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Terrorist List Should Be More Transparent, Expert Says A terrorism financing expert at Brown University has released a study saying the U.S. and U.N. should be more transparent about listing suspected international terrorists and their financiers.

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The United States and United Nations should be more transparent when listing suspected international terrorists and their financiers according to Sue Eckert, a terror financing expert at Brown University.

Eckert talks with Alex Cohen about a Muslim businessman who was financially blacklisted a few years ago. U.S. officials claimed he was giving financial support to al-Qaida, but he has been taken off their list for reasons that aren't entirely clear.