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Saudi Cabinet Warns Over JASTA
Al Arabiya ^ | Monday, 3 October 2016

Posted on 10/04/2016 9:55:21 AM PDT by nickcarraway

The enactment of US legislation on 9/11 weakening sovereign immunity will affect all countries, including the United States, the Saudi Cabinet said Monday.

It said the law contributes to the weakening of the principle of sovereign immunity, which has governed international relations for hundreds of years, in a statement carried by the state news agency SPA.

This it said, will have a “negative impact” on all nations, including the United States.

The cabinet also said Saudi Arabia hoped the US Congress would take necessary steps to avoid the ‘dangerous fallouts’ from the law,

The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) law allows the families of 9/11 victims to sue the kingdom for damages.

The Saudi foreign ministry condemned the law’s passage on Thursday, saying the “er


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1 posted on 10/04/2016 9:55:21 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

The Iranians will be nuking Arabia soon, so this nagging from the Saudi Kingdom is worthless.


2 posted on 10/04/2016 10:01:11 AM PDT by SatinDoll (A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN IS BORN IN THE USA OF TWO USA CITIZENS)
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The Iranians will be nuking Arabia soon, so this nagging from the Saudi Kingdom is worthless.

I've got my popcorn ready.

3 posted on 10/04/2016 10:03:18 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: SatinDoll

Screw em up the wazzoo. So -now- they are suddenly worried about traditional nation state rules, international norms, law, and behavior. Here’s my middle finger.


4 posted on 10/04/2016 10:04:51 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up....)
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To: nickcarraway
Saudis are scared of being accountable for 9/11...


5 posted on 10/04/2016 10:13:37 AM PDT by GraceG (Only a fool works hard in an environment where hard work is not appreciated...)
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To: nickcarraway

Warn away, that was an act of war you got away with and your cube of false idolatry turned to a smoldering ash heap. As an escapee of GZ (my office in ST blown up) I wish I could sue you f’ers for a million myself.


6 posted on 10/04/2016 11:05:10 AM PDT by Phil DiBasquette
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