On the recordJuly 13, 2010
The 9/11 Commission Staff Monograph on Terrorist Financing found al Qaeda was funded to the tune of approximately $30 million per year by divisions of money from Islamic charities.
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Specter highlights al Qaeda's funding sources as identified by the 9/11 Commission.
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