James Clapper actually said...

terrorists and insurgents will increasingly turn to crime and criminal networks for funding and logistics . . . Criminal connections and activities of Hezbollah and al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb illustrate this trend.

Context

Clapper warns about the link between terrorism and organized crime.

06/20/2012

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