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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 financial transactions worldwide.

== Introduction ==

A series of articles published on [[June 23]], [[2006]], by ''[[The New York Times]]'',
<ref>Lichtblau, Eric and Risen, James. "[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/23/washington/23intel.html?hp&ex=1151121600&en=18f9ed2cf37511d5&ei=5094&partner=homepage Bank Data Is Sifted by U.S. in Secret to Block Terror]", ''The New York Times'', [[June 22]], [[2006]]. Accessed [[June 23]], [[2006]].</ref>, ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''⏎
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<ref>Simpson, Glenn R. "[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB115101988281688182.html?mod=hps_us_pageone U.S. Treasury Tracks Financial Data In Secret Program]", ''The Wall Street Journal'', [[June 22]], [[2006]]. Accessed [[June 23]], [[2006]].</ref> and ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]''<ref>Meyer, Josh and Miller, Greg. "[http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-swift23jun23,0,6482687.story Secret U.S. Program Tracks Global Bank 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]]