Terror Financiers “Operating Openly” in Qatar and Kuwait

[Kuwaiti Girl]

Terror Financiers “Operating Openly” in Qatar and Kuwait
http://www.defenddemocracy.org/medi...anciers-operating-openly-in-qatar-and-kuwait/

A White House readout following President Trump’s phone conversation Thursday with the emir of Qatar said the two leaders discussed stopping terror finance throughout the region. Washington has good reason to raise the issue: Just last week, the Obama administration’s Assistant Treasury Secretary for Terrorist Financing Daniel L. Glaser revealed that designated terrorist financiers continue to operate openly in Qatar and its Gulf neighbor Kuwait.
Speaking last Monday, Glaser stated that “there continue to be designated terrorist financiers operating openly and notoriously in both countries” – the first such admission by a current or former administration official since at least 2014.
Glaser, who recently joined the board of FDD’s Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance, gave Qatar and Kuwait credit for criminal prosecutions regarding terror finance. As he noted previously, Qatar has conducted criminal prosecutions of terrorist financiers, and according to local press, Kuwait has charged and even convicted a number of funders of terrorism. However, it remains unclear if any of the individuals targeted by either country include alleged terror financiers who were deemed important enough to merit designation on the U.S. or UN counterterrorism sanctions lists.
In correspondence after the event, Glaser stressed that Qatar has “done a good job within their own financial system and even within their charitable sector.”
However, Glaser noted in his public remarks that Qatar still has to make some “fundamental decisions” on combating terror finance, including not only criminal prosecutions but also enacting financial measures and simply ending its “toleration” of terror fundraising within its borders. Glaser added that the constructive steps Qatar has thus far taken have been “painfully slow.” Ultimately, he said, such measures will be fundamental to ensuring that terror financiers begin viewing both Qatar and Kuwait as “hostile environments” for their activity.
Adam Szubin, who served as Treasury’s acting under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, revealed in October 2016 that Qatar and Kuwait were enforcing their counter-terror finance laws selectively, targeting financiers of some terrorist groups but not others.
FDD research has highlighted Qatar’s longstanding negligence toward local terror financiers of al-Qaeda’s Syrian branch. That branch, formerly known as the Nusra Front, has grown to constitute the largest single branch in al-Qaeda’s history, according to Special Presidential Envoy Brett McGurk. Despite rebranding itself as Jabhat Fatah al-Sham in July 2016, it remains al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate according to the State Department.
FDD’s research documents the cases of six individuals accused of funding the Nusra Front and argues that Qatar has yet to take visible steps to convict and imprison any of them. As of mid-December 2016, Qatar had yet to file a single Mutual Legal Assistance request with the U.S. Justice Department. Such a request would be the main formal avenue for seeking American government evidence against terror financiers for use in court prosecutions. That omission is yet another worrisome sign that Doha has much to do to prove it is a reliable partner in America’s fight against terror finance.

 

[BHarwana]

The most important thread about today's blast and yet every one ignores it.

 

[BHarwana]

So what do they define as "terrorism" exactly? Supporting the Syrian opposition for instance and the struggles of oppressed and defenseless Muslims across the world? If that is terrorism then I must declare myself as a proud terrorist.

How about supporting the oppressed in Bahrain???

 

[BHarwana]

There are not any oppressed Muslims in Bahrain. Who is killing Muslims in Bahrain exactly? The Al-Assad regime has directly contributed to the deaths of at least 200.000 Syrians by committing 100's of systematic massacres, 100's of indiscriminate carpet bombings on a daily basis (this equals 100's of car bombs and suicide attacks), executed 1000's upon 1000's of political prisoners in secret prisons without any trial, used chemical weapons to kill unarmed civilizations, including 100's of children, destroyed most of the Syrian infrastructure etc.

On the other hand unrest in Bahrain has killed less than 100 people. It is like comparing apples and oranges. Non-Alawis in Syria are a CLEAR majority while Shias in Bahrain are hardly an majority nowadays and too many among that tiny majority want Bahrain to turn into a satellite state of terror-ruled Mullahstan. The Syrian opposition has no such treacherous ideas or visions.

Anyway I rather not discuss internal Arab matters with brainwashed Pakistani Shias. You guys are some of the most gullible people out there. No offense.

LOL

 

[nang2]

There are not any oppressed Muslims in Bahrain. Who is killing Muslims in Bahrain exactly? The Al-Assad regime has directly contributed to the deaths of at least 200.000 Syrians by committing 100's of systematic massacres, 100's of indiscriminate carpet bombings on a daily basis (this equals 100's of car bombs and suicide attacks), executed 1000's upon 1000's of political prisoners in secret prisons without any trial, used chemical weapons to kill unarmed civilians, including 100's of children, destroyed most of the Syrian infrastructure etc. The Al-Assad regime and its leadership deserve nothing but death.

On the other hand unrest in Bahrain has killed less than 100 people. It is like comparing apples and oranges. Non-Alawis in Syria are a CLEAR majority while Shias in Bahrain are hardly an majority nowadays and too many among that tiny majority want Bahrain to turn into a satellite state of terror-ruled Mullahstan. The Syrian opposition has no such treacherous ideas or visions.

Anyway I rather not discuss internal Arab matters with brainwashed Pakistani Shias. You guys are some of the most gullible people out there who have no clue about internal Arab conflicts and who cannot even count to 10 in Arabic. No offense.

Most of these accusations are for things that happened after Saudi successfully ignited the civil war in Syria.

 

[BHarwana]

It seems that the Wilayat al-Faqih drone felt targeted. Rightly so. Of course, no reply either.

As I said learn to count to 10 in Arabic before meddling in business that does not concern you and that you have no clues about. You are not taken seriously by any party in those internal conflicts, I can tell you that, in case you have such illusions. In fact fellow Pakistani Shias, bodies, are run over by their brothers (Hezbollah and Iranian terrorist militias) in arms in Syria and left to decay. There are videos out there of this. That's how big your worth is in the eyes of your "brothers and sisters".

GCC armed the ISIS in Jordan and exported it to Iraq and when the dam thing went out of hand then they tried to make FSA and Russia beat the hell out of it. Please What Muslim would do such things. If GCC were so true they should have gone in them selves. When Trump came and USA backed out the Saudis left FSA to die so the betrayal of GCC to FSA is what you will call helping Muslims.

 

[BHarwana]

Pakistani Shia intellect at display for all to see.

No sir not Shia I am a Muslim but this shows how GCC threw FSA into war with Syrian Army and then let them die without support. So this shows there was no agenda to help Muslims but to support Israeli agenda by GCC. At-least we here in Pakistan have a decency to call our selves as Muslims rather than dividing our selves in sects.

 

[BHarwana]

I am calling you a Shia because you are a Shia and your entire worldview is that of a Shia, more precisely Wilayat al-Faqih Shia. I do not care about what sect you adhere to but don't try to fool people here. Another joke. Is that why Pakistan is only comparable to Iraq when it comes to sectarian violence while there are hardly any terrorist attacks in the GCC (cradle of Islam) despite plenty of Sunnis, Shias, Ibadis, Sufis and practically every single Islamic sect of worth unlike anywhere else in the world? Another example of "enlightenment" and delusion.

Besides I do not have any high regard for any Muslim leaderships so forget about them. However I do have a problem with the political views of many Shias. Why is it that I see no Shias being actively involved in Muslim struggles or causes other than Palestine which they have never done anything for? Why are Shias in the West always trying to paint Sunnis in a bad light and to suck up to Westerners? Your likes cheered when the US invaded Iraq and Afghanistan. Today you a cheering for the biggest current Muslim mass-murder, Al-Assad. What will be next?

Anyway you have not answered what the problem of supporting oppressed Muslims in distress is? Do you think that Western-invented militant "Islamism" equals what I am referring to?

I have family members and friends who supported the Syrian opposition economically at the beginning of the civil war (or rather Al-Assad onslaught) and Syrian people financially. Is this terrorism? That is why I say that if this is terrorism, I must declare myself a terrorist.

Look GCC deserted FSA and Syrian rebels would love you when you leave them to die, I think not. If USA could not go in it was GCC's duty to send in troops into Syria but why would you do that. Why did GCC never sent in troops and let Aleppo fall?

 

[nang2]

Except for the fact that events in Syria had and have nothing to do with KSA. KSA was and is a minor player in Syria. One must be extremely dumb to even believe that the causes of the civil war in Syria can be traced back to KSA. Either that or a very bad joke.

I can only repeat myself, discussing internal Arab events with non-Arabs on forums such as this one and others, is usually a waste of time or very good comedy.

There is no need to bring up the racial difference.

 

[Khafee]

@Saif al-Arab Very well said.

 

[Somali-Turk]

some of these funds also reach terrorists like alshabab in somalia,even though we have voiced our concern on terrorist financiers.

 

[The SC]

Now the US is accusing Qatar and Kuwait in the same pattern they did with Pakistan, by saying you did very good but not enough, there are other guys that we perceive as terrorists and you don't.. But the worst part of it is that the US itself was supporting these groups and pulled its middle eastern allies to do the same, forgetting that the extensibles for the US might not be considered as such By some other countries who have some direct concerns if they turn against their own allies although encourages in the first place by the US to support them.. what a paradox of politics!

 

[Hack-Hook]

Well I'm sure now they are going to make some more sanction against Iran for these actions.

 

[TheCamelGuy]

Qatar is ruled by a terrorist gov, Kuwait has some terrorist sheikhs. With Kuwait some of them want to destroy Iraq due to the historical threat. Both shouldn't exist.