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Source: http://www.brook.edu/fp/saban/analysis/byman20050201.htm
Confronting Passive Sponsors of Terrorism
(Saban Center for Middle East Policy-Brookings Institution) Daniel L. Byman - For many terrorist groups, a state's tolerance of or passivity toward their activities is often as important to their success as any deliberate assistance they receive. This passivity in the face of terrorism can be deadly. In conducting the September 11 attacks, al-Qaeda recruited and raised money in Germany with relatively little interference, enjoyed financial support from many Saudis unobstructed by the government in Riyadh, planned operations in Malaysia, and sent operatives to America.