But he said his government had helped in tracking terrorist finances.

Combating terrorism effectively requires the fullest possible international cooperation, especially in intelligence, law enforcement and the tracking of terrorist finances.

WikiLeaks: Treasury 'slow to act in blocking terrorist finance'

A critical need is to strangle terrorist finances.

Targeting Terrorist Money The general public sees attacks on terrorist finance as a way to "starve the terrorists of money."

"Cutting off terrorist finance is like cutting the heads of the hydra," Mr. Winer said.

On March 20, 2002, Barzinji's home was raided by a federal task force investigating terrorist finances.

Until Sept. 11, the Bush administration paid little attention to terrorist finances.

Controls of terrorist finance need joint efforts, but too much effort is focused on empowering the EU and extending its competence into new areas.

The lone high mark: an A-minus for disrupting terrorist finances.