could cause friction with Iranian officials and scuttle the nuclear deal with Iran, according to a former U.S. official who spent decades […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton There are rumblings that Washington is preparing more wide-ranging sanctions aimed at the Jihadist terrorist organization Hezbollah. These sanctions are well-deserved and overdue. Not only did Hezbollah kill 241 US Marines, sailors and soldiers in Beirut on 23 October 1983, they also participated heavily in the insurgency in Iraq, trained […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday charged an executive at a Turkish state-owned bank with participating in a multi-year scheme to violate U.S. sanctions against Iran, escalating a case that has added to tensions between the United States and Turkey. Mehmet Hakan Atilla, a deputy general manager of Halkbank, is accused of […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton There can be no doubt: Obama looked the American people in the eye and lied… The $400 million in cash which was sent to Iran under cover of night on a secret flight was conditioned on releasing some of the hostages and the plane with the cash – a Revolutionary […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton All of the major players that were once providing corporate life support for the ayatollahs in Tehran are lining back up once again…note that “development and infrastructure projects” are just what Iran needs to raise cash for its treasury… Iran said on Wednesday that Norway had offered the Islamic republic […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton US President Barack Obama supports renewal of the Iran Sanctions Act before the law expires at the end of this year, despite his public silence on the matter, House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Eliot Engel told The Jerusalem Post this week. http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Obama-told-Engel-he-supports-Iran-Sanctions-Act-renewal-464021
posted by Christopher W. Holton Shariah finance assets grew by 10 percent to reach $2 trillion in 2015, according to a new report by Thomson Reuters. Shariah banking represented 73 percent of that figure, followed by sukuk (Shariah bonds) which represented 17 percent, said the initial findings of ICD Thomson Reuters Islamic Finance Development Indicator […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton Last month, Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., and I introduced a bill to provide more transparency for payments made to foreign nations, like Iran. Specifically, the bill would instruct the Treasury Department to provide additional information regarding payments from the U.S. Judgment Fund. The Treasury Department’s Judgment Fund pays domestic and […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton By now, everyone knows that the Obama administration sent the Islamic Republic of Iran $400 million in cash in a transaction that coincided with the release of American hostages. Obama has sent his spin machine into high gear to deny that this was a ransom payment, even though that is […]
Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged to CNBC Thursday that some of the money Iran received in sanctions relief would go to groups considered terrorists. When asked about whether some the $150 billion in sanctions relief to Iran would go to terrorist groups, Kerry reiterated that, after settling debts, Iran would receive closer to $55 […]
The Obama administration is facing criticism for paying Iran $1.7 billion in taxpayer funds as part of what critics described as a “ransom” bound up in a controversial hostage trade designed to secure the release of five Americans long held by Iran, according to conversations with administration officials and experts critical of the agreement. http://freebeacon.com/national-security/obama-admin-paid-iran-1-7-billion-taxpayer-funds/ […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton It’s not often that the so-called “mainstream media” gets it right, but Newsweek has with the publishing of this story from Reuters detailing how the IRGC will benefit from the lifting of sanctions against Iran. The IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) is the notorious military branch of the Iranian armed forces that […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton The ancient Sunni-Shia rift manifested itself overnight with tumultuous events in Saudi Arabia and Iran. First, Saudi Arabia executed, by beheading, an admired Shia cleric. Then, Iranians razed the Saudi embassy in Tehran. As a result, Saudi Arabia has cut commercial ties with Iran. So, what we have are the […]
Posted by Christopher W. Holton Palestinian Islamic Jihad has reportedly suspended payments to its terrorists for three months. The suspension has occurred despite Iran’s recent pledge to continue to fund Islamic Jihad. No Iranian money has been transferred and the reason for the delay is reportedly unknown. For decades, Iran sent hundreds of millions of dollars to Islamic Jihad, but, because of disputes over […]
Iran, the world’s foremost state sponsor of terrorism, also has the highest amount of Shariah-compliant assets in its banking and financial system. Since the Obama administration decided to enter into a sweetheart deal with Iran over its nuclear program, the door has been opened to foreign investment in Iran and, not surprisingly, Shariah-compliance is high […]
On Friday, the US State Department issued an advisory via embassies around the globe that US sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran are still in force and warned banks, corporations and others against rushing in to re-open business with and in Iran. The troubling part of the memorandum came at the end where it […]
There are numerous Iranians in the West who are in league with the Ayatollahs in Iran. The Iran Lobby in the USA for instance has fought vigorously for years to have economic sanctions against Iran lifted. Now they smell blood in the water and they’re circling like sharks to cash in on their handiwork…in their […]
Congress is expected to consider a bill this week that would block U.S. President Barack Obama from releasing billions of Iran’s frozen assets until Tehran pays $43.5 billion in court-ordered damages to American victims of Iranian-backed terrorism. The Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act, introduced by Rep. Patrick Meehan and co-sponsored by 84 other Republicans […]
Toxic Propaganda from the Financial Jihadists on Shariah Finance
On September 29, 2015 · In "Ethical Investment", AAOIFI, Iran, Islamic Finance, Malaysia, Nakheel, Qaradawi, Shariah Banking, Shariah Finance, Terror Funding
By Christopher W. Holton Periodically we see articles and marketing pieces come out promoting Shariah-compliant finance as somehow more “ethical” than conventional finance. In fact, Shariah finance is often promoted as the ethical substitute to conventional finance and promoters of Shariah finance, notably Sheikh Youssef De Lorenzo, who has written that Shariah finance should be […]
By Christopher W. Holton Thanks to the work of Barack Obama and John Kerry, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the world’s most active state sponsor of terrorism, is once again able to tap into international sources for raising funds. And given that Iran has dominated the world of Shariah-compliant finance for years, it’s no surprise […]
The deal to curb Iran’s nuclear programme will bolster Tehran’s ability to fund global terrorism by providing the Islamic state with “billions of dollars” in sanctions relief, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Saturday. “Iran will get hundreds of billions of dollars from sanctions relief and investments to fuel its aggression and terrorism in the […]
Center for Security Policy Vice President Ben Lerner has penned an important piece for US News & World Report detailing how the financial windfall Iran will garner from the nuclear deal will enable the Islamic republic to expand its military drone operations… Whatever one believes about whether the deal will prevent Iran from developing a […]
“You are talking about funding terrorist networks up to the tune of close to $750 billion,” Rouzer said. “We’ve heard the figure $150 billion, but by [Israel’s] estimates Iran would have access to close to $750 billion… If they even use 10 percent of that for terrorist activity, that is a tremendous….influx of cash that would be going […]
Revealing article from Daniel Greenfield at FrontPageMag… http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/259895/traitor-senators-took-money-iran-lobby-back-iran-daniel-greenfield
This is one of the most disgraceful developments in modern US history. Anyone who chooses to do business in and with Iran is a traitor with the blood of US GIs on their hands… http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterpham/2015/08/24/from-pariah-to-powerhouse-the-iran-nuclear-deal-and-the-new-land-of-opportunity/
It seems that Iran has never been–and will never be–held accountable for its sponsorship of terror, killing of US troops and violation of international law. And Wall Street is all-too-willing to look the other way… http://www.wsj.com/articles/global-finance-returns-to-iran-1440375353
Iran has made clear it will continue supporting proxies waging war against Israel. “The leader of Iran, [Ayatollah Ali] Khamenei, said yesterday, and I quote, ‘We will use all means to support all those who fight Israel,’” Netanyahu said. “Iranian Foreign Minister [Mohammad Javad] Zarif said a few days ago in Beirut, after meeting the […]
Al-Ansar Charity Association, a financial intermediary between Iran and the terrorist group Palestinian Islamic Jihad, has announced through social media that it will distribute $2 million to the families of shahids (martyrs for Islam) who died while fighting Israel from 2000 to 2014. This money is over and above the $900,000 Al-Ansar promised in January to the […]
Repeated reports, originating in the Middle East, state that Hamas and Iran have patched up their differences, and that Iran has sent Hamas “tens of millions of dollars,” so that it can reestablish its tunnel system, and rearm for another attack on Israel. Where did they get all those greenbacks ? (1) The banks and […]
…if in fact the sanctions are lifted or eased, will the deal guarantee an influx of money into the country will not be funneled to terror groups like Hezbollah or Hamas? The answer appears to be no and the White House isn’t planning on doing anything about it. http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2015/05/05/white-house-no-we-cant-guarrantee-sanciton-relief-money-wont-go-to-funding-terrorism-n1994689
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