The Golden Chain The Golden Chain The "Golden Chain" is a list of names that was seized in March 2002 in a raid by Bosnian police of the premises of the Benevolence International Foundation in Sarajevo. The Golden Chain has been interpreted by some as a list of purported sponsors of Al-Qaeda. The list includes at least 20 top Saudi and Gulf States financial sponsors including bankers, businessmen, and former ministers. Part of the list includes a computer file titled "Tarekh Osama" or "Osama History", but the appellation "Golden Chain" itself is due to al Qaeda defector Jamal al-Fadl, who vouched for its
Sudan golden sparrow Sudan golden sparrow The Sudan golden sparrow ("Passer luteus") is a small bird in the sparrow family found in sub-Saharan Africa. It is a popular cage bird, and in aviculture it is known as the golden song sparrow. The Arabian golden sparrow and this species are sometimes considered one species, as the "golden sparrow". This species was first described by Martin Lichtenstein in 1823, as "Fringilla lutea", from a specimen collected at Dongola, Sudan. Since then it has generally been placed in the genus "Passer". The species name "luteus" means saffron yellow in Latin. The two golden sparrows are very