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How should the U.S. handle countries that have sponsored terrorism in the
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The Iraqi Connection
As President Bush continues to forge an alliance against terrorism, there
is some disagreement over whether Iraq should be a target of the coalition.
Senator Jesse Helms says he thinks Iraq will be a target. Israel's chief
of military intelligence disputes that, saying there is no evidence that
Iraq was involved in the attacks of September 11th.
This hour, we look at Iraq's role in international terrorism. Was Saddam
Hussein involved in the attacks on the World Trade Center? Laurie Mylroie,
publisher of Iraq News, says Hussein was a leader behind the scenes.
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Guest:
Laurie Mylroie, author of "The Study of Revenge" and
publisher of Iraq News, an online news service
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Are financial tactics the best way to combat terrorism?
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Frozen Assets: The Financial Battle Begins
President Bush issued an executive order today to freeze the U.S. assets
of 27 groups and individuals suspected to support terrorism. Calling the
order a "strike on the financial foundation" of terrorists,
the President called on financial institutions around the world to follow
suit. If foreign banks did not take similar action, Bush warned that those
banks may have their U.S. assets frozen.
A financial assault is seen by many as an important component of the war
against terrorism. Jeffrey Robinson, author a two books on money laundering,
says the financial war will be difficult, because funding for terrorism
does not come from a rich ex-Saudi millionaire as most people thing --
but from criminal activity and charities.
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Guests:
Randall Dodd, Professor of Economics at American University
Jeffrey Robinson, author of "The Laundrymen: Inside
Money Laundering, the World's Third-Largest Business"
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to see the entities whose assets were frozen
Click here
for a transcript of today's announcement
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