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Veterans Accuse Banks Of Helping To Finance Attacks

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More than 200 veterans, and veterans' families have filed a lawsuit in federal court in Brooklyn against six major banks: Barclays, HSBC Holdings, Standard Chartered, Royal Bank of Scotland and Credit Suisse Group, as well as a U.K.-subsidiary of Bank Saderat Iran.

The lawsuit accuses the banks of helping Iran funnel millions of dollars to groups that targeted U.S. troops in Iraq. Here & Now's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to Alison Frankel of Reuters about the suit.

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This segment aired on November 11, 2014.

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