Tackling terror by freezing individual assests, filing private lawsuits, and earmarking federal monies to cities. As 2004 draws to a close, the financial front in the war against terrorism is seeing increased action, especially in the United States. The US Treasury has identified Adel Abdul Jalil Batterjee and Saad Rashed Mohammad al-Faqih, both Saudi citizens, as having “provided material support to [Osama bin] Laden and his terrorist group Al Qaeda,” reports the Hindustan Times. The financial assets of both individuals were immediately frozen in the US and the US called on all UN member states to also freeze their assets worldwide. The United States will submit both names to the United Nations 1267 Committee, which will consider them for inclusion in its list of terrorists linked to Laden. Al-Fagih, who advocates replacing the Saudi monarchy with a popularly elected government, heads the Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia in London, says AP. The US and Saudi Arabia claim Saudi businessman Adel Abdul Jalil Batterjee was instrumental in founding the Benevolence International Foundation, an Islamic charity that the US “considers to be a terrorist group,” says AP. Full Story
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