Show rv The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday August 30 2002 — A7 hi HKfflvwaxr ibg US Italy aim to ‘financially paralyze’ WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Italy moved jointly on Thursday to block the financial assets of 25 individuals and organizations believed to be linked to the tenor network The Treasury Department’s announcement marked the United States’ latest move to financially paralyze entities suspected to financing terrorists activities a key component in President Bush’s war da on term ‘Today’s action makes clear that we are serious about shutting down any company or organization that is in the business of supporting tenor-ism- ” said Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill The action comes amid reports that die global campaign to freeze access to money may be ' stalling and follows recent criticism about the processes the United States has used in its effort to block funds including the evidence gathered to support classifying a person or a group as a terrorist financier Qf the 25 entities added to the US blacklist 11 are individuals and 14 are organiza-tion-s Any financial assets belonging to die entities in die United States would be frozen by the US order while accounts in Italy would be Charges Continued from A6 Hamburg in 1995 to study electrical engineering at the city’s technical university which was also attended by Atta and In November 1999 after the group had already decided to attack the United States-AttJarrah and Binal-shib- h left for Afghanistan to secure financial and logistical help for the planned attack The second group from the Hamburg cell went to Afghanistan in early 20Q0 Nehm said El Motassadeq was spotted in May 2000 living at a Tsl-ibguest house and training at an camp near Kandahar Nehm said an da Upon their return Atta and Jarrah signed up for flight schools in Florida While el Motassadeq and die others remained in Germany tending to logistics die plotters coordinated die attacks during meetings in Europe including Spain Nehm said “Besides sharing ideologi' cal and military training the inembers of the cell coordinated with the international net- - blocked by that government’s action Treasury said it would sub-mit the 25 names to the Unit- ed Nations which has its own list of entities believed to support terrorism All 11 individuals affected by Thursday’s action are related to the Salafist Group for Call and Combat an Algerian-base- d terrorist organization that operates in North Africa Spain and Italy Treasury said Tlie group suspected of havis ing links to already on die US’ and United Nations’ Mocking list The 11 people are: Tunisian-bor- n Adel Ben Soltane of Milan which Treasury says was involved in preparing an attack against the US Embassy in Rome Yassine Chekkouri which Italian authorities say that Scotland Yard investigators believe is “one of the highest” men in the organization Treasury said Tunisan-bor-n Tarek Ben Habib Maaroufi is suspected of having provided counterfeit identity papers to one of the killers of leader Ahmed Shah Massoud Treasury said Algerian born Abdelhalim Remadna who Italian authorities believe has had telephone contact with Abu Jardar is considered to be Treaa leader within said sury The others are Tunsian-boNabil Benattia and Riadh Jelassi Mehdi Kammoun of Milan bom inTunsia Samir Kishk bora in Egypt Man-soThaer bom in Iraq Tunisian-bor- n Lazhar Ben Mohammed Tlili of Legnano Italy and Tinisian bora Habib m ur Waddani Treasury said the and other terrorist-relate- d organizations The 14 entities are owned or con dent and Nada is a director The others are: Akida Investment Co Ltd Bahamas Nasreddin Group International Holding Limited Bahamas Nasco Nasreddin Holding Turkey Nascotex Morocco Nasreddin Foundation Liechtenstein BaThqwa for Commerce and Real Estate Co Limited Liechtenstein ‘ Swiss Gulf and African Chamber Switzerland Gulf Center Italy Nascoservice Italy NASCO Business Residence — -- EVERYDAY! 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