Bin Laden's wealth not bankrolling al-Qaida

Friday, September 3, 2004

WASHINGTON -- Recent investigations into al-Qaida, including by the Sept. 11 commission, have substantially altered the commonly held view that Osama bin Laden's inheritance and massive fortune are being used to finance his international terror operations.

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