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Old 12-02-2015, 06:43   #1
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For ISIS, Diversification Of Funding Is Key

I listened to this yesterday. Informative and interesting.

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For ISIS, Diversification Of Funding Is Key
'Here & Now', 1 Dec 2015

ISIS may be the richest terrorist organization in the world, according to the U.S. government. It not only uses money to finance terrorist attacks and pay fighters’ salaries, but it also maintains its captured territories, including funding services, schools, ministries, etc.

Matthew Levitt director of the Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy tells how ISIS has amassed its wealth from a variety of sources, with the top areas being taxation/extortion and selling oil on the black market.

http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2015/12/01/isis-funding
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Old 12-02-2015, 21:08   #2
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Matt Levitt, Juan Zarate, Mike Braun, Dave Asher, and Celina Realuyo are friends of mine. If you can find them, read their testimonies on Capitol Hill and the various think tank projects.

Wicked smart people who can explain the issues on our enemies and how they make their monies and how they operate.
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