Jean-Charles Brisard
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Jean-Charles Brisard is an international expert and consultant on international terrorism. He authored the first and most exhaustive study ever written on the financial network of the Bin Laden
organization, "The economic environment of Osama Ben Laden". His report was written for the French intelligence community and published by the French National Assembly
in 2001.
He testified on his work before the US Congress Joint Inquiry into the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and before the US Senate Banking Committee.
He served as an expert or witness in prosecutions of terrorism financing and money laundering cases in France, Switzerland, the UK and the United States. He also provides training to the French authorities on terrorism and terrorism financing.
Since June 2002, he is serving as lead investigator for lawyers representing families of the 9/11
victims in the course of civil lawsuits.
In November 2008, he was appointed Knight of the National Order of Merit by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
He is the author of Forbidden Truth: U.S.-taliban Secret Oil Diplomacy And The Failed Hunt For Bin Laden and
The New Face of Al-Qaeda about Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
.
He is putting together a database about worldwide financing of International Terrorism.
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder of the militant Islamist organization Al-Qaeda, the jihadist organization responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States and numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets...
organization, "The economic environment of Osama Ben Laden". His report was written for the French intelligence community and published by the French National Assembly
French National Assembly
The French National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic. The upper house is the Senate ....
in 2001.
He testified on his work before the US Congress Joint Inquiry into the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and before the US Senate Banking Committee.
He served as an expert or witness in prosecutions of terrorism financing and money laundering cases in France, Switzerland, the UK and the United States. He also provides training to the French authorities on terrorism and terrorism financing.
Since June 2002, he is serving as lead investigator for lawyers representing families of the 9/11
September 11, 2001 attacks
The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation...
victims in the course of civil lawsuits.
In November 2008, he was appointed Knight of the National Order of Merit by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
He is the author of Forbidden Truth: U.S.-taliban Secret Oil Diplomacy And The Failed Hunt For Bin Laden and
The New Face of Al-Qaeda about Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi ; October 30, 1966 – June 7, 2006), born Ahmad Fadeel al-Nazal al-Khalayleh was a Jordanian militant Islamist who ran a paramilitary training camp in Afghanistan...
.
He is putting together a database about worldwide financing of International Terrorism.
External links
- Jean-Charles Brisard website, Brisard's website
- "The Brain against Bin Laden", Der Spiegel October 16, 2006
- Cooperative Research entry on Jean-Charles Brisard
- International Analyst Network profile of Jean-Charles Brisard
- US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Hearing on The Financing of Terror Organizations October 22, 2003
- Contributing Expert, The Terror Finance Blog