Saudi Diplomat Named in Suit

An American court has issued a summons against the next Saudi ambassador to Britain, saying that in his previous job he helped fund Afghanistan's Taliban regime while it sheltered Osama bin Laden.

The summons has been issued to Prince Turki al-Faisal, the former head of Saudi intelligence, ordering him to respond to a compensation claim for more than $600 million brought by the families of victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

And the plot sickens...err...thickens. Saudi prevarication continues...

I searched by title...I HOPE this hasn't been posted already.

I think this article was published earlier in the Daily Telegraph (UK) and posted here a day or two ago, perhaps under a different headline. But it's significant that it has been republished in the Washington Times. And I don't think the earlier post received nearly as much comment as it deserves.

It's interesting that Prince Turki resigned his intelligence post just a couple of weeks before 9/11. It could be coincidence--but maybe not. The timing reminds me of another coincidence, when clinton fired the director of the FBI, who held a post similar to Turki's, one day before he murdered Vincent Foster. Clinton was more careless and wreckless than the Saudis, and such glaring coincidences regularly happened around him.

"I think this article was published earlier in the Daily Telegraph (UK) and posted here a day or two ago, perhaps under a different headline."

Sorry about that. I haven't been online in a few days. Thanksgiving.

The timing of his resignation, as well as his connection to the Taliban and Binny does seem significant, especially in light of new info on the Saudi family being dug up by the trial lawyers representing the victims and families of 9/11, and the public accusations both by the CIA and congress.

LINKS OF INTEREST:

NY POST.com - Opinion Column by Jim Hoagland: "TERROR IN THE SAUDI $EA" (December 2, 2002)ALBAWABA.com - The Middle East Gateway: "SAUDI ARABIA STOPS MONEY TRANSFERS TO RELATIVES OF PALESTINIAN SUICIDE BOMBERS" (December 2, 2002)

OICexchange.com ("Source: HI/OB/IINA"): Jeddah, Ramadhan. "YEMEN PAYS UP US$ 1.5 MILLION TO AQSA FUND" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Oman is also said to have paid in a sum of US$ 3,000,000, while Saudi Arabia has paid US$ 21,000,000.") (December 2, 2002)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "NORTH KOREA SHIPS FUEL, MISSILES TO YEMEN" by Bill Gertz (December 2, 2002)

NewsMax.com - HOT TOPICS: "NORTH KOREA"

TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "NEW SAUDI AMBASSADOR SUMMONSED OVER SEPTEMBER 11" by David Wastell (ARTICLE NOTE: Apparently the new Saudi Ambassador will be Prince Turki al Faisal.) (120102)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com (AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE): "SAUDI'S ADDRESS LINKED TO TERROR" (112502)

FOX NEWS.com: "SENATORS URGE PROBE OF ALLEGED LINK OF SAUDI ROYAL FAMILY TO 9-11" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The FBI is investigating financial records indicating that Princess Haifa al-Faisal, wife of the Saudi ambassador, wrote monthly checks that ultimately went into the accounts of Omar al-Bayoumi and Osama Basnan. Two hijackers of the plane that crashed into the Pentagon may have gotten money from those men while the terrorists were living in the United States.") (112402)

A VERY INTERESTING DISCUSSION ON FREEREPUBLIC.com (April 1, 2002)

stepping back in time...AIM.org - ACCURACY IN MEDIA - Media Monitor: "THE SAUDI ROLE IN TERROR" by Reed Irvine and Cliff Kincaid" (October 19, 2001)

FOX NEWS.com:"STATEMENT ATTRIBUTED TO AL QAEDA WARNS OF MORE ATTACKS ON NEW YORK, WASHINGTON" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A statement attributed to Al Qaeda threatened more attacks in New York and Washington unless America stops supporting Israel and converts to Islam, an Arab TV reporter who received the unsigned document said Saturday.")(111602)

stepping back in time...SEPTEMBER 11, 2001: ATTACK ON AMERICA!

SAUDI EMBASSY.net: SAUDI ARABIA - Press Releases (includes archives)

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