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U.S. Labels Muslim Charity as Terrorist Group Treasury Cites Ties to Bin Laden, Al Qaeda Financiers; Co-Founder Denies Allegations

By John Mintz Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, October 19, 2002; Page A02

The Treasury Department yesterday designated one of the nation's largest Muslim charities as a terrorist organization because it has
received funding from a top al Qaeda financier and its leader worked for a group created by Osama bin Laden in the 1980s.

The government's action means that anyone who has financial dealings with the Illinois-based Global Relief Foundation without Treasury
Department permission can be charged as a felon. It is the latest U.S. government crackdown on leading Islamic organizations in a global
effort to choke off funding for al Qaeda and other terrorist groups.

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Wow, a muslim charity has terrorist connections?  I would never have expected that.