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Of the nineteen hijackers who attacked this nation on September 11, 2001, fifteen were Saudi Arabian. Moreover, each and every one of the nineteen hijackers was personally chosen and provided with training and financing by yet another Saudi native – Osama bin Laden. Yet from that day to this, in spite of these disturbing and incontrovertible facts, members of the Bush administration have glibly and incessantly insisted that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one of our closest friends and allies in the War on Terror. Fifteen Saudis murdered nearly 3,000 Americans on live TV, all at the behest of one of the Kingdom’s prodigal sons. How can these basic facts about 9/11 possibly be mere trivia? In fact, they are just the tip of the iceberg. In the years since September 11, a growing body of evidence has emerged illuminating the central role Saudi nationals have played in the rise of Al Qaeda and its terrorist attacks against the United States. In our national obsession with the fiasco in Iraq, we have somehow glossed over these important and alarming clues about the nature of the threat we confronted on September 11. But they are just as striking as the events of that day itself. Consider the following:
Al-CIAeda is just that, a creation of the United States government.
mujahideen, Arabicmujāhidūn (“those engaged in jihad”), In its broadest sense, those Muslims who proclaim themselves warriors for the faith. Its Arabic singular, mujāhid, was not an uncommon personal name from the early Islamic period onward. However, the term did not gain popular currency as a collective or plural noun referring to “holy warriors” until the 18th century in India, where it became associated with Muslim revivalism.
In the 20th century the term was used most commonly in Iran and Afghanistan. In Iran the Mojāhedin-e Khalq (“Mujahideen of the People”), a group combining Islamic and Marxist ideologies, engaged in a long-term guerrilla war against the leadership of the Islamic republic.
The name was most closely associated, however, with members of a number of guerrilla groups operating in Afghanistan that opposed invading Soviet forces and eventually toppled the Afghan communist government during the Afghan War (1979–92).
Rival factions thereafter fell out among themselves precipitating the rise of one faction, the Taliban. Like the term jihad—to which it is lexicographically connected—the name has been used rather freely, both in the press and by Islamic militants themselves, and often has been used to refer to any Muslim groups engaged in hostilities with non-Muslims or even with secularized Muslim regimes.
Originally posted by whatsecret
Of the nineteen hijackers who attacked this nation on September 11, 2001, fifteen were Saudi Arabian. Moreover, each and every one of the nineteen hijackers was personally chosen and provided with training and financing by yet another Saudi native – Osama bin Laden. Yet from that day to this, in spite of these disturbing and incontrovertible facts, members of the Bush administration have glibly and incessantly insisted that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one of our closest friends and allies in the War on Terror. Fifteen Saudis murdered nearly 3,000 Americans on live TV, all at the behest of one of the Kingdom’s prodigal sons. How can these basic facts about 9/11 possibly be mere trivia?
Originally posted by GoodOlDave
Originally posted by whatsecret
Of the nineteen hijackers who attacked this nation on September 11, 2001, fifteen were Saudi Arabian. Moreover, each and every one of the nineteen hijackers was personally chosen and provided with training and financing by yet another Saudi native – Osama bin Laden. Yet from that day to this, in spite of these disturbing and incontrovertible facts, members of the Bush administration have glibly and incessantly insisted that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one of our closest friends and allies in the War on Terror. Fifteen Saudis murdered nearly 3,000 Americans on live TV, all at the behest of one of the Kingdom’s prodigal sons. How can these basic facts about 9/11 possibly be mere trivia?
Mostly, because you're making things up to suit your story. This group was hardly Saudi Arabia's "prodigal sons"- Osama Bin Laden had been sentenced to death in absentia by the Saudi gov't for trying to overtthrow the royal family, and the hijackers' families refused to accept the remains that were recovered of their relatives; apparently they've either become pariahs in their respective families, or the families prefer to believe its a case of mistaken identity and don't want the remains returned to prove they were in fact involved.
Even Bin Laden's own son renounced his father's violence ways. He's no dummy either- he doesn't want to be connected to that crime organization:
Interview with Osama Bin Laden's son
Bin Laden was, though, a product of a monumental miscalculation by western security agencies. Throughout the 80s he was armed by the CIA and funded by the Saudis to wage jihad against the Russian occupation of Afghanistan. Al-Qaida, literally "the database", was originally the computer file of the thousands of mujahideen who were recruited and trained with help from the CIA to defeat the Russians.
Originally posted by gladtobehere
reply to post by Deetermined
To quote the late Robin Cook, British Labour Party MP:
Bin Laden was, though, a product of a monumental miscalculation by western security agencies. Throughout the 80s he was armed by the CIA and funded by the Saudis to wage jihad against the Russian occupation of Afghanistan. Al-Qaida, literally "the database", was originally the computer file of the thousands of mujahideen who were recruited and trained with help from the CIA to defeat the Russians.
Too bad we cant ask him more about this statement. He was killed, I mean had a heart attack, the very next month.
Of the nineteen hijackers who attacked this nation on September 11, 2001, fifteen were Saudi Arabian.
Originally posted by Skadi_the_Evil_Elf
Starred and flagged. The numerous links to Saudi Arabia are not really my main concern, it is the refusal of administration after administration to investigate and take action. Look at Khobar Towers bombing under Clinton. That "investigation" was a joke, Clinton just let the Saudis shrug the whole thing off.
This trend continued through the Bush years. And now it continues through the Obama admin. The Boston bombings. Remember that Saudi kid that was picked up, questioned, and taken to the hospital? Then cleared, supposedly, yet he was deported for "national security reasons". And the code that was put in his file was for terrorist related offenses. Yet we never heard another word about that since. All hushed up. Nothing to see here, move along.
That the Saudis continue to be involved in stabbing us in the back while calling us "friend" is business as usual. That the US government continues to handle them with kid gloves and refuses to do anything about it is unforgivable.