Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Hillary could be innocent in this mess...

I really hate to say this, but I've done some digging on the accused terrorists from whom Hillary has taken money. In all fairness to her, I've run each of them and their organizations through publicly available software for checking against the Office of Foreign asset Control database. This database is the one in which financial companies such as banks, mortgage lenders, and insurance companies much check to ensure they aren't facilitating terrorism funding.

Not a single one of the individuals listed was found in the OFAC database, searched using the OFAC Watchdog software by Attus Technologies.

That being said, I think we really need to give Hillary and her organization a pass on this one. Assuming that she has implemented an OFAC check, these individuals would not raise flags for her organization. The bigger question is how closely she knew them, which is unclear at this point.

Hilary takes cash from terror suspects
Muslim donors targets of federal investigation

World Net Daily

Presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., has taken thousands of dollars in cash donations from Islamists under federal investigation for terror-financing, money laundering and tax fraud, WND has learned.

The Democrat senator over the past seven months has received $1,000 from M. Yagub Mirza and another $500 from M. Omar Ashraf, federal campaign records show. Federal agents raided the Virginia homes and offices of the Muslim donors after 9/11 for ties to terrorism.

Others tied to the still-active probe also have contributed money to Clinton, including one Muslim man who after 9/11 complained to the U.S. government should focus on changing its Mideast policies instead of killing Osama bin Laden and other Islamic terrorists.

Mirza, who also has given to other candidates, including Republicans, is said to act on behalf of Saudi millionaire Yassin al-Qadi, who the U.S. Treasury Department in October 2001 blacklisted as al-Qaida financier.

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