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September 22, 2009 Archives

Did credit cards fund -- or foil -- latest terror plot?

Jeremy Simon | September 22, 2009 | Credit card miscellany

Tags: Bank of America, Capital One, Chase, Citibank, credit card, Discover, Najibullah Zazi, terrorism, terrorist

You've almost certainly read news reports on the alleged terrorist plot that took shape around the anniversary of Sept. 11, including details suggesting a link between the attack's funding and credit cards. But it also appears that aside from being aided by credit cards, the alleged terrorists may have also been undone by plastic.

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