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A US judge has dismissed Saudi Arabia as a defendant in lawsuits brought by families of victims of the 9/11 attacks.
The judge said there was insufficient evidence linking the gulf country to the 2001 attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people.
Lawyers in the cases frequently referenced the September 11 Commission's report, which they said supported their argument that Saudi Arabia had been the primary funding source for al-Qaeda.
Lawyers for Saudi Arabia argued that the report did not implicate the Saudi government or individual Saudi officials.
How the FBI is whitewashing the Saudi connection to 9/11
The Saudi-9/11 connection in Florida was no small part of the overall 9/11 investigation. Yet it was never shared with Congress. Nor was it mentioned in the 9/11 Commission Report. Now it’s being whitewashed again, in a newly released report by the 9/11 Review Commission, set up last year by Congress to assess “any evidence now known to the FBI that was not considered by the 9/11 Commission.” Though the FBI acknowledges the Saudi family was investigated, it maintains the probe was a dead end.
“The 28 pages primarily relate to who financed 9/11, and they point a very strong finger at Saudi Arabia as being the principal financier,” he said, adding, “I am speaking of the kingdom,” or government, of Saudi Arabia, not just wealthy individual Saudi donors.
Sources who have read the censored Saudi section say it cites CIA and FBI case files that directly implicate officials of the Saudi Embassy in Washington and its consulate in Los Angeles in the attacks — which, if true, would make 9/11 not just an act of terrorism, but an act of war by a foreign government."
originally posted by: OtherSideOfTheCoin
It is a mockery to the justice system that the Saudi's continue to get these cases dismissed in the courts when the American government is essentially with holding evidence that could provide proof of their involvement.
TextSo the Saudi's are arguing that the report does not direct any blame at them directly and therefore cannot be held accountable for 9/11 under the accusation they provide support for the terrorists and as such they have been cleared.
Lawyers in the cases frequently referenced the September 11 Commission's report, which they said supported their argument that Saudi Arabia had been the primary funding source for al-Qaeda. Lawyers for Saudi Arabia argued that the report did not implicate the Saudi government or individual Saudi officials.
The family is estimated to be composed of 15,000 members, but the majority of the power and wealth is possessed by a group of only about 2,000.
originally posted by: soulwaxer
originally posted by: OtherSideOfTheCoin
It is a mockery to the justice system that the Saudi's continue to get these cases dismissed in the courts when the American government is essentially with holding evidence that could provide proof of their involvement.
Of course the American government is withholding evidence! Outing the Saudi’s would cause the Saudi’s to out the American government.
Duh.
soulwaxer
originally posted by: MarioOnTheFly
a reply to: OtherSideOfTheCoin
I wonder if the judge can ask to read the 28 pages and then make his ruling ? would he even want to. I'm betting he wouldn't touch it with a pole.
originally posted by: OtherSideOfTheCoin
originally posted by: MarioOnTheFly
a reply to: OtherSideOfTheCoin
I wonder if the judge can ask to read the 28 pages and then make his ruling ? would he even want to. I'm betting he wouldn't touch it with a pole.
I was actually wondering the same thing, could the court just not demand to see the documents, even in a closed session.