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...Qaeda operatives are rarely given detailed instructions. Rather, they are trained and then sent out to almost autonomous cells to act on their own, to plan attacks and raise their own funds, often using credit-card scams to load up on money, despite the Islamic prohibition against theft. Bin Laden, whose general practice is to praise terror attacks but disclaim any direct connection to them, has said, "Our job is to instigate...
...fortune, the U.S. has had some success in cutting him off from his assets. Al-Qaeda gets funds from sympathizers in oil-rich gulf states and from otherwise legitimate Islamic charities. Recently it has turned more to criminal sources, including arms dealing. Cells have been forced to use petty theft, credit-card fraud and other scams to finance themselves...
...have to believe that protecting my body from rape is more important than a rubber tree plant,” she wrote, referring to the theft of a plant in Quincy House that has been blamed on all-night access to residents of other Houses...
...Ashcroft spokeswoman Mindy Tucker told reporters Wednesday the DOJ is "investigating the possibility of identity theft," but refused to elaborate. Justice and FBI officials say they don't yet know how many of the hijackers may be using phony names or stolen identities, but indicated the possibility of identity theft is one reason the FBI has not released more information about the hijackers' nationalities and backgrounds...
Reppert recommends HUPD refocus some of its community-oriented policing resources since many of the departmetn’s outreach efforts focus on preventing theft in University buildings...