September 11 Commission Report - Gnostic Liberation Front

to this region. Kazakhstan is reported to hold 20% of the world’s gold reserves. The
Caspian basin was Russian Mafiya turf before the oil companies appeared on the scene,
and payoffs to the Russian/Israeli Mafiya were absolutely critical. Under American law,
Figure 5
Central Asian Pipelines
these payoffs were illegal, and punishable by severe penalties. Keeping the payments
secret is equally important to the Russian/Israeli Mafiya, who are being prosecuted in
French, English, Russian and Nederland’s courts for tax evasion and money laundering.
(Historic example – the FBI could only convict Al Capone of tax evasion. The same
phenomenon seems to hold for these Russian/Israeli criminals as well.)
With regional wealth, one finds significant inroads by Russian and Saudi organized
crime:
“Kazakhstan's location as a transit point from Central Asia to Russia-and hence to Europe-makes it a
channel for drug smuggling and people trafficking, particularly where women are concerned. The
president's tight control over the security services and the main lucrative industries in Kazakhstan
arguably limits to some extent the ability of Kazakh organised criminal groups to penetrate the official
economy. However, Russian mafia groups-with links to the Russian oil and gas industry-are reported
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