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| CIA Chief: Saudi Arabia set to be absolved of responsibility in 9/11 secret report |
| 2016-06-13 |
| CIA chief John Brennan said he expects 28 classified pages of a U.S. congressional report into the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States to be published, absolving Saudi Arabia of any responsibility. 'I think the 28 pages will be published and I support their publication and everyone will see the evidence that the Saudi government had nothing to do with it,' Brennan said in an interview with Saudi-owned Arabiya TV. His comments were dubbed into Arabic. The withheld section of the 2002 report is central to a dispute over whether Americans should be able to sue the Saudi government, a key U.S. ally, for damages. The U.S. Senate passed a bill on May 17 allowing the families of September 11 victims to do so, setting up a potential showdown with the White House, which has threatened a veto. Saudi Arabia denies providing any support for the 19 hijackers - most of whom were Saudi citizens - who killed nearly 3,000 people in the Sept. 11 attacks. Riyadh strongly objects to the bill. Brennan called the 28-page section merely a 'preliminary review.' 'It was found later, according to the results of the report, that there was no link between the Saudi government as a state or as an institution or even senior Saudi officials to the September 11 attacks,' he added. The Office of the U.S. Director of National Intelligence is reviewing the material to see whether it can be declassified. Former U.S. Senator Bob Graham, who co-chaired the congressional inquiry into the attacks, said in April that the White House will likely make a decision sometime in June on whether it would release the classified pages. |
| Posted by:Pappy |
| #16 Way too much for me, but the Paw of Dawg is infinite. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2016-06-13 20:06 |
| #15 Purty serious irony for a large furry creature. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2016-06-13 18:52 |
| #14 Funny thing is, the Iranian Bomb, brought to the Saudis by That Friendly Guy, President Zero, combined with their own decision to never come clean, will do more damage than any US nationalist 'revenge for 9/11' ever will. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2016-06-13 18:09 |
| #13 his retirement supplement is secured The best we can hope is that by this time next year he will be retired. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-06-13 13:12 |
| #12 Report is report, and reality is reality. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-06-13 12:38 |
| #11 The Brennan connection goes back a few years. He appears to be the 'clean up' man. Link to June 2012 American Thinker article. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-06-13 10:20 |
| #10 Brennan has been around for all of the Saudi disasters...Khobar towers, losing control of bin Ladin, 9/11, and now the rise of ISIS and establishment of a caliphate in Syria and Iraq. He has plenty of experience screwing things up, speaks Arabic, won't say Jihadist...just won't come outta his mouth...why shouldn't we trust him? |
| Posted by: Tennessee 2016-06-13 10:11 |
| #9 It was widely reported that the 9/11 hijackers were supported by various Saudi entities in the US. Many of these entities worked within the embassy staff of SA. Others were merely business officials. Some were closer to the royal family than others. Sadly the Bush adm was too closely tied to the royals to act on the information, IMO. Brennan converted to islam long ago. He is a stooge for the SA regime. |
| Posted by: jvalentour 2016-06-13 09:37 |
| #8 his retirement supplement is secured |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-06-13 07:42 |
| #7 The damage caused by Saudi money injected American politics and the education industry is incalculable. To 'politics' please add defense, energy, and industry. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-06-13 05:17 |
| #6 The damage caused by Saudi money injected American politics and the education industry is incalculable. At this point it is at least as bad as the decades of KGB meme bombs that were placed by the Soviets. |
| Posted by: no mo uro 2016-06-13 05:14 |
| #5 If the gloves don't fit you must acquit. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2016-06-13 05:01 |
| #4 'I think the 28 pages will be published and I support their publication and everyone will see the evidence that the Saudi government had nothing to do with it,' Brennan said in an interview with Saudi-owned Arabiya TV. His comments were dubbed into Arabic. Brennan reassures the Kingdom, which is of course his first concern. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-06-13 04:43 |
| #3 There is no "Absolution" of your false doctrine and funding for all of this havoc. This whole world is burning because of you. |
| Posted by: newc 2016-06-13 02:20 |
| #2 the White House will likely make a decision sometime in June So, it's June. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-06-13 02:04 |
| #1 What assurance will we have that the 28 pages will be genuine? 0.001 |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2016-06-13 00:27 |