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Loretta Napoleoni
"The UN report on sanctions against the Taliban and al-Qaida confirms that the transformation of al-Qaida into a 'loose network of affiliated underground groups' who operate largely independently against local targets of their own choosing, using limited resources, actually makes central flows of money less relevant. It also stresses that the U.N. sanctions have been ineffective because they have addressed a set of circumstances that no longer apply. "
