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Funding Evil
''Funding Evil: How Terrorism is Financed and How to Stop It'' is a book written by counterterrorism researcher Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld, director of the American Center for Democracy and the Economic Warfare Institute. It was published by Bonus Books of Los Angeles, California in August 2003. Content Ehrenfeld argues in the book that international networks are used by terrorist groups to finance terrorist activity worldwide. She describes the activities of individuals, various charities, banks, drug trafficking networks, money-laundering schemes and bribed officials, documenting the involvement of specific groups, organizations and individuals of being involved. The involvement of Iran, Hezbollah, and al Qaeda in the drug trade is given particular attention. Ehrenfeld asserts that "it was bin Laden who managed the drug profits for the Taliban and arranged money-laundering operations with the Russian Mafiya." Ehrenfeld goes on to argue that the international community should tak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rachel Ehrenfeld
Rachel Ehrenfeld is an American political commentator on terrorism and political corruption, corruption-related topics, and serves as director of a conservative think tank, the American Center for Democracy, and its Economic Warfare Institute. Ehrenfield was the subject of a prominent libel case in the United Kingdom over claims made in one of her books that she lost by default after refusing to appear in court. The case led to secondary rulings in several US jurisdictions that libel rulings in foreign jurisdictions did not apply where the standard for defamation was not met under US law. Career Ehrenfeld was a visiting scholar at Columbia University's Institute of War and Peace Studies, a research scholar at New York University School of Law, and a fellow at Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins SAIS. Her Ph.D., in criminology, is from the Hebrew University School of Law. Rachel's Law and free speech legislation Ehrenfeld became involved in an international legal controversy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |