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The Financing of Terror: The Plo, Ira, Red Brigades and M-19 Stand the Paymasters
The Financing of Terror The Plo Ira Red Brigades and M19 Stand the Paymasters Author:James Adams Terrorism costs money. — Without it, today’s organised, hi-tech terrorism simply couldn’t exist. Sophisticated weapons, training, safe houses and living expenses, international travel, false identities and documents… — Modern day terrorism is expensive. The days when a few idealists would reach into their own pockets or the loca... more »l supporters have a whip-round are long gone. Fund raising has become large scale and professional. The more successful a terror group, the more income is generated. The more active a group, the more money is needed.
In the mass of literature about terrorism, one essential aspect has so far been ignored -- money, despite the fact that there is an annual worldwide terrorist budget in excess of $1 billion. So where does the money come from? And how is it raised and passed on?
The Financing of Terror is a comprehensive and unsettling study on the history of global terrorism.« less