diamond geezer
May 20, 2004, 09:07 PM
link (http://www.misleader.org/daily_mislead/Read.asp?fn=df05202004.html)
Stonewalling on Bin Laden/Saudi Flights After 9/11
With questions swirling about who authorized allowing relatives of Osama bin Laden to fly out of the country immediately after 9/11, The Hill newspaper is reporting that President Bush is "refusing to answer repeated requests by the September 11 commission" about the matter1.
Last year, Secretary of State Colin Powell acknowledged that, even as all foreign and domestic flights were grounded after 9/11, the bin Ladens and other wealthy Saudis were allowed to fly out of the United States. He said that "the flights were well-known and it was coordinated within the government"2.
Yet now, even as White House officials claim that "the [P]resident has fully cooperated with this commission in an unprecedented way"3, the panel vice chairman Lee Hamilton disclosed that the Administration is refusing to answer any questions on the subject -- even in closed-door meetings with Senators4. The President is also still refusing to release 28 pages of the bipartisan 9/11 congressional report about the Saudi Government. That report is known to "depict a Saudi government that not only provided significant money and aid to the suicide hijackers but also allowed potentially hundreds of millions of dollars to flow to Al Qaeda"5. Some of that money may have even flowed through Riggs Bank6, where the President's uncle7 (and major fundraiser8) is a top executive. Nonetheless, the President continues to refer to the Saudi government as "our friend"9.
Sources:
"Who let bin Ladens leave U.S.?", The Hill, 05/18/2004.
Interview on NBC's Meet the Press With Tim Russert, 09/07/2003.
Meet The Press transcript, 04/04/2004.
"Who let bin Ladens leave U.S.?", The Hill, 05/18/2004.
"Saudi Government Provided Aid to 9/11 Hijackers, Sources Say", Los Angeles Times, 08/02/2003.
Riggs Press Release, 05/31/2000.
Riggs Press Release, 05/31/2000.
Texans for Public Justice.
President Bush Vows to Bring Terrorists to Justice, 05/16/2003.
I'm sure the hardcore Republicans on this site will tell us why the President shouldn't be answering these questions.
Bring on those lame excuses.
Stonewalling on Bin Laden/Saudi Flights After 9/11
With questions swirling about who authorized allowing relatives of Osama bin Laden to fly out of the country immediately after 9/11, The Hill newspaper is reporting that President Bush is "refusing to answer repeated requests by the September 11 commission" about the matter1.
Last year, Secretary of State Colin Powell acknowledged that, even as all foreign and domestic flights were grounded after 9/11, the bin Ladens and other wealthy Saudis were allowed to fly out of the United States. He said that "the flights were well-known and it was coordinated within the government"2.
Yet now, even as White House officials claim that "the [P]resident has fully cooperated with this commission in an unprecedented way"3, the panel vice chairman Lee Hamilton disclosed that the Administration is refusing to answer any questions on the subject -- even in closed-door meetings with Senators4. The President is also still refusing to release 28 pages of the bipartisan 9/11 congressional report about the Saudi Government. That report is known to "depict a Saudi government that not only provided significant money and aid to the suicide hijackers but also allowed potentially hundreds of millions of dollars to flow to Al Qaeda"5. Some of that money may have even flowed through Riggs Bank6, where the President's uncle7 (and major fundraiser8) is a top executive. Nonetheless, the President continues to refer to the Saudi government as "our friend"9.
Sources:
"Who let bin Ladens leave U.S.?", The Hill, 05/18/2004.
Interview on NBC's Meet the Press With Tim Russert, 09/07/2003.
Meet The Press transcript, 04/04/2004.
"Who let bin Ladens leave U.S.?", The Hill, 05/18/2004.
"Saudi Government Provided Aid to 9/11 Hijackers, Sources Say", Los Angeles Times, 08/02/2003.
Riggs Press Release, 05/31/2000.
Riggs Press Release, 05/31/2000.
Texans for Public Justice.
President Bush Vows to Bring Terrorists to Justice, 05/16/2003.
I'm sure the hardcore Republicans on this site will tell us why the President shouldn't be answering these questions.
Bring on those lame excuses.
