Saudi Arabia Not Liable In 9/11 Attacks

Court Cites Immunity Even If Kingdom Was Aware Of Donations Being Funneled To Al Qaeda

(AP)  A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Saudi Arabia and four of its princes cannot be held liable in the Sept. 11 attacks even if they were aware that charitable donations to Muslim groups would be funneled to al Qaeda.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the defendants were protected by sovereign immunity and the plaintiffs would need to prove that the princes engaged in intentional actions aimed at U.S. residents.

Justin Timothy Green, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, said he was disappointed with the ruling and the plaintiffs were considering an appeal because the decision would make it harder to collect from others.

"The bottom line is it's a difficult proof level to say someone gave money intending it to be used in a terrorist attack in the United States as opposed to merely giving it to anti-American groups and foreseeing it," he said.

"Ultimately, al Qaeda couldn't have done the attacks if they didn't have the resources to train and equip the 19 terrorists" responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks, Green said.

Nancy Dutton, an attorney for Saudi Arabian Embassy in Washington, said lawyers for the kingdom would have no comment until the litigation was completely over.

Lawsuits seeking billions of dollars in damages were filed by representatives, survivors and relatives of the victims against foreign governments, charities, financial institutions and individuals believed to have provided support to al Qaeda.

The plaintiffs claimed the defendants gave money to charities in order to funnel it to terrorist organizations behind the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.

In its ruling, the judges said it would have to dismiss the case against the princes even if it were proven that they were aware of bin Laden's public vows to harm the United States.

"Even if the four princes were reckless in monitoring how their donations were spent, or could and did foresee that recipients of their donations would attack targets in the United States, that would be insufficient," the three-judge panel said.

The appeals court also agreed with a lower court that a Saudi banker and a charitable organization cannot be held liable.

[gramto8]

From the article "Even if the four princes were reckless in monitoring how their donations were spent, or could and did foresee that recipients of their donations would attack targets in the United States, that would be insufficient," the three-judge panel said.


The Saudis can get away with this, but let a bartender give a drunk one too many beers and let him get on the road and guess who will be charged!! That''s right.. THE BARTENDER!! Not only that but he will also be sued by the drunk, his family, and by the families of everyone he hurts, kills, or breathes on.

[rosieod4prez]

redwhtblue2 - what a pack of lies.

Does you mother know you are on line ?

[vnveteran72]

The CIA Investigation into 9/11 is complete, but has never been released by the Bush/Cheney Crime Cartel, citing "National Security".....
What will be revealed to the Public after these Scumbags leave for their respective Nonextradition Countries of Choice, will be something most have suspected all along.......
Can you say, "Inside Job"???.......
I KNEW that you could.......

[whiskyrokkr]

redwhtblue2
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Why did the BBUSSH admin. not allow the private investigation to take place after 9/111?

[redwhtblue2]

The whole 9/11 investigation was a cover-up from the start

Cheney and Bush opposed the creation of commission to look into the crimes

The money trail was never followed

And these comments below

CBC video interview transcript regarding Without Precedent a book about the 9/11 Commission authored by Chairman Thomas Kean and Vice-Chairman Lee Hamilton 8/21/06:

Lee Hamilton: I don''t believe for a minute that we got everything right. We wrote a first draft of history. ... People will be investigating 9/11 for the next hundred years in this country, and they''re going to find out some things that we missed here.

Evan Solomon:
The first chapter of the book is

''''the Commission was set up to fail.''''

Sunday, September 02, 2007
Former Chief of NIST''''s Fire Science Division Calls for Independent Review of World Trade Center Investigation

More evidence of Pre-9/11 Inside Trading: Follow the Money? God forbid
Why was the cashing out of billions of dollars just before 9/11 never investigated?


by Jim Hogue
http://www.globalresearch.ca/inde
x.php?context=va&aid=8046

Official: 15 of 19 Sept. 11 hijackers were Saudi

WASHINGTON, July 29, 2003
President Bush refused on Tuesday to release a congressional report alleging possible links between Saudi Arabian officials and the Sept. 11 hijackers.

COVER UP?

COVER UP?

COVER UP?

[redwhtblue2]

EMT Jeff Birnbaum near the South Tower says he heard an eerie high-pitched noise and a ''''popping sound'''' then an explosion before the top of the tower leaned toward him and started coming down. (CEE News)

Firefighter Louie Cacchioli in elevator going to 24th floor hears a bomb go off and thinks bombs were set in the building. (People)

Firefighter Edward Cachia says the South Tower gave at a lower floor then where the plane hit because they thought there was internal explosions going off from hearing successions of ''''boom, boom, boom, boom'''' before the tower came down. (NY Times)

Fire Captain Karin Deshore says there was orange and red flashes followed by explosions that were getting bigger going both up and down and then all around the WTC 2. (SF Gate)

Tom Elliott on 67th floor floor in WTC 2 felt explosion below him as plane hit, firemen going up told him of an explosion near 60th floor. (CS Monitor)

Commissioner Stephen Gregory along with a Lieutenant Evangelista from Ladder 146 say they both saw multiple flashes coming from the lower level of the WTC 2 right before it collapsed and mentions the flashes they saw are like what you''''d see when they ''''blow up a building.'''' (NY Times)

Nadine Keller from her balcony in Soho, NY says she ''''heard the bomb'''' before she saw the buildings collapse. (BBC)

[redwhtblue2]

9/11 - CNN correspondent Aaron Brown announces that the WTC 7 has either collapsed, or is collapsing approx 1hr before it did. (CNN video)

9/11 - BBC correspondent Jane Standley announces that the WTC 7 collapsed at least 12min before it did. (BBC video)

9/11 - A medical student watching the WTC 7 hears a clap of thunder, sees a shockwave rippling through it and windows bust out, then sees the bottom floor cave out followed by the rest of the building. (1010 WINS video)

WTC 7 becomes first steel high-rise building in history to collapse due to mostly fire. (Chicago Tribune, Stanford Report)

The collapse of the 47 story WTC 7 skyscraper hardly gets any media attention. (NY Times)

WTC 7 debris was removed without investigators having the chance to examine it at the scene to help determine the cause of failure. (History Channel)

FEMA report concludes specifics of WTC 7 fires and how they caused it to collapse remain unknown and call for further investigation and also says the facade was ''''pulled downward'''', suggesting an internal failure and ''''implosion''''. (FEMA)

[redwhtblue2]

Sept 10 - Donald Rumsfeld announces Pentagon has lost track of $2.3 trillion (CBS, DoD), attacks came near end of fiscal year & important budget information was located in the damaged area (Arlington County), large number of fatalities at Pentagon were civilian accountants, bookkeepers and budget analysts. (Pitt Post-Gazette)

[whiskyrokkr]

"Saudi Arabia not liable for 9/11 attacks". Riigghht

[winnerindia]

JAMES BAKER THE BUSH FAMILY FRIEND AND STAUNCH REPUBLICAN IS DEFENDING THE SAUDI GOVERNMENT AGAINST THE VICTIMS FAMILIES!
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Posted by bluestardad at 05:10 PM : Aug 15, 2008


All those are Americans (Bush and etc.etc.) elected by you; your president not a Russian or Saudi. So pack up your a*s*s and sit silent.
Saudi Arabia is our ally (as said by YOUR president Bush). Get some nails of wisdom.

[notblue]

bobnjersey, please feel free to refute with facts anything I stated regarding this article. Your beloved Dems even Obama does not believe 911 was an "inside job" like some who frequent these posts. Furthermore, explain how an ideology like radical Islam is relegated to just certain countries.

[bluestardad]

JAMES BAKER THE BUSH FAMILY FRIEND AND STAUNCH REPUBLICAN IS DEFENDING THE SAUDI GOVERNMENT AGAINST THE VICTIMS FAMILIES!

[stevex47]

Not sure how much of the conspiracy theory stuff I believe.

What bugs me most maybe is seeing bush hold their hands and kiss them.

The only thing really wierd as far as conspiracy theory, no one mentions....is Marvin Bush.

Co-chief of Security at all the buildings mentioned below, up until 9-10 !!!!!!!!

[bobnjersey]

[You do more to midigate yourself with your own responses than any truths I state could do.]
[Posted by notblue at 03:14 PM : Aug 15, 2008]

you''re going to state truths? when is this scheduled to occur?

[bill_chicago]

For those unaware of what a joke this all is, check out:

www.asecondlookatthesaudis.com

No nation is more responsible for the rise of Al Qaeda and the attacks on 9/11 than the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

[samsel3]

The 911 tragedy was done by Bin Laden in retaliation for US activities in Afghanistan trying to topple the Taliban for the Caspian Sea Pipelines project.

The Bush family took out Saddam for the Saudis. Saddam was the Saudis enemy and competition in the world oil market.

[tryhonesty]

911 Blame is to be given to the current crooks in the White House, and the generations of Bush family members selling out America...special attention to "Pappa Bush" and is "family relationship" to the Saudi government, such warm fuzzy thoughts...

[notblue]

stn-sage, your diatribe on me is still not an answer to my statement, libs like you always resort to condiscending insults when no logical response to truths and facts can be made. You do more to midigate yourself with your own responses than any truths I state could do.

[redwhtblue2]

Sept 10 - Donald Rumsfeld announces Pentagon has lost track of $2.3 trillion (CBS, DoD), attacks came near end of fiscal year & important budget information was located in the damaged area (Arlington County), large number of fatalities at Pentagon were civilian accountants, bookkeepers and budget analysts. (Pitt Post-Gazette)

[redwhtblue2]

9/11 - CNN correspondent Aaron Brown announces that the WTC 7 has either collapsed, or is collapsing approx 1hr before it did. (CNN video)

9/11 - BBC correspondent Jane Standley announces that the WTC 7 collapsed at least 12min before it did. (BBC video)

9/11 - A medical student watching the WTC 7 hears a clap of thunder, sees a shockwave rippling through it and windows bust out, then sees the bottom floor cave out followed by the rest of the building. (1010 WINS video)

WTC 7 becomes first steel high-rise building in history to collapse due to mostly fire. (Chicago Tribune, Stanford Report)

The collapse of the 47 story WTC 7 skyscraper hardly gets any media attention. (NY Times)

WTC 7 debris was removed without investigators having the chance to examine it at the scene to help determine the cause of failure. (History Channel)

FEMA report concludes specifics of WTC 7 fires and how they caused it to collapse remain unknown and call for further investigation and also says the facade was ''pulled downward'', suggesting an internal failure and ''implosion''. (FEMA)