(30 Aug 2002)

1. Wide shot of US State Department Spokesman, Richard Boucher approaching podium
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Richard Boucher, US State Department Spokesman:
"I would not characterise the situation as stalled. There are vigorous efforts going on internationally in a variety of channels in a variety of ways to increase the effectiveness. You might note that the United States and Italy are submitting a new list of 25 names to the United Nations for the freezing of assets today. This is an ongoing effort where as we learn more we do more and we can stop more. The nature of the thing is that when you first impose these things you tend to find money in banks. As time goes on those that want to move money don't use those systems because those systems are denied to them, so the first thing you do is you deny access to the facilities of the international banking system to them. But we have gone much further than that around the world in various partners we are going after these barter arrangements, these hawalas, with partners and law enforcement officials around the world."
3. Zoom out of Boucher

STORYLINE:

Washington have responded to a report by the United Nations which says the ability of western nations to place a hold on Al Qaeda funds appears to be slipping.

US State Department spokesman Richard Boucher defended the US approach so far, saying that it even extended to an informal Asian money transfer system.

According to the report, the terrorist network could once again get access (m) to millions of dollars.

The informal money transfer system, known as hawala, has been used for hundreds of years to move money across distances and around legal and financial barriers in South Asia and the Middle East.

(B) Billions of dollars flow through the system which (m) millions of Pakistanis, Indians and others working abroad use to send money home to their families.

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