Tag: Saudi Arabia

London-based oil executive linked to 9/11 hijackers

A Saudi Arabian accused of associating with several of the September 11 hijackers and who disappeared from his home in the United States a few weeks before the attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon, is in London working for his country's state oil company. Abdulaziz al-Hijji and his wife Anoud left three cars at their luxurious home in a gated community in Sarasota, Florida -- one of them new -- and flew to Saudi Arabia in August 2001. The refrigerator was full of food; furniture and clothing were left behind; and the swimming pool water was still circulating.

U.S. fights to keep $6.6 million in al-Qaeda assets from 9/11 victims

By Chris Mondics Inquirer Staff Writer Philadelphia Inquirer In a ferocious legal battle pitting government lawyers against victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, the Justice Department is fighting to block thousands of individuals...

The US is no longer the land of the free

Every year, the State Department issues reports on individual rights in other countries, monitoring the passage of restrictive laws and regulations around the world. Iran, for example, has been criticized for denying...

No War with Iran

Before I begin, I'd like to say that I am neither a fan of Iran, or an opponent of Iran. I just don't want anymore damn wars. Recently, a Judge ruled "that Iran was complicit...

US Court Claims Iranian 9/11 Link

Oh, here we go... Breaking news reported in the excellent Information Clearing House newswire:

Key senators push bill to allow 9/11 victims’ lawsuits

By Pete Kasperowicz November 19, 2011 TheHill.com A bipartisan group of senators proposed legislation this week that would overturn a court interpretation of current law that has blocked a lawsuit brought by 9/11 victims against Saudi Arabia...