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The '''Terrorist Finance Tracking Program''' is a [[United States government]] program to access the SWIFT transaction database, revealed by ''[[The New York Times]]'' in June 2006. It is part of the [[George W. Bush administration|Bush administration]]'s "[[Global War on Terrorism]]". Based in [[Belgium]], SWIFT ([[Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication]]) establish common standards for financ(contracted; show full)ve System|Federal Reserve]] and private organizations called SWIFT and [[Clearing House Interbank Payments System|CHIPS]] – that record the billions of dollars coursing through the global banking system daily."<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/eafricabombing/stories/binladen082898.htm| title=Bin Laden's Finances Are Moving Target| author=Mintz, John| publisher=[[The Washington Post]]| accessdate=2006-07-11| year=August 28, 1998}}</ref> Also, a [[
DecSeptember 21]], [[2001]] ''[[Baltimore Sun]]'' article mentioned SWIFT "headquartered in Belgium" and conjectured about the ability of the [[National Security Agency|U.S. National Security Agency]] "to follow the money through its electronic intercepts of such transactions."<ref>{{cite web| url=http://fox59.trb.com/bal-te.money21sep21,0,2732416.story| title=Authorities trying to track money back to bin Laden| author=Shane, Scott| publisher=[[Baltimore Sun]]| accessdate=2006-07-107-12-29| year=DecSeptember 21, 20061}}</ref> Still others have questioned the secrecy of the TFTP because the Bush administration has made [[News release|public announcements]] that it planned to track terrorist-related finances. For example, in a speech shortly after [[September 11, 2001 attacks|the September 11th attacks]], George W. Bush elaborated on the Administration's intention to track terrorist funding, saying "if [financial institutions] fail to help us by sharing information or freezing accounts, the Department of t(contracted; show full)<references />
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[[Category:Counter-terrorism]]
[[Category:Anti-terrorism policy of the United States]]
[[Category:George W. Bush administration controversies]]
[[Category:United States Department of the Treasury]]
[[Category:Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication]]