The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has taken deliberate action to root out terrorism and shut down its sources of financing. In recent months, the Kingdom has stepped up law enforcement and has expanded multilateral action to crack down on international finance networks that support terrorist organizations.
The “Terrorist Financing” report issued today is an opinion formulated by an independent task force sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations. This opinion is based on false and inconclusive information.
According to Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the Kingdom’s Ambassador to the United States: “Government officials who are privy to current law enforcement efforts know and appreciate the close cooperation the United States and Saudi Arabia have in the war on terrorism. The Task Force is clearly out of touch with current activities.”
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is encouraged by the efforts that have been made to combat the financing of terrorism, believing that groups posing as charities in order to support and finance terrorist acts cannot be tolerated. Since September 11, Saudi Arabia has conducted a thorough review of its charitable organizations and has taken a number of specific measures:
All charitable groups have been audited to ensure that there are no links to suspect organizations.
(WASHINGTON, DC) - Former FBI Director Louis Freeh testified Tuesday before a joint hearing of the House/Senate Select Intelligence Committees on counter-terrorism efforts and the events surrounding the terrorist attacks of September 11.
Mr. Freeh spoke about the support the FBI received from Saudi authorities in the Khobar Towers investigation, and reiterated the same points that have been made by many other law enforcement and government officials in regard to the ongoing close cooperation between the United States and Saudi Arabia in the war on terrorism.
(WASHINGTON, DC) – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States continue to work closely together to enhance security measures to protect against the threat of terrorism. The two countries are working together on mutually beneficial agreements to facilitate immigration, security, and exchange for our two nations.
(WASHINGTON, DC) - In testimony before the House Financial Services Committee, FBI Director Robert Mueller and Deputy Treasury Secretary Kenneth Dam praised the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for their on-going efforts in stopping terrorist financial networks.
(NEW YORK) - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal welcomed U.S. President George Bush's call for United Nations Security Council consensus regarding Iraq, and called upon Iraq to allow UN inspectors back into the country. Saudi Arabia has consistently maintained that the issue of Iraq should be dealt with through the United Nations, and not unilaterally.
As America marks the first anniversary of the terrible events of September 11, 2001, the people of Saudi Arabia offer their deepest condolences to America, especially to the families of those who were lost in the attacks.
In another successful joint anti-terrorism action, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States haven taken steps to freeze the assets of a close bin Ladin aide. Wa’el Hamza Julaidan, a Saudi fugitive, is believed to have funneled money to al-Qaeda.
“We are hunting them down, one by one,” said Prince Bandar bin Sultan, Ambassador to the United States. “Through close cooperation with the United States, we have been able to identify the financial network that supports bin Ladin and take the steps necessary to shut it down.”
(JEDDAH) - As the world marks this first anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia sends a message on behalf of the Saudi people to America. In a letter conveyed to President Bush and the American people, Crown Prince Abdullah wrote:
On the eve of the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks against the American people, I take the opportunity to renew to you and the families of the victims and indeed the entire American nation, the sincere condolences and sympathy of the Saudi people and myself.