PAYING FOR TERROR.

The article looks at how jihadist terrorist groups are using organized-crime tactics and profits to finance attacks around the world. The terrorist attacks on Bombay in 1993 and the attacks in the U.S. on September 11, 2001, are examples of organized terrorism aimed at the heart of a nation's financial center and intended to maximize civilian casualties. The terrorist attacks in Bombay were linked to gangster Dawood Ibrahim. Dawood is accused of supporting Islamic terrorist organizations. The link of terrorist organizations with organized crime allows the terrorist groups to increase their survivability. The article references the book "Al Qaeda in Europe," by Lorenzo Vidino. Drug dealers were behind the Madrid train bombings in Spain. INSETS: A Godfather's Lethal Mix of Business and Politics;An Unlikely Criminal Crossroads.