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Obama Administration Makes Stunning Admission: "Seed Money For Al Qaeda Came From Saudi Arabia"
Zerohedge ^ | April 18, 2016 | Tyler Durden

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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To: West Texas Chuck

>>I don’t understand why this is big news. I thought everyone knew.

Its the first time that its been publicly acknowledged by the WH. That’s news.

It’s also part of the test to see if the complacency is high enough to permit the final stages of Cloward-Piven to occur.


41 posted on 04/18/2016 5:42:13 PM PDT by Bryanw92 (Sic semper tyrannis)
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To: Former Proud Canadian
And then Bush goes to war with Iraq...


42 posted on 04/18/2016 5:43:28 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

“....the Saudis have been funding all the fundamenatlist madrassas all over the world.”

I saw the figures quite some time ago, but if I recall correctly, the Saudi’s are number one in funding all the mosques in the United States. That is, buying the land, financing the construction, and continued support once operational.


43 posted on 04/18/2016 5:43:56 PM PDT by Carthego delenda est
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To: SaxxonWoods

“When forced to take sectarian sides, Obama takes the Shia side. This is nothing new.”

Our president took sides right after 9/11 and he apparently knowingly took the wrong side.

That cost us lives, limbs and hundreds of billions of dollars.


44 posted on 04/18/2016 5:47:16 PM PDT by Timpanagos1
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To: Lurkinanloomin
I am kind of amazed that the current administration let this slip.

Zero is Pro-Iranian.

45 posted on 04/18/2016 5:48:08 PM PDT by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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To: CaptainMorgantown
"[...] It was an act of war. And W apparently took the side of his friends the Saudis over the American people, deliberately misleading the American people and sending our valiant troops to their deaths fighting against people other than the real aggressors. If true, this is treason."

You read my mind there and beat me to it. I wonder if Obambi has the balls to try and do anything on this.... Nah, what was I thinking? All the Elites™, no matter who they are, skate on this sort of thing...
46 posted on 04/18/2016 5:49:00 PM PDT by LaRueLaDue
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To: BerryDingle

How does this help the Iranians?


47 posted on 04/18/2016 5:49:40 PM PDT by Timpanagos1
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To: Timpanagos1

The Iranians are the enemies of the Saudis. Anything that causes problems between the USA and SA is great for Iran.


48 posted on 04/18/2016 5:53:32 PM PDT by Former Proud Canadian
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To: Former Proud Canadian

The MANPADS and other tech
from Obama, McCain and Hillary also
are ‘seed weapons’ to murder THOUSANDS.

Did no one care they bombed the Pentagon, you fools?


49 posted on 04/18/2016 5:55:56 PM PDT by Diogenesis ("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")
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To: Former Proud Canadian

“The Iranians are the enemies of the Saudis. Anything that causes problems between the USA and SA is great for Iran.”

The Saudis financed and likely gave support to the 9/11 terrorists.

That being the case, I don’t give damn about the relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia.

The Saudis have proved themselves worse than Iran.


50 posted on 04/18/2016 5:58:44 PM PDT by Timpanagos1
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To: Bon mots

During the Hajj.


51 posted on 04/18/2016 6:02:42 PM PDT by windcliff
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To: Bon mots

during haj.


52 posted on 04/18/2016 6:04:22 PM PDT by Mr. M.J.B.
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To: Secret Agent Man

How is that possible? Bush held his hand and kissed his all all over Crawford. The old man was in the same bed. The Clintons just rip them off for money and then talk about how much they champion women. That’s different then banning 28 pages from the report and then covering it up as W did. That’s the message here.


53 posted on 04/18/2016 6:05:21 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: Timpanagos1
How does this help the Iranians?

For discussion's sake; lets say Jarett's fingerprints are on this one. A pissed off American people at both KSA and the Bush's allows for Iran to strengthen itself further and even strike the KSA and the American people won't want to do a damn thing about it; "F'em, they caused 911; they have it coming" and low and behold the spoon fed American's are actually rooting for the Iranians and the Dem's now have even more "hate republican's" rhetoric by the time they are done spinning (which might just mean releasing the truth is all).

Pure hypothesis on my part.

54 posted on 04/18/2016 6:06:36 PM PDT by Ghost of SVR4 (So many are so hopelessly dependent on the government that they will fight to protect it.)
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To: johniegrad

The 60 minutes piece blow the lid off with senators coming forward. That’s serious shit. Now Obama is sticking it to Bush for covering it up and blocking only 28 pages from a long report. It’s payback to shops “It really is Bush’s fault.”


55 posted on 04/18/2016 6:06:50 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: Former Proud Canadian

The power stubble is Iran , SA, And Pakis. We kiss the pakis ass. YThe harbored Taliban, hid Bin Laden and put the Dr in prison who lead to his capture. I think he’s still there.

If itgurts Saudi it helps the other two. But the whabbis committed a serious act of war and we let them shit on us since. Buch and Obama.


56 posted on 04/18/2016 6:09:02 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: morphing libertarian

struggle


57 posted on 04/18/2016 6:09:22 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: Former Proud Canadian
"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."

But...haven't we known this for years?? That individual Saudis contributed money to AQ, but the Saudi government did not?

News would be that their government was actually involved. But I could have sworn this came out before in a "Some Americans supported the IRA" sense.

58 posted on 04/18/2016 6:11:29 PM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: Former Proud Canadian

Shocking, shocking!

Next thing you know the CIA and the Bush dynasty will be shown to have a decades long personal relationship with the Saudis and the bin Laden family and bin Laden Group.

And Bush family dy nasty BFF, James Baker’s firm defends the Saudis against those evil 911 victim families.

and...

and...

Hey look, the current CIA director Obrennan ALSO has a long history with the Saudis and is widely believed to be a muslim like Omuslim.


59 posted on 04/18/2016 6:14:40 PM PDT by Mr. M.J.B.
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To: Former Proud Canadian

I guess someone had enough dirt on him to force him to capitulate.


60 posted on 04/18/2016 6:16:01 PM PDT by wastedyears (I identify as an A-10 Warthog and am attracted to tanks. If you don't agree, you're otherkin phobic.)
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