US Says Saudis Need to Crack Down on Charities
by Guest Blogger, 5/26/2005
According to Reuters, the United States is impatient with Saudi Arabia's delays in establishing a commission to control the flow of charitable funds and keep them out of the hands of terrorists, a senior U.S. official said on Monday.
While the Saudis had made "some progress" in cracking down on terrorism financing, U.S. Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey said "much remains for the Saudis to do."
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