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January 16, 2006       Share:    

Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-saudi15jan15,0,6282573.story?coll=la-headlines-world

U.S. Faults Saudi Efforts on Terrorism

(Los Angeles Times) Josh Meyer - Although Saudi Arabia has cracked down on militants within its borders, the kingdom has not met its promises to help prevent the spread of terrorism or curb the flow of money from Saudis to terrorist cells around the world, U.S. intelligence and diplomatic officials say. U.S. counter-terrorism and intelligence officials confirm an aggressive role by Saudi fighters in the insurgency in Iraq, where over the last year they reportedly accounted for more than half of all Arab militants killed. Millions of dollars continue to flow from wealthy Saudis through Saudi-based Islamic charitable organizations to al-Qaeda and other suspected terrorist groups abroad, aided by what U.S. officials call Riyadh's failure to set up a government commission to police such groups as promised.

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