Hizbullah cash

By the way, no US newspaper that I know of published the response of the Lebanese-Canadian bank to the accusation by US Treasury of holding Hizbullah cash.  Here, Muhammad reacts to the story:

"I have some extended family who have been sending American cars from Detroit to Africa for years always with Lebanese family and friends based in Africa. While I know no one who had their money stolen by the FBI (because thats essentially what happened--- was there even a trial?) the people I know know people who have.

What they said that the FBI just couldn't come to grips with, regardless of how many times they would explain it to them, was why the money would go to Lebanon after leaving Africa and before coming to the US. They explained that US banks delay transactions coming from African locations and it was faster to send the money to Lebanon and then have it sent to the US. But again this is another example of how when Arabs & Muslims do perfectly legal things- it comes off as suspicious.

The real question is- if Lebanese Shiites based in the US really wanted to send money to any Lebanese political movements through the proceeds of selling used cars - and the banks they were using were in on it--- why would they link together the funds that were going back to the US with those that allegedly going to stay in Lebanon? I would presume intelligent launderer would keep the "dirty money" separate from the clean money (since the bank was alleged to be in on it) and never have it come to the attention of the US - as it would stay in Lebanon.

While I know a decent amount about the used car exporting business among Lebanese, I am thankfully no expert in money laundering, so excuse if my logic in paragraph is off."