<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">਍਀㰀℀ⴀⴀ 猀愀瘀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 甀爀氀㴀⠀　　㜀　⤀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀渀礀琀椀洀攀猀⸀挀漀洀⼀㈀　　㄀⼀　㤀⼀㈀㐀⼀漀瀀椀渀椀漀渀⼀㈀㐀䴀伀一㈀⸀栀琀洀氀㼀瀀愀最攀眀愀渀琀攀搀㴀瀀爀椀渀琀 ⴀⴀ㸀ഀ

<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Finances of Terror</TITLE>਍਀㰀䴀䔀吀䄀 栀琀琀瀀ⴀ攀焀甀椀瘀㴀䌀漀渀琀攀渀琀ⴀ吀礀瀀攀 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀㴀∀琀攀砀琀⼀栀琀洀氀㬀 挀栀愀爀猀攀琀㴀甀渀椀挀漀搀攀∀㸀㰀℀ⴀⴀⴀⴀ㸀㰀℀ⴀⴀⴀⴀ㸀㰀℀ⴀⴀ倀䰀匀开䴀䔀吀䄀ⴀⴀ㸀㰀℀ⴀⴀ䬀渀攀眀猀㈀ 䐀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀 ⴀⴀ㸀ഀ

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<META content="Finances of Terror" name=NYT_HEADLINE>਍਀㰀䴀䔀吀䄀 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀㴀∀䘀椀渀愀渀挀攀猀 漀昀 吀攀爀爀漀爀∀ 渀愀洀攀㴀栀搀氀㸀ഀ

<META content=" " name=BY_LINE>਍਀㰀䴀䔀吀䄀 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀㴀∀ ∀ 渀愀洀攀㴀戀礀氀㸀ഀ

<META ਍਀挀漀渀琀攀渀琀㴀∀ 䤀昀 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀 椀猀 最漀椀渀最 琀漀 眀愀最攀 愀 渀攀眀 欀椀渀搀 漀昀 眀愀爀 愀最愀椀渀猀琀 琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀洀Ⰰ 椀琀 洀甀猀琀 愀挀琀 漀渀 愀氀氀 昀爀漀渀琀猀Ⰰ 椀渀挀氀甀搀椀渀最 琀栀攀 昀椀渀愀渀挀椀愀氀 漀渀攀⸀∀ ഀ

name=FIRSTPAR>਍਀㰀䴀䔀吀䄀 ഀ

content=" If America is going to wage a new kind of war against terrorism, it must act on all fronts, including the financial one." ਍਀渀愀洀攀㴀氀瀀㸀ഀ

<META content=Opinion name=SECTION>਍਀㰀䴀䔀吀䄀 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀㴀∀吀栀攀 一攀眀 夀漀爀欀 吀椀洀攀猀∀ 渀愀洀攀㴀匀伀唀刀䌀䔀㸀ഀ

<META content="September 24, 2001" name=DISPLAYDATE>਍਀㰀䴀䔀吀䄀 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀㴀㈀　　㄀　㤀㈀㐀 渀愀洀攀㴀瀀搀愀琀攀㸀㰀℀ⴀⴀ吀椀洀攀猀 椀渀搀攀砀 洀攀琀愀 琀愀最猀 ⴀⴀ㸀ഀ

<META content="" name=ttl>਍਀㰀䴀䔀吀䄀 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀㴀∀∀ 渀愀洀攀㴀瘀椀爀琀氀漀挀㸀ഀ

<META ਍਀挀漀渀琀攀渀琀㴀∀䘀爀愀甀搀猀 愀渀搀 匀眀椀渀搀氀椀渀最㬀倀漀氀椀琀椀挀猀 愀渀搀 䜀漀瘀攀爀渀洀攀渀琀㬀唀渀椀琀攀搀 匀琀愀琀攀猀 倀漀氀椀琀椀挀猀 愀渀搀 䜀漀瘀攀爀渀洀攀渀琀㬀吀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀洀∀ ഀ

name=des>਍਀㰀䴀䔀吀䄀 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀㴀∀䈀甀猀栀Ⰰ 䜀攀漀爀最攀 圀∀ 渀愀洀攀㴀瀀攀爀㸀ഀ

<META content="World Trade Center" name=org>਍਀㰀䴀䔀吀䄀 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀㴀圀愀猀栀椀渀最琀漀渀 渀愀洀攀㴀最攀漀㸀ഀ

<META content="" name=ticker><!--New meta tags -->਍਀㰀䴀䔀吀䄀 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀㴀伀瀀椀渀椀漀渀 渀愀洀攀㴀搀猀欀㸀ഀ

<META content="September 24, 2001" name=dat>਍਀㰀䴀䔀吀䄀 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀㴀䔀搀椀琀漀爀椀愀氀 渀愀洀攀㴀琀漀洀㸀ഀ

<META content="" name=cat>਍਀㰀䴀䔀吀䄀 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀㴀∀∀ 渀愀洀攀㴀挀漀氀㸀ഀ

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<BODY vLink=#444464 link=#000066 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=4 topMargin=4 ਍਀洀愀爀最椀渀眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㐀∀ 洀愀爀最椀渀栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㐀∀㸀ഀ

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0>਍਀  㰀吀䈀伀䐀夀㸀ഀ

  <TR>਍਀    㰀吀䐀 瘀䄀氀椀最渀㴀琀漀瀀 愀氀椀最渀㴀氀攀昀琀㸀㰀䤀䴀䜀 猀爀挀㴀∀渀礀琀ⴀ愀⸀昀椀氀攀猀⼀瀀爀椀渀琀氀漀最漀⸀最椀昀∀㸀 㰀䈀刀㸀㰀䈀刀 ഀ

      clear=all>਍਀      㰀䠀㔀㸀匀攀瀀琀攀洀戀攀爀 ㈀㐀Ⰰ ㈀　　㄀㰀⼀䠀㔀㸀㰀一夀吀开䠀䔀䄀䐀䰀䤀一䔀 琀礀瀀攀㴀∀ ∀ 瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀㴀∀㄀⸀　∀㸀ഀ

      <H2>Finances of Terror</H2></NYT_HEADLINE><NYT_BYLINE type=" " ਍਀      瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀㴀∀㄀⸀　∀㸀ഀ

      <H5></H5></NYT_BYLINE><NYT_TEXT><IMG alt=O src="nyt-a.files/o.gif" ਍਀      愀氀椀最渀㴀氀攀昀琀㸀爀最愀渀椀稀椀渀最 琀栀攀 栀椀樀愀挀欀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 瀀氀愀渀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 挀爀愀猀栀攀搀 椀渀琀漀 琀栀攀 ഀ

      World Trade Center and the Pentagon took significant sums of money. The ਍਀      挀漀猀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 瀀氀漀琀猀 猀甀最最攀猀琀猀 琀栀愀琀 瀀甀琀琀椀渀最 伀猀愀洀愀 戀椀渀 䰀愀搀攀渀 愀渀搀 漀琀栀攀爀 ഀ

      international terrorists out of business will require more than diplomatic ਍਀      挀漀愀氀椀琀椀漀渀猀 愀渀搀 洀椀氀椀琀愀爀礀 愀挀琀椀漀渀⸀ 圀愀猀栀椀渀最琀漀渀 愀渀搀 椀琀猀 愀氀氀椀攀猀 洀甀猀琀 愀氀猀漀 ഀ

      disable the financial networks used by terrorists. ਍਀      㰀倀㸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

      <P>The Bush administration is preparing new laws to help track terrorists ਍਀      琀栀爀漀甀最栀 琀栀攀椀爀 洀漀渀攀礀ⴀ氀愀甀渀搀攀爀椀渀最 愀挀琀椀瘀椀琀礀 愀渀搀 椀猀 爀攀愀搀礀椀渀最 愀渀 攀砀攀挀甀琀椀瘀攀 漀爀搀攀爀 ഀ

      freezing the assets of known terrorists. Much more is needed, including ਍਀      猀琀爀椀挀琀攀爀 爀攀最甀氀愀琀椀漀渀猀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 爀攀挀爀甀椀琀洀攀渀琀 漀昀 猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀椀稀攀搀 椀渀瘀攀猀琀椀最愀琀漀爀猀 愀渀搀 ഀ

      greater cooperation with foreign banking authorities. There must also must ਍਀      戀攀 挀氀漀猀攀爀 挀漀漀爀搀椀渀愀琀椀漀渀 愀洀漀渀最 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀✀猀 氀愀眀 攀渀昀漀爀挀攀洀攀渀琀Ⰰ 渀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 猀攀挀甀爀椀琀礀 ഀ

      and financial regulatory agencies. </P>਍਀      㰀倀㸀伀猀愀洀愀 戀椀渀 䰀愀搀攀渀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀氀氀礀 爀漀猀攀 琀漀 瀀爀漀洀椀渀攀渀挀攀 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 栀椀猀 椀渀栀攀爀椀琀攀搀 ഀ

      fortune allowed him to bankroll Arab volunteers fighting Soviet forces in ਍਀      䄀昀最栀愀渀椀猀琀愀渀⸀ 匀椀渀挀攀 琀栀攀渀Ⰰ 栀攀 栀愀猀 愀挀焀甀椀爀攀搀 昀甀渀搀猀 昀爀漀洀 愀 瀀愀渀漀瀀氀礀 漀昀 䤀猀氀愀洀椀挀 ഀ

      charities and illegal and legal businesses, including export-import and ਍਀      挀漀洀洀漀搀椀琀礀 琀爀愀搀椀渀最 昀椀爀洀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 椀猀 攀猀琀椀洀愀琀攀搀 琀漀 栀愀瘀攀 愀猀 洀甀挀栀 愀猀 ␀㌀　　 洀椀氀氀椀漀渀 ഀ

      at his disposal.</P>਍਀      㰀倀㸀匀漀洀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 戀甀猀椀渀攀猀猀攀猀 洀漀瘀攀 昀甀渀搀猀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 洀愀樀漀爀 挀漀洀洀攀爀挀椀愀氀 戀愀渀欀猀 琀栀愀琀 ഀ

      lack the procedures to monitor such transactions properly. Locally, ਍਀      琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀琀猀 挀愀渀 甀琀椀氀椀稀攀 琀椀渀礀 甀渀爀攀最甀氀愀琀攀搀 猀琀漀爀攀昀爀漀渀琀 昀椀渀愀渀挀椀愀氀 挀攀渀琀攀爀猀Ⰰ ഀ

      including what are known as hawala banks, which people in South Asian ਍਀      椀洀洀椀最爀愀渀琀 挀漀洀洀甀渀椀琀椀攀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 唀渀椀琀攀搀 匀琀愀琀攀猀 愀渀搀 漀琀栀攀爀 圀攀猀琀攀爀渀 挀漀甀渀琀爀椀攀猀 甀猀攀 ഀ

      to transfer money abroad. Though some smaller financial transactions are ਍਀      氀椀欀攀氀礀 琀漀 猀氀椀瀀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 甀渀搀攀琀攀挀琀攀搀 攀瘀攀渀 愀昀琀攀爀 渀攀眀 爀甀氀攀猀 愀爀攀 椀渀 瀀氀愀挀攀Ⰰ 洀甀挀栀 ഀ

      of the financing needed for major attacks could dry up.</P>਍਀      㰀倀㸀圀愀猀栀椀渀最琀漀渀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 爀攀瘀椀瘀攀 椀渀琀攀爀渀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 攀昀昀漀爀琀猀 戀攀最甀渀 搀甀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 䌀氀椀渀琀漀渀 ഀ

      administration to pressure countries with dangerously loose banking ਍਀      爀攀最甀氀愀琀椀漀渀猀 琀漀 愀搀漀瀀琀 愀渀搀 攀渀昀漀爀挀攀 猀琀爀椀挀琀攀爀 爀甀氀攀猀⸀ 吀栀攀猀攀 渀攀攀搀 琀漀 戀攀 ഀ

      accompanied by strong sanctions against doing business with financial ਍਀      椀渀猀琀椀琀甀琀椀漀渀猀 戀愀猀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 渀愀琀椀漀渀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 䈀甀猀栀 愀搀洀椀渀椀猀琀爀愀琀椀漀渀 椀渀椀琀椀愀氀氀礀 ഀ

      opposed such measures. But after the events of Sept. 11, it appears ready ਍਀      琀漀 攀洀戀爀愀挀攀 琀栀攀洀⸀ 㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

      <P>The Treasury Department also needs new domestic legal weapons to crack ਍਀      搀漀眀渀 漀渀 洀漀渀攀礀 氀愀甀渀搀攀爀椀渀最 戀礀 琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀琀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 渀攀眀 氀愀眀猀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 洀愀渀搀愀琀攀 琀栀攀 ഀ

      identification of all account owners, prohibit transactions with "shell ਍਀      戀愀渀欀猀∀ 琀栀愀琀 栀愀瘀攀 渀漀 瀀栀礀猀椀挀愀氀 瀀爀攀洀椀猀攀猀 愀渀搀 爀攀焀甀椀爀攀 挀氀漀猀攀爀 洀漀渀椀琀漀爀椀渀最 漀昀 ഀ

      accounts coming from countries with lax banking laws. Prosecutors, ਍਀      洀攀愀渀眀栀椀氀攀Ⰰ 猀栀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 愀戀氀攀 琀漀 昀爀攀攀稀攀 洀漀爀攀 攀愀猀椀氀礀 琀栀攀 愀猀猀攀琀猀 漀昀 猀甀猀瀀攀挀琀攀搀 ഀ

      terrorists. The Senate Banking Committee plans to hold hearings this week ਍਀      漀渀 愀 戀椀氀氀 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀椀渀最 昀漀爀 猀甀挀栀 洀攀愀猀甀爀攀猀⸀ 䤀琀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 愀瀀瀀爀漀瘀攀搀 愀渀搀 猀椀最渀攀搀 ഀ

      into law by President Bush.</P>਍਀      㰀倀㸀一攀眀 爀攀最甀氀愀琀椀漀渀猀 爀攀焀甀椀爀椀渀最 洀漀渀攀礀 猀攀爀瘀椀挀攀 戀甀猀椀渀攀猀猀攀猀 氀椀欀攀 琀栀攀 栀愀眀愀氀愀 ഀ

      banks to register and imposing criminal penalties on those that do not are ਍਀      猀挀栀攀搀甀氀攀搀 琀漀 挀漀洀攀 椀渀琀漀 昀漀爀挀攀 氀愀琀攀 渀攀砀琀 礀攀愀爀⸀ 吀栀攀 攀昀昀攀挀琀椀瘀攀 搀愀琀攀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 ഀ

      moved up to this fall, and rules should be strictly enforced the moment ਍਀      琀栀攀礀 琀愀欀攀 攀昀昀攀挀琀⸀ 䤀昀 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀 椀猀 最漀椀渀最 琀漀 眀愀最攀 愀 渀攀眀 欀椀渀搀 漀昀 眀愀爀 愀最愀椀渀猀琀 ഀ

      terrorism, it must act on all fronts, including the financial one. ਍਀      㰀䈀刀㸀㰀⼀倀㸀㰀⼀一夀吀开吀䔀堀吀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀ഀ

      <CENTER><FONT size=+1><NYT_COPYRIGHT><A ਍਀      栀爀攀昀㴀∀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀渀礀琀椀洀攀猀⸀挀漀洀⼀猀甀戀猀挀爀椀戀攀⼀栀攀氀瀀⼀挀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀 ഀ

      face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif color=#000099 size=1>Copyright 2001 The ਍਀      一攀眀 夀漀爀欀 吀椀洀攀猀 䌀漀洀瀀愀渀礀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀⼀䄀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀 挀漀氀漀爀㴀⌀　　　　㤀㤀 猀椀稀攀㴀㈀㸀 簀 㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀䄀 ഀ

      href="http://www.nytimes.com/info/help/privacy.html"><FONT ਍਀      昀愀挀攀㴀愀爀椀愀氀Ⰰ栀攀氀瘀攀琀椀挀愀Ⰰ猀愀渀猀ⴀ猀攀爀椀昀 挀漀氀漀爀㴀⌀　　　　㤀㤀 猀椀稀攀㴀㄀㸀倀爀椀瘀愀挀礀 ഀ

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