Terror-finance rulings the Supremes must strike down, despite Biden’s pleas

[Valin]

NY Post

Michael R. Pompeo

June 12, 2022

The Supreme Court is set to decide if it will consider two important terror-financing cases centering on the ability of Americans who have been harmed in terrorist attacks to seek redress against financial institutions that knowingly funnel money to fronts for terrorist organizations such as Hamas.

But the Biden administration has urged the justices to let lower court rulings stand in Weiss v. National Westminster Bank and Strauss v. Credit Lyonnais — and so undercut 25 years of bipartisan consensus that Americans must be able to seek redress against those who knowingly facilitate terrorism.

Terrorism, its reach and its sources of funding constitute a central security issue of our times. Hamas, Hezbollah and other terror groups seek to alter the geopolitical calculus of target nations through intimidation, extortion and carnage to rain destruction on the innocent.

They also use purported charities to finance their networks and to recruit personnel to carry out terror operations. Why is the Biden administration intent on accommodating this deceit?

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From The Comments

"martha mark

10 hours ago

don't agree with pompeo. these cases are about american citizens using our courts to sue foreign entities and collect the cash. in the one case, suing a british bank for their business dealings with a organization that our government has designated supporter of terrorism. our courts should not be interfering in the lawful decisions of those foreign businesses."

 

 

Can someone explain this to me?