Charities accused of ties to terrorism

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During the "war on terror" the names of charities accused of ties to terrorism have been published. Some detainees have been captured largely because they volunteered or worked for these charities.

On August 23, 2007 the Bush Presidency announced plans to implement enhanced security checking of the employees of American charities, which receive funds from U.S. Agency for International Development, looking for those who might have ties to terrorism.[1] Charities which are turned down will not be offered an explanation, or an avenue to appeal the decisions.

[edit] Charities accused of ties to terrorism

Name Headquarters Accusers Alleged Ties
Afghan Support Committee[2][3] Pakistan U.S. State Department
  • Alleged to have funneled support to fighters in Afghanistan.
Al-Haramain Foundation[4] Saudi Arabia U.S. State Department
Al Kifah Refugee Center[3] United States Spanish police
Al Wafa[4] Afghanistan U.S. State Department
Benevolence International Foundation[6] United States Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bosanska Idealna Futura[6] Bosnia Federal Bureau of Investigation
Capital Athletic Foundation[7][8] United States Juan Cole
Global Relief Foundation[6] United States Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Bosnian offices shut down on US request in 2002
  • Commission of the European Union froze assets in 2006[9]
Health and Education Project International[10] Canada Canadian Security Intelligence Service
Help the Needy[11] United States Attorney General John Ashcroft[12][13]
  • Sent unauthorized funds to Saddam's Iraq.
Holy Land Foundation[14] United States Parents of Daniel Boim
  • On November 10, 2004, convicted by US federal court of funding Hamas, and liable for damages in teen's death.
Human Appeal International[15] United Kingdom U.S. State Department
Human Concern International[16] Canada U.S. military
International Islamic Relief Organization[3] Saudi Arabia U.S. State Department
  • being sued by families of the victims of the September 11 attacks
Interpal[17] United Kingdom
  • 1997 retraction from Sunday Telegraph of 1996 accusations of Interpal being run by Hamas activists, and funding bombers.
  • Accusation repeated by US Treasury and Board of Deputies of British Jews on web sites in 2003.
  • 2005 apology and out-of-court settlement for libel by BDBJ.
  • Cleared by Charity Commission for England and Wales.
Islamic Association for Palestine[14] United States Parents of Daniel Boim
  • On November 10, 2004, convicted by US federal court of funding Hamas, and liable for damages in teen's death.
Jamaat al Dawa al Quran[18] Afghanistan JTF-GTMO
  • American counter-terrorism analysts at Guantanamo assert this group is an extremist militant group.
Maktab-ul-Khedamat[19] Afghanistan U.S. 9-11 commission
Muslim Aid[3] United Kingdom U.S. State Department
Revival of Islamic Heritage Society[20] Kuwait U.S. State Department
  • Appears on the Terrorism Exclusion List
Sanabal Charitable Committee[20] United Kingdom *U.S. State Department *UK Police
Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation(TRO)[21] Canada * FBI

[edit] References

  1. ^ Walter Pincus. "Foreign Aid Groups Face Terror Screens", Washington Post, Thursday, August 23, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-23. 
  2. ^ a b Terrorist Exclusion List, US State Department, November 15, 2002
  3. ^ a b c d Spain charity terror link alleged, CNN, December 8, 2002
  4. ^ a b Dossier (.pdf) of Jamal Muhammad Alawi Mar'i, Combatant Status Review Tribunal
  5. ^ a b c d Complete 911 Timeline, Cooperative Research
  6. ^ a b c Bosnia, 1 degree of separation from Al-Qaeda, The Centre for Peace in the Balkans, July 2003
  7. ^ Lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s “Charity” a Front for Terrorism, Juan Cole, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, March 2006
  8. ^ Fund-Raising: Take It to the (West) Bank, MSNBC/Newsweek, May 2, 2006
  9. ^ Commission Regulation 76/2006
  10. ^ National Post Apologizes to Human Concern International, South Asia Partnership Canada
  11. ^ Muslim doctor gets 22 years for filtering donations to Iraq, Auburn Citizen, November 2, 2005
  12. ^ The Terrorism Case that Wasn't: One Year On, 'Help the Needy' Case Still Shrouded in Mystery, Innuendo
  13. ^ Sentence First, Verdict Afterwards?, Inter Press Service News Agency, February 23, 2003
  14. ^ a b Charities Held Liable in Teen Death, Wildman Harrold Attorneys and Counselors
  15. ^ Dossier (.pdf) of Boudella el Hajj, Combatant Status Review Tribunal
  16. ^ Canadian teen to be released from Gitmo: Accused of killing U.S. special ops soldier, alleged al-Qaida ties, World Net Daily, December 1, 2003
  17. ^ Interpal Wins Libel Case Against Board of Deputies of British Jews, Interpal, December 22, 2005
  18. ^ Summarized transcripts (.pdf), from Sahib Rohullah Wakil's Combatant Status Review Tribunal - pages 16-25
  19. ^ National Commission on Terrorist Attack Upon the United States: appendix a common abbreviations, 911 Commission
  20. ^ a b c Summary of Evidence (.pdf) from pages 25-26 of Mohammed Fenaitel Mohamed Al Daihani's Combatant Status Review Tribunal
  21. ^ [http://ottsun.canoe.ca/News/National/2006/08/23/1770632-sun.html 'Charities' back terror, Ottawa Sun