Another Terrorist Attack, Another U.S.-Saudi Cover-Up?

Town Hall ^ | April 19, 2013 | Diana West

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After the FBI rescheduled another postponed briefing on the Boston Marathon Massacre for 8 p.m. on Wednesday night -- and then canceled that one, too -- that was it. I was going to give the news circus a rest until morning.

Came the dawn I heard that terrorism expert Steven Emerson had dropped a bombshell Wednesday night on Sean Hannity's Fox News program. Emerson reported that Abdulrahman Ali Alharbi, the Saudi national first identified as a "person of interest" and then downgraded, like a tropical storm, to "witness," would be deported from the United States "on national security grounds." This, Emerson added, "is very unusual."

Yes. But also no. Amid similar conditions -- a terrorist attack, an ongoing investigation and Saudi diplomatic pressure -- we have seen Saudi nationals spirited out of the country en masse in the past rather than be exposed to any part of an investigative process.

I refer, of course, to the immediate aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, when following a private meeting on Sept. 13 between President George W. Bush and Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the Saudi ambassador to Washington, "something strange began to happen," as former Florida Sen. Bob Graham writes in his 2004 book "Intelligence Matters." (As Senate Intelligence committee chairman, Graham co-chaired the Congressional Joint Inquiry into 9/11.)

"Although the FAA had ordered all private flights grounded, a number of planes began flying to collect Saudi nationals from various parts of the United States." Within a week, Graham continues, 140 Saudis, including members of the bin Laden family, had been flown out of the country without ever having to answer a single question about anything.

[justa-hairyape]

I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that the troofers are right.

The truth is that quite a few people within the government ignored the warnings and turned a blind eye to the evidence from a few brave Americans. And we know what the motive was for government employees to not help the government they were working for at the time. Bush was selected and not elected. They were crying about Al Gore. Seems kinds stupid now, hey lefties, since Al sold Current TV to the same Islamic terrorists.

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for some reason, he entered our perception as a person of interest at one point. One could hypothesize that he was an intended patsy of a detailed plan which fell apart. As long as we’re discussing cover ups and conspiracies.

[Hardraade]

I just observed Norwegian tweeps discussing how punishing the poor tchechen would be impossible given proper judicial review.

We need a global pogrom.

[expat1000]

>>for some reason, he entered our perception as a person of interest at one point

Personally I never saw any hint of him being anything other than as described. Where in the world did any suggestion of a connection to the bombing come from? I think was because he is young, a student, Asian, and had a Che T-shirt. Ridiculous.

[myrabach]

Oh hey I totally forgot about Jack Ruby! Hummmm maybe they will bring him out of mothballs for another hit.

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