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rovided support to al Qaeda in their offi- cial capacities as members of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs. Federal Com- plaint 111426-464. 4. National Commercial Bank NCB was established in 1950 by Salim bin Mahfouz, the father of Defendant Khalid bin Mahfouz, as the lust commer- cial bank of Saudi Arabia. Ashto

. C. Defendants' Status as Foreign States for FSIA Purposes The Court must first determine if the moving Defendants are "foreign states" for 22. Zakat is required almsgiving by all Mus- lims. See, e.g., Emmet Complaint at 275; id. 140. EFTA00795052 788 349 FEDERAL SUPPLEMENT, 2d SERIES purpose

provided support to al Qaeda in their offi- cial capacities as members of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs. Federal Com- plaint 19 426464. 4. National Commercial Bank NCB was established in 1950 by Salim bin Mahfouz, the father of Defendant Khalid bin Mahfouz, as the first commer- cial bank of Saudi Arabia. Ashton

5. C. Defendants’ Status as States for FSIA Purposes The Court must first determine if the moving Defendants are “foreign states” for Foreign 22. Zakat is required almsgiving by all Mus- lims. See, e.g., Burnett Complaint at 275; id. 140. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017852 --- PAGE BREAK --- 788 purposes of

F.3d at 1023; Bown ITT, 340 F.Supp.2d at 906. Even move and launder money. 12(e) Statement {1 1. Plaintiffs allege that al Qaeda has pervert- ed the Zakat and Hararm principles in Islam- ic banking to collect and distribute money to individuals and cells throughout the world. Id. 494-9; see also Burnett

f of Counterterrorism Operations Vincent Cannistraro affirmed that “[t]here is little doubt that a financial conduit to bin Laden was handled through the National Commercial Bank, until the Saudi government finally arrested a number of persons and closed down the channel. It was evident that several wealthy Saudis were funneli

ionally allege that “DMI [Trust] and its affiliated and subsidiary companies have known that many of the ostensible charities to which they channeled Zakat and Haraam funds were, in fact, fronts for al Qaeda [, including ITRO and MWL].” *88 JA4337. “Despite the actual knowledge that money contributed to