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Al Gore Event Funded by Bin Laden's Family
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Posted on 02/13/2006 4:06:05 PM PST by Sub-Driver

Monday, Feb. 13, 2006 6:27 p.m. EST

Al Gore Event Funded by Bin Laden's Family

The Saudi Arabia seminar that was addressed by former Vice President Al Gore over the weekend in a speech that criticized the U.S. for being too tough on Arabs was sponsored, in part, by Osama bin Laden's family.

On Saturday, the state-run Saudi news outlet Arab News reported that the Jeddah Economic Forum, where Gore spoke, was funded by "Saudi Arabian Airlines, the Saudi Binladin Group, Gulf One Investment Bank, Saudi Basic Industries Corp." and an array of other big companies with ties to the Middle East.

The Saudi BinLadin Group - which is Saudi Arabia's largest construction company - is run by Osama bin Laden's brothers and cousins. Jeddah, the site of the forum attended by Gore, is Osama bin Laden's hometown.

Although family members claim they've disowned bin Laden, his mother told reporters after the 9/11 attacks that she received advanced warning from him that something big was about to happen.

A wealthy bin Laden niece also reportedly abandoned her lower Manhattan apartment three weeks before the 9/11 attacks.

The BinLadin Group's longtime involvement in the Jeddah forum has been widely reported in the Mideast and European press.

In January 2002, ex-President Clinton addressed the JEF, which paid him $267,000 for his speech. According to London's Financial Times:

"The conference was dominated by the Saudis' desire to overcome the pressures of September 11 and strengthen U.S.-Saudi ties . . . The BinLadin Group, one of the forum's backers, has been battered by its association with Osama."

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 911; algore; binladenfamily; binladin; obl; osama; saudi; saudibinladin; traitor
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To: Sub-Driver
Al Whore does it again.
161 posted on 02/13/2006 10:15:52 PM PST by fish hawk (creatio ex nihilo)
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To: Sub-Driver

So we can expect the newsies to:

1. Follow the money back to bin boy.

2. Forget Cheney's weekend mishap.

Yeah, right.


162 posted on 02/13/2006 11:03:12 PM PST by GretchenM (What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? Please meet my friend, Jesus.)
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To: OldFriend

""......this is one of those times when something MUST be said.""

I strongly agree!!! Gore needs to be publicly confronted for what he said.


163 posted on 02/13/2006 11:27:38 PM PST by Pepper777
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To: Mister Da
It is very scary to me that 49% of Americans voted for this Quisling!

What's even scarier is that 20% of the 49% did it from the grave!

164 posted on 02/13/2006 11:55:20 PM PST by Just Lori (If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything.)
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To: Sub-Driver

This following are the Republicans secret weapons.

Howard Dean, the Democratic Black Caucus, Jimmy Carter and Al Gore.

How can the Democratic party be so out of touch with the American people.


165 posted on 02/14/2006 12:00:56 AM PST by mal
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To: Sub-Driver

Al Gore is the biggest sore loser the world has ever known.

Ever.


166 posted on 02/14/2006 12:23:09 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper (ETERNAL SHAME on the Treasonous and Immoral Democrats!)
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To: econjack

If this family is anti-Bin Ladin...then why aren't THEY FINDING HIM for US???


167 posted on 02/14/2006 1:48:48 AM PST by sure_fine (*not one to over kill the thought process*)
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To: Sub-Driver
Man, Katie Couric is going to be ALL OVER this fact on the Today show. Uh-huh. Right.
168 posted on 02/14/2006 1:57:01 AM PST by Recovering_Democrat ((I am SO glad to no longer be associated with the party of Dependence on Government!))
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To: Sub-Driver

Will someone arrest this fool? Please. We've more than patient with this lunatic.


169 posted on 02/14/2006 2:18:04 AM PST by sully777 (What would Brian Boitano do?)
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To: Peach

Did you think it possible that he just flew over there on his own nickel to speak out of the goodness of his heart?

That would have required a heart. And goodness.


170 posted on 02/14/2006 3:04:20 AM PST by generally (Ask me about FReepers Folding@Home)
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To: drjimmy

I believe that this explains why 43 seems to let a few things slide. He knows that if he aggressively pursues some of the dirty connections of the Democrats, it will expose 41. (I didn't know about Neil, but that doesn't help, either.) IMO, the Democrats' hands are waaaaay dirtier, but if the media get hold of this story it will be all Republican dirt, all the time.

I think it's why he encouraged 41 to hangout with Clinton, to keep an eye on him in order to prevent more shenanigans. He couldn't risk exposing Clinton directly, because the dirt would splash back on the Bush family.


171 posted on 02/14/2006 3:15:42 AM PST by generally (Ask me about FReepers Folding@Home)
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To: OldFriend; Pepper777

"Chatting with hubby tonight and while we're amazed tht the President doesn't seem to go on the attack......this is one of those times when something MUST be said."

He can't go on the attack because his father and brother are tainted with this money, too. Never mind that there are differences as to when and how much. If the media get hold of this story, they will spin it hard against the Republicans in general and Bush in particular.


172 posted on 02/14/2006 3:30:58 AM PST by generally (Ask me about FReepers Folding@Home)
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To: generally
I was not referring to the OBL group. I was referring to the comments by former Vice President Gore.

By keeping the focus on the OBL group the traitor gets a pass.

Big mistake IMO.

173 posted on 02/14/2006 3:58:21 AM PST by OldFriend (The Dems enABLEd DANGER and 3,000 Americans died.)
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To: OldFriend

Excellent point. I had my focus in the wrong place.

Do you think it would be possible to do any good by focusing on his comments, or do you think that just gives him more attention and it's better to ignore him. (If you have kids, this would be sort of like ignoring the kid who is chewing with his mouth open just to annoy his sister. Since attention is what he's after, the best punishment is pretending not to notice.)


174 posted on 02/14/2006 4:11:18 AM PST by generally (Ask me about FReepers Folding@Home)
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To: AmericanMade1776

He's gotten right porky looking! Wonder how many times he had to go to the bathroom during his speech.


175 posted on 02/14/2006 4:17:09 AM PST by PistolPaknMama (Al-Queda can recruit on college campuses but the US military can't! --FReeper airborne)
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To: generally

IMO, it's best not to ignore this from albore. If it's all about attention, he'll only go further in his next speech.


176 posted on 02/14/2006 4:20:05 AM PST by OldFriend (The Dems enABLEd DANGER and 3,000 Americans died.)
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To: SandRat
IMHO, he has been bought and paid for many times over, be it George Soros, the Chinese, or (fill in the blank with any leftist group).
177 posted on 02/14/2006 4:27:08 AM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights (GOP, The Other France)
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To: AmericanMade1776

Gore looks like Arafat with that turban on. YIKES !!!


178 posted on 02/14/2006 5:11:30 AM PST by PetroniDE (We Don't Live in Texas Anymore --- State Name is Now TAXES !!)
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To: randog

"Because Al will do or say anything for a few pieces of silver..."

....Or a butter biscuit.


179 posted on 02/14/2006 5:39:52 AM PST by Rebelbase (President Bush is a Texas jackass when it comes to Border security .)
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To: spokeshave

I snagged it off Malkin's blog.


180 posted on 02/14/2006 5:40:05 AM PST by prairiebreeze (I'd rather go hunting with Dick Cheney than ride in a car with Ted Kennedy.)
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