"Saudi charities linked to Mumbai attacks?"

... and the trail of Arafat's shady cash leads to Soha in Paris , in the DailyBeast, here and Arnaud De Borchgrave, on the "culture" the United States & Saudi Arabia .. helped create during the Cold War, in the WashingtonTimes, here

"...The same source says that the school is bankrolled by donations from Saudi Arabia, a disclosure that could complicate the U.S. relationship with one of its few allies in the region. The CIA has known for two years that the school—which teaches Wahhabism, the ultra-conservative strain of Islam practiced by the Saudi royal family--was “funded by the Saudis and protected by the Pakistanis.”

......It is little surprise that most of the cash has ended up in France, where Arafat’s 45-year old widow, Suha, has lived with their daughter, since 2000. Suha – who married Arafat in 1990 when she was only 28 -- lives in a sprawling villa on one of Paris’ s most exclusive streets, Rue Fauborg St. Honore, and also keeps a decadent private suite at the five-star Hotel Le Bristol. ....The Palestinian Authority is aware of the DCRI report and has demanded that the French government seize the funds and return them. But to the consternation of Mahmoud Abbas, President Nicholas Sarkozy has refused to take any action..."