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Mon - Dec 6 -

BIN LADIN DOPE KINGPIN ACCUSED -

*'We know of individuals in Afghanistan who continue to fund al Qaeda with drug proceeds.'

Bin Laden's major supplier, U.S. authorities say, is Haji Bashir Noorzai, a former Taliban financier who smuggles heroin from the Kandahar area to al Qaeda in Pakistan.

The Pentagon adviser said Noorzai helped finance al Qaeda when it operated with the Taliban. The alliance continues to this day ... *

:: Rowan Scarborough - WashTimes ::

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