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U.S. Intelligence Estimates See Enlarged Iraq Insurgency Funded Through Saudi Arabia and Syria

(New York Times) Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker- In recent interviews, military and other government officials in Iraq and Washington said the core of the Iraqi insurgency now consisted of as many as 50 militant cells that draw on "unlimited money'' from an underground financial network run by former Baath Party leaders and Saddam Hussein's relatives. Their financing is supplemented in great part by wealthy Saudi donors and Islamic charities that funnel large sums of cash through Syria, according to these officials, who have access to detailed intelligence reports.
2004-10-22 00:00:00
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