October 18, 2004
Follow the Money:
How John Kerry busted the terrorists' favorite bank.
"As the presidential campaign enters its final stretch, Kerry's BCCI experience...reveals [his] foresight in fighting terrorism that is critical for any president in this age of asymmetrical threats. As The Washington Post noted, 'years before money laundering became a centerpiece of antiterrorist efforts...Kerry crusaded for controls on global money laundering in the name of national security.'"
See also this brief MeFi thread from August, containing a few more links. I normally avoid political posts like the plague, but I think this is an important article for American voters trying to decide who's going to be better at fighting terrorism on all fronts.
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This guy's been talkin' about BCCI for a while now. And askin "Where's the MONEY?"
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There was also a MonkeyFilter thread in August, if memory serves.
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Unfortunately this is probably too far back "in the past" and too intellectual for the common right-leaning undecided voter to consider as fighting terrorism. Cause, you know, fighting is done with guns and stuff. And happens now. With guns. Shooting those rat bastard Iraqis.