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'''Terror Finance Blog''' is a blog focused on 'terrorism' financing. It is populated by figures with affiliations to Zionist and neoconservative organisations.
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'''Terror Finance Blog''' is a blog focused on terrorism financing. It is populated by figures with affiliations to Zionist and neoconservative organisations.
  
 
==Background==
 
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==Affiliations and orientation of contributors==
 
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A number of the blog's contributors are members of the [[American Center for Democracy]]. In fact the affiliation with ACD is so strong that Terror Finance Blog should probably be considered an offshoot of that organisation. [[Rachel Ehrenfeld]] is Director of ACD, [[Ilan Weinglass]] and [[John Wood]] are 'fellows', and [[Jean-Charles Brisard]] is a member of the Advisory Board.
 
  
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ACD states that it 'monitors and exposes the enemies of freedom' <ref>American Centre for Democracy, [http://www.acdemocracy.org/mission-statement.php About Us > Mission Statement] (Accessed 24 March 2009)</ref> and has a strong zionist and neoconservative orientation. Its Advisory Board includes the notorious necon [[Richard Perle]]; as well as [[William Van Cleave]], [[James Woolsey]] and [[Gal Luft]], all of whom are also board members of the [[Committee on the Present Danger]]. <ref>American Center for Democracy, [http://www.public-integrity.org/advisory-board.php Advisory Board] (accessed 24 March 2009)</ref>
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[[Ilan Weinglass]], the founder of the blog, is the former head of research for the Israeli Trade Ministry's Investment Promotion Center and also worked at the [[Investigative Project]]. <ref>see [[Investigative Project|Investgative Project page]]</ref> He was also a Security Affairs advisor to U.S. Senator [[Norm Coleman]] <ref>The American Centre for Democracy, [http://www.acdemocracy.org/team.php 'Fellow, Ilan Weinglass'], accessed 18 July 2007</ref> who chaired the Senate Investigations into the Iraqi Oil for Food Programme. <ref>e.g. Rupert Cornwell, '[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/galloway-lied-over-iraqi-oil-payments-says-congress-report-512467.html Galloway lied over Iraqi oil payments, says Congress report]', ''Independent'', 25 October 2005</ref>
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[[Ilan Weinglass]], the apparent founder of the blog, is the former head of research for the Israeli Trade Ministry's Investment Promotion Center and also worked at the [[Investigative Project]], an anti-Muslim campaign group funded by wealthy American Zionists. <ref>see [[Investigative Project|Investgative Project page]]</ref> He was also a Security Affairs advisor to U.S. Senator [[Norm Coleman]] <ref>The American Centre for Democracy, [http://www.acdemocracy.org/team.php 'Fellow, Ilan Weinglass'], accessed 18 July 2007</ref> who chaired the Senate Investigations into the Iraqi Oil for Food Programme. <ref>e.g. Rupert Cornwell, '[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/galloway-lied-over-iraqi-oil-payments-says-congress-report-512467.html Galloway lied over Iraqi oil payments, says Congress report]', ''Independent'', 25 October 2005</ref>
 
  
 
==Terrorologist "Experts"==
 
==Terrorologist "Experts"==

Revision as of 18:14, 29 August 2011

Terror Finance Blog is a blog focused on terrorism financing. It is populated by figures with affiliations to Zionist and neoconservative organisations.

Background

File:Ilan Weinglass.jpg
Ilan Weinglass the Israeli-American 'analyst' behind the blog

Terror Finance Blog states that it 'was created to serve the needs of legislative staff, government officials, policy makers and researchers who need intelligent and relevant analysis of issues relating to terrorist financing.' [1] The web domain was created on 5 July 2006 and registered to the Blog's editor Ilan Weinglass. [2]

Affiliations and orientation of contributors

Ilan Weinglass, the founder of the blog, is the former head of research for the Israeli Trade Ministry's Investment Promotion Center and also worked at the Investigative Project. [3] He was also a Security Affairs advisor to U.S. Senator Norm Coleman [4] who chaired the Senate Investigations into the Iraqi Oil for Food Programme. [5]

Terrorologist "Experts"

Contact, Resources and Notes

Contact

Web: www.terrorfinance.org

References

  1. ↑ Terror Finance Blog, About (accessed 10 September 2008)
  2. ↑ Whois search of terrorfinance.org, retrieved on 24 March 2009 from http://www.whois.net
  3. ↑ see Investgative Project page
  4. ↑ The American Centre for Democracy, 'Fellow, Ilan Weinglass', accessed 18 July 2007
  5. ↑ e.g. Rupert Cornwell, 'Galloway lied over Iraqi oil payments, says Congress report', Independent, 25 October 2005
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