where does al queda get it's funding from?

Question

and who oversees its distribution?

Answer 1

I think it comes from a lot of so called NON PROFIT organizations set up to help the "poor" (wink, wink) and filtered into the hands of terrorists. It also comes from members of radical mosques all over the world, including the USA.

Answer 2

The largest source of funds for Al Quida is Saudi Arabia. In addition to private funds, the Saudi government funds the Islamic schools (madrassas) that are the main recruiters of Al Quida's members. The balance of their funds come from various illegal enterprises the most profitable of which is the opium trade in Afganistan.

Answer 3

Bush, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and some independent entities. And, lets not forget the cozy relationship between Pakistan's ISI and the CIA and Al Qaeda. It's quite a triadal relationship going on there.
Here's a great article as to how Bush is funding Al Qaeda. Read it before you jump to conclusions:
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/03/05/070305fa_fact_hersh

Here's a couple of articles on how Saudi Arabia is funding Al Qaeda:
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/09/us-saudis-still.html
http://www.nysun.com/article/44426
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/06/07/terror/main621621.shtml
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/000611.php

Here's how Pakistan is protecting them:
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/07/terror-commande.html

Cozy Connections between Pakistan ISI, Al Qaeda, Taliban and CIA
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/taliban/interviews/coll.html
http://www.infowars.net/articles/july2007/160707ISI.htm

Answer 4

My guess. al Queda gets it's money from the USA through our oil purchases from Saudi Arabia and other middle eastern nations.

That money eventually filters through their economies and some of it makes it's way to terrorist groups by sympathizers in those economies.

Answer 5

Every gallon of gas that you buy means more money for Saudi Arabia to fund international terrorism with.

Answer 6

Iran, Jordan, Pakistan, and other countries, and lots of independent entities. Mainly in the middle east.

The distribution is done internaly. They actualy have a fairly advanced financial system. It has been pretty crippled in the past 6 years, but still fairly strong.

Answer 7

Most Muslim countries at least allow there Mullahs to preach the philosophy of hate and pass the plate for them also the rich potentates of these countries.

Then you do have all those non profit charities that raise millions from unsuspecting dupes.

Answer 8

Private donations that are overseen by only themselves.
They are not funded by governments of countries
but by private individuals who hate us for our
greedy self-serving government that
accepts private donations from
big corporations.

To them, our government is the evildoers.

Answer 9

Probably left over resources from the security council members donating to their cause decades ago.

Answer 10

bush?