Posted on 04/18/2016 5:00:30 PM PDT by Former Proud Canadian
Following a dramatic deterioration in official diplomatic channels between the US and Saudi Arabia when over the weekend the Saudis threatened the U.S. with dumping billions in Treasuries if Congress were to pass a bill probing into their alleged support of Sept 11 terrorists in the aftermath of last weekend's 60 Minutes report on the classified "28 pages" from the Septemeber 11 commission, moments ago the Obama administration made a stunning admission, when for the first time it revealed on the record that the Saudis were the original source of funding for Al Qaeda.
As Politico reports, Obama's deputy national security adviser, Ben Rhodes, while speaking to David Axelrod in Monday's edition of "The Axe Files" podcast said that the government of Saudi Arabia had paid "insufficient attention" to money that was being funneled into terror groups and fueled the rise of Al Qaeda when he was asked about the validity of the accusation that the Saudi government was complicit in sponsoring terrorism.
At first, he tried to tone down what amount to the first official admission of Saudi involvement in September 11, saying "I think that it’s complicated in the sense that, it’s not that it was Saudi government policy to support Al Qaeda, but there were a number of very wealthy individuals in Saudi Arabia who would contribute, sometimes directly, to extremist groups. Sometimes to charities that were kind of, ended up being ways to launder money to these groups."
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That’s just freaky...
I have no use for Valarie Jarrett and am looking forward to the day she stops defiling our White House.
However, Jarrett is as American as you and I. From Wikipedia:
Her father, a pathologist and geneticist, ran a hospital for children in Shiraz in 1956 as part of a program where American physicians and agricultural experts sought to help developing countries' health and farming efforts. When she was five years old, the family moved to London for a year, later moving to Chicago in 1963. Her parents were both African-American...
I don't understand why that would surprise anyone.... Under your finger nail or on the bottom of your shoe, islam is islam no matter where you find it....
The surprise is that the administration has actually admitted it.
The Saudi rulers and govt is a terrorist organization.
Do not be amazed. Obama is a covert Muslim. No doubt about it if you track his statements and actions. It is truly a conspiracy how the American voters were deliberately deceived by Obama (and the democrat party). Obama was an enemy running for office. Now he is an enemy IN OFFICE intent on "transforming" America. Wait until you see how well he and his henchmen have done. America will never be the same.
Wait until Americans wake up and smell the out-house. You don’t believe all the evil in America has happened by accident, do you?
That's true, but I don't think it is fair to blame the head of government for something lower level people do without his knowledge, as private citizens. If the money was transferred from the government, then yes. But if some wealthy prince who happens to have some government position transfers money from his personal account to terrorists...It's certainly no good, but it also isn't the same as support from the government itself.
Anyway, like I said, I thought we basically knew this 10 years ago.
Jarret has been a key player. The day will come when she will go to the airport under Secret Service escort and permanently leave America to enjoy her deferred Islamic pay. Obama should consider it also if he hasn't already.
Rotting sacks of Shiite
To use up Americas military strength without replenishment. Did you not notice?
15 of the 19 Hijackers were citizens of Saudi Arabia... that should have been a clue as to who was involved...
You under-rate the Saudi intelligence services.
Sirius XM Potus channel yesterday Michael Smerconish* discussed this. Former Sen. Bob Martinez D-Florida co-chaired the 911 Commission.
He revealed that the 98 page redaction was a disaster, and covering it up essentially guts the report. (my words)
Obama is acting on behalf of Saudi Arabia, lest SA sell of $750 billion of US securities.
I say cut loose of SA, the financial markets will adjust in our favor.
* Smerconish is an independent, former moderate GOP person. Smart, and a good source for balanced information. I am essentially finished with the “true conservative” media-entertainers, who fill our heads with their own brand of bias.
He is harsh on Trump while I like Trump at this point. I can actually live with this conflict in my brain. Not everything in life is about Trump, or parties, etc.
“To use up Americas military strength without replenishment. Did you not notice?”
Good point. Add to that the buying up and hoarding of the domestic small arms ammo supply...
Possibly to weaken SA. Obama would love to destabilize that semi-civilized country so, with his “Midas touch,” it can end up like Egypt and Libya. SA is working hard to keep the extremists in line, and we all know Obama wants the inmates running the asylum, which will also increase the odds of the Islamic terrorists destroying Israel. That’s the dream of every good Muslim.
Of course Bush invaded the wrong country...and they knew it all along. The Bush administration went to extraordinary lengths to protect the Saudi's from scrutiny. It was the Bush's who got the Bin Laden's in the air and out of FL and eventually out of the US in the days following 9-11. When all commercial flights were supposedly grounded. the Bush's business dealings with the Saudi's go back decades. No way was any of that going to jeopardized.
Me too.
Fair enough
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