The Roots of Terrorism, Presentation by Jack Blum

Mr. Blum is an internationally recognized legal authority on money laundering, tax enforcement, congressional, state and foreign governmental investigations, regulatory compliance and related federal legislation, including the USA PATRIOT Act.
During his fourteen year tenure as counsel to various United States Senate Committees, including the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Subcommittee on Antitrust and Monopoly, Mr. Blum played a key role in conducting several high-profile investigations, including the investigation of BCCI, General Noriega’s drug trafficking and the Lockheed Corporation’s overseas bribes scandal. He often serves as an expert witness and consultant on fraud and money laundering for U.S. and foreign government agencies. Mr. Blum also chaired the United Nations Experts Group on asset recovery.

Mr. Blum focuses his practice on advising businesses dealing with congressional investigations and conducting internal investigations into complex money laundering and international tax evasion disputes.

The presentation will feature two documentaries, including

“Our Own Private Bin Laden” A film by Samira Goetschel

The film highlights the historical background that led to the fatal link between post-Cold War politics and the emergence of new forms of terrorism that succeeded in establishing their own economy. It traces the connection between privatization, deregulation and free market and the globalization of terrorism.

OUR OWN PRIVATE BIN LADEN examines the complicity between economic structures of “terror” and “the war on terror,” their interdependencies, and the creation of the Bin Laden industry as a consequence.