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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: Former Proud Canadian

Keep in mind in 2009 Obama, Barack and Michelle and their children received over 300 million dollars in gifts from the Saudi Royal family, jewelry was a big item for Michelle. It was talked about in the arabic news sources, but now it all seems to be scrubbed from the same sources


61 posted on 04/18/2016 6:26:51 PM PDT by hondact200 (politicians and diapers are similiar. They both have to be changed often for the very same reason)
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To: Former Proud Canadian

We will find, seed money for ISIS came from Saudi Arabia as well


62 posted on 04/18/2016 6:34:33 PM PDT by 4rcane
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To: Secret Agent Man

And Bush. We were completely and totally bamboozled after 9-11.

W Bush should be arrested for war crimes.


63 posted on 04/18/2016 6:41:55 PM PDT by Tea Party Terrorist
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To: VTenigma

Something inside of me welcomes this to just get their influence out of this country. We would suffer, tho.


64 posted on 04/18/2016 6:43:39 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (<<<<<<< he no longer IS my 'teddy bear'.)
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To: gaijin

Didn’t Ike want to destroy them for good by depleting their oil supply? That seemed to not work out so well.


65 posted on 04/18/2016 6:46:40 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (<<<<<<< he no longer IS my 'teddy bear'.)
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To: hondact200; Darksheare; 50mm; humblegunner; Old Sarge; Semper Mark

Keep in mind that you have serious unanswered questions about claims you made concerning your “military service.”

Never forget that you have been called out as a liar and have yet to respond in any substantive way.

Specifically Posts #51 - 81 -

http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3358926/posts?q=1&;page=51

Well?

We’re waiting.....


66 posted on 04/18/2016 6:48:18 PM PDT by shibumi (Vampire Outlaw of the Milky Way)
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To: Ghost of SVR4

if they do that maybe we threaten to do 725 billion worth of damage to KSA.


67 posted on 04/18/2016 6:51:28 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: Bon mots

From Space.


68 posted on 04/18/2016 6:52:12 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (I'm sick of "Trump this" and "Cruz that". Grow up.)
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To: Former Proud Canadian

This was known for years here on Free Republic.

This exact scenario is not new.


69 posted on 04/18/2016 7:00:10 PM PDT by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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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 are absolutely correct! Think of all the blood and treasure that was utterly wasted on ill-conceived and ill-managed wars that were started by Bush. What could this bastard possibly say or do to justify the human misery and financial bankruptcy that he caused during his presidency? It is no wonder that the GOPe and their neo-con shills were apoplectic that Trump raised the question about the “War on Terror” catastrophe.


70 posted on 04/18/2016 7:01:15 PM PDT by DrPretorius
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To: Former Proud Canadian

What a shock! The next thing you know they will be telling us the 911 hijackers were Saudis. :-)


71 posted on 04/18/2016 7:02:04 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Obama not going to sign the sue Saudi bill.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-04-18/obama-responds-saudi-threat-dump-treasuries-if-its-role-sept-11-probed

Trump should threaten to pry the whole thing wide open


72 posted on 04/18/2016 7:10:31 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: Former Proud Canadian
And the soetoro regime provided funding, arms, intel to isis and al nusra ( al queda).

Oh, what a tangled web we weave...

73 posted on 04/18/2016 7:10:32 PM PDT by Eagles6 ( Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
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To: ealgeone

I wish. At this point, I would just like to see all U.S. folks “out of there” and let KSA fend for themselves (it would be over quickly; they suck at waging war). Between the U.S. and Canada, we can do much better energy wise instead of being entangled with the KSA and losing our most precious of resources, our armed forces men and women.


74 posted on 04/18/2016 7:12:07 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: dp0622

That picture of Bush walking around holding hands with that Saudi prince spoke volumes.


75 posted on 04/18/2016 7:21:12 PM PDT by Bodleian_Girl (Governor Bentley must resign!)
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To: SecondAmendment

Perhaps this might shed some light:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rd8cRvZZv44

enjoy,
HLB


76 posted on 04/18/2016 7:23:21 PM PDT by HippyLoggerBiker (Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore always carry a small snake.)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

Me too.


77 posted on 04/18/2016 7:27:14 PM PDT by VTenigma (The Democratic party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: RummyChick

Yeh I saw that. What can I say? Muslims stick together. Oslime is a Muslim.


78 posted on 04/18/2016 7:28:09 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Former Proud Canadian

Ain’t no maybes about it.

Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan. Those were the correct objectives.


79 posted on 04/18/2016 7:28:52 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: Former Proud Canadian

i think there is more to this story than being said...hmmmmmm


80 posted on 04/18/2016 7:29:22 PM PDT by angelcindy ("If you follow the crowd ,you get no further than the crowd!")
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