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Saudi Influence on Washington Must End if we are going to have any hope of defeating global jihad
FrontPage Mag ^ | 04/22/2016 | Robert Spencer

Posted on 04/22/2016 8:47:55 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

The 28 pages of a Congressional report detailing where the 9/11 hijackers got their financing have been classified for years, but what they contain is an open secret. Former Senator Bob Graham explained: “The 28 pages primarily relate to who financed 9/11, and they point a very strong finger at Saudi Arabia as being the principal financier.” So why keep this information secret? Because the Saudis wield undue influence in Washington, among both parties – an influence that has deformed our response to the global jihad threat, and continues to do so.

Responding to a bill that would allow 9/11 victims’ families to sue governments linked to terror attacks inside the U.S., the Saudis have acted like neither an ally nor an innocent party: they’ve threatened to sell $750 billion in U.S. asserts, vividly demonstrating why their influence in Washington is so detrimental.

Nonetheless, they still have a friend in Barack Obama, a man who has never hesitated to reach out in friendship to those who threaten the United States. Obama is trying to get Congress to reject the bill, and his solicitude for the Saudis is drawing criticism even from members of his own party. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) called on him to release the 28 pages: “If the president is going to meet with the Saudi Arabian leadership and the royal family, they think it would be appropriate that this document be released before the president makes that trip, so that they can talk about whatever issues are in that document.”

The New York Daily News, normally a reliable Democratic Party organ, fumed: “If the President allows himself to get pushed around this way in front of the world, then he earns every bit of the anger being directed at him by the extended family of September 11.”

Of course, all too many Republicans are just as much in the tank for the Saudis as the Democrats. CBS News reported on September 30, 2001, on George W. Bush’s watch, that “two dozen members of Osama bin Laden’s family were urgently evacuated from the United States in the first days following the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, according to the Saudi ambassador to Washington.” If Hitler had had twenty-four relatives on U.S. soil on December 8, 1941, would FDR have urgently evacuated them to Berlin?

The FBI under both Bush and Obama has likewise been an apparently willing servant of the Saudis. The Miami Herald reported on July 1, 2014 that “freshly released but heavily censored FBI documents include tantalizing new information about events connected to the Sarasota Saudis who moved suddenly out of their home about two weeks before the 9/11 terrorist attacks, leaving behind clothing, jewelry and cars….This release suggests that the FBI has covered up information that is vitally important to public safety.” These “Sarasota Saudis” were a family that abruptly fled the country shortly before 9/11, “leaving behind three vehicles, food in the refrigerator and toys in the swimming pool.” Mohammed Atta may have visited their home. Yet for years, the FBI insisted that they had nothing to do with the 9/11 jihad plot, and has been extremely reticent about sharing information about their investigation. Whom is the FBI protecting, and why?

Meanwhile, the Saudis have spent untold billions of dollars spreading their Wahhabi ideology, including material such as “Jihad: The Forgotten Obligation,” in areas of the Islamic world where jihad had indeed been forgotten, largely if not completely. The Saudis have, in reawakening Muslims to this obligation, set the world on fire: al-Qaeda was a product of the Wahhabi ideology, and the Islamic State, with its unquenchable desire to commit as many jihad mass murder attacks as possible on American soil, despises the House of Saud and is determined to overthrow it but is nevertheless its demon child. The Saudis remain one of the world’s chief financiers of jihad terror.

This is an ally of the United States? No. The Saudis are not an ally of the U.S. and have not been since 9/11 and before. A presidential candidate who really wants to strike a blow against the global jihad would vow to release the 28 pages and to stand up to the Saudis’ threats, and to break the Saudis’ economic hold on the U.S. by putting the full weight of the U.S. government behind offshore drilling, oil pipelines, fracking, and the development of alternative energy sources.

In 1942, Franklin Delano Roosevelt not only wasn’t making sure that Hitler’s relatives were safely back home; he also wasn’t meeting with the Führer to discuss a German-U.S. alliance. It is long past time that the United States stop behaving like a weak client state of the House of Saud.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 28pages; jihad; robertspencer; saudi; saudiarabia; spencer; washington

1 posted on 04/22/2016 8:47:55 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Biggest geopolitical failure since losing Vietnam was allowing Imperial Iran to collapse while backing the corrupt Saudis to the hilt. We picked the wrong twin pillar to save.


2 posted on 04/22/2016 8:51:09 AM PDT by Shadow44
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To: SeekAndFind
Saudi Influence on Washington Must End if we are going to have any hope of defeating global jihad.

We can't do that, it would mean that members of the Uniparty would see their under the table payoffs cut in half!!!!!!!!!

3 posted on 04/22/2016 8:52:25 AM PDT by TYVets
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To: SeekAndFind

The only realistic way to permanently defeat Islamic jihad would be to eliminate Islam.
We are not ready to do that, yet.


4 posted on 04/22/2016 8:53:09 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: SeekAndFind

Obama just made a visit there to pick up his retirement check


5 posted on 04/22/2016 8:53:16 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: SeekAndFind

We all know that a Hillary presidency wouldn’t. The real question is would a Trump presidency cut the Saudi’ control in Washington?


6 posted on 04/22/2016 8:57:25 AM PDT by 2001convSVT (Going Galt as fast as I can.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

I think it will take the Islamism extremists setting off one of three type of attacks that kill a lot of people. A dirty bomb, a nuclear bomb or a biological attack. Most people don’t care unless they see how it directly effect them or if it scares them.

At this point no one is scared. we are lobsters set in pan warm water that are not concerned that the water has the potential to boil and cook us alive.


7 posted on 04/22/2016 9:01:41 AM PDT by PCPOET7
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To: SeekAndFind
While the Saudis are problematic in many ways, so too are they helpful. This is an Obama / Jarrett attempt at a redirect to get the western media to turn it's attention away from the treasonous acts of crime within the Obama / Tehran White House.

"Hey Look! It's those muzzies over there"

8 posted on 04/22/2016 9:02:36 AM PDT by blackdog (There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
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To: SeekAndFind
"Saudi Influence on Washington Must End"

Houston, We Have A Problem.....


9 posted on 04/22/2016 9:02:59 AM PDT by Iron Munro (Noah: 'When the animals began to pair up by specie and stand in line, I really took notice.')
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To: SeekAndFind

So far as releasing information that has been concealed, we still do not have all the information surrounding the assassination of JFK, well over 40 years ago. The Warren Commission, ostensibly convened to search for the “truth” about the circumstances of the day, has successfully buried any and all facts regarding the actual kill instrument, claiming a “single bullet” that somehow fragmented into three parts just before defying all laws of physics and traveling in different vectors.

Piece of cake withholding any and all information regarding the Saudis and any implication they may have provided some contributing factors to the actual 9/11 attack.

Smoking guns strictly circumscribed in all instances. Nothing to see here, folks.


10 posted on 04/22/2016 9:12:41 AM PDT by alloysteel (If I considered the consequences of my actions, I would rarely do anything.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin
“The only realistic way to permanently defeat Islamic jihad would be to eliminate Islam.
We are not ready to do that, yet.”

That will be the battle WMD proliferation will make it a whole lot bloodier. I just wish we could move Israel to say Montana or northern Idaho lock, stock and barrel, so we could be more indiscriminate in our use of nuclear weapons.

11 posted on 04/22/2016 9:19:29 AM PDT by vette6387 (Obama can go to hell!)
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To: 2001convSVT

This is a great synopsis and well written. IMO here is what is happening. There is a concerted effort to “take the shock” out of the revelation that the Saudis paid these hijackers and gave them flight training. I am talking about the leak that is was headed up by the Saudi Ambassador to the United states , Prince Bandar himself. It is leaking? that there were hundreds of phone calls to the Saudi US Embassy from the hijackers and that while Anwar Al-awlaki was a senior planner in the United Stated for the Al Qaeda attack and yet on September 13 we fly him to Saudi Arabia with Royal family and diplomats.
The strategy is to say “ Oh this is old news— Move -on”.
The Families and first responders suffered terribly here but the damage to our economy was in the trillions. Our entire lifestyle was damaged with TSA and HLS. This was an over act of WAR against the United States. It is far more than releasing these pages wrongfully withheld from us a nation. It is about RESTITUTION and long over due retaliation.


12 posted on 04/22/2016 9:40:00 AM PDT by WENDLE (Remember Colorado)
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To: SeekAndFind

Who wants to start a crowd funding initiative to eliminate all the Sauds?


13 posted on 04/22/2016 9:56:09 AM PDT by MrBambaLaMamba (Obama - "I will stand with the Muslims")
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To: SeekAndFind

Fat chance with Hillary as President with Saudi born Huma by her side and millions in her foundation from Saudi Arabia


14 posted on 04/22/2016 10:27:01 AM PDT by ballplayer (hvexx NKK c bmytit II iyijjhihhiyyiyiyi it iyiiy II i hi jiihi ty yhiiyihiijhijjyjiyjiiijyuiiijihyii)
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To: SeekAndFind

It is ending. Obama is replacing it with a Persian Islamic influence.


15 posted on 04/22/2016 11:45:06 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: SeekAndFind

Can the next preezy be held to the iran deal where we are supposed to protect iran against any threat from Israel whether cyber or military is my main concern about the ME now.


16 posted on 04/22/2016 11:45:13 AM PDT by Harpotoo
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To: 2001convSVT

Does Trump surround himself with muzzies and those converted to islam? I don’t think so!


17 posted on 04/22/2016 11:46:33 AM PDT by Harpotoo
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To: alloysteel

If we KNEW what REALLY happened-—most people in Washington DC would be in prison, or put in front of firing squads if we had a “Justice” System instead of a cartel-type, vice system.

Truth will set us Free

Ray Bradbury stated-—it is all smoke and mirrors (news/MSM)-—all the cr*p they spew out to “entertain” us, while we are boiling—The Satanists rubbing their hands together as blood drips from the corners of their thin lips and little baby-parts are spewed on the table and eventually sold. (Eternal Youth for some.)

Keep us DISTRACTED, Megyn Kelly—Oh Yes!!!!! Bill O.-—so they can annihilate 6 million people of the earth, as they replace us with AI and implant the rest of sickly humanity with chips to control every move-every “free” exchange (LOL)—every vehicle, every flick of the switch, every seed, every released virus (geo-engineered to kill billions) to make people literally kill their own genetic offspring or afraid to reproduce (State of Fear (Michael Crichton) (Population Bomb)-—oh yes-—only TWO children for “each”-—so that the “white” race (LOL) will be eliminated-—so that concepts of the Age of Reason can be eliminated. The whole block of Knowledge which created Free Will and Indivdiualism wiped off the face of the Earth for “group think” only (Total slavery from cradle to grave—total control of EVERY idea/desire your children will have)..

Why? So that “Knowledge” (which is power—is only known by the few—our masters) and all the Wisdom of our Scientists/Doctors will be compartmentalized (Philosophy will be KILLED (Dead— as Stephen Hawking stated (LOL)).

People are unable to “think” critically without Classical Knowledge—so that the WHOLE WORLD becomes coherent (it is what created the Age of Reason/Mind of Newton). People like Gates are limited-—compartmentalized (dehumanized)-—so they can’t see out of their little computer “box”-—and no Wisdom (understanding of Truth/Good and Evil (Philosophy of Western Civilization—which created the Age of Reason and Modern Science—the ability to “think” outside the box (US Constitution).

No understanding the Forest because of the few trees. (And Gates WILL tell YOU how to TEACH your CHILDREN to make them into “bots” for his system-—so they become little cogs in the machine (unable to “think” outside the box (Individualism).

Doctors today don’t put 2 and 2 together. They were programmed. Most can’t “think outside their tiny box”. -—because their “Knowledge” is controlled-—with lies and misinformation and it is limited (No philosophy/Truth/Good and Evil).

—by the elites/corporations. When you have Lies mixed with Truth-—there is NO WISDOM-—no ability to put 2 and 2 together. (Vaxxed).

It is like Plato stated back 2500 years ago or so——that there are ONLY a “FEW” who will be capable of getting OUT of the Cave.

Most people “believe” the Big Lies—which have been repeated for 100 years-—so that NOW they can’t even see the Truth (God)——that males are males and females are females and there are only two sexes.

Jokes on us.....as we are being poisoned and controlled-—now “full day” kindergarten LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLL

When are parents going to take back the minds of their children so they will be able to “see” and “embed” Truth????? Real Natural experiences???? Real loving human interactions——not learning and embedding “group-think” and Fear of Man-—disagreeing with irrational mobs.

Look how NO ONE is allowed to say the Truth in the Public Square NOW____two males “sodomizing” each other is now “Good” and a NATURAL RIGHT from the Creator-——How SICK and EVIL we have become to teach stuff like that to little children to destroy their ability to be critical thinkers (Understand Natural Law theory like a Newton)-—now we are producing Inca mindsets——no abstract, profound “thinking”——we are reduced to what Marx WANTED-——a godless animal-—complete with the Pavlovian programming -—on with TV, movies, Neo-Freudian “books”, etc.

Like I say-—Jokes on us...as the elites wallow in the blood of innocents and we ALLOW “JUST LAW” (LOL) to promote killing and vile, evil behaviors. (Where is the “null and void” of Justice Marshall?) History never changes. Power corrupts absolutely. And we NEVER learn from history-—NEVER. We need the Constitution-—which created that brilliant City on a Hill—the most brilliant political document in the history of mankind-—and we threw it out with Wilson and the Marxists on the Supreme Court/Justice Holmes-—who perverted the words/language to literally remove Virtue from Justice (Queen of Virtue in Western Civilization).

Sorry for the diatribe (again)-—but not really-—have a little time on my hands before I go off to the Museum of History (again). Don’t allow others to control your emotions-—YOU learn Truth—read original documents/the Bible—YOU become Wise-—(the ability to discern Good and Evil (Cicero)).


18 posted on 04/23/2016 9:37:09 AM PDT by savagesusie (When Law ceases to be Just, it ceases to be Law. (Thomas A./Founders/John Marshall)/Nuremberg)
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To: savagesusie

bkmk


19 posted on 04/23/2016 11:12:52 AM PDT by AllAmericanGirl44 (Cruz - the Charlie Sheen of politics - 'winning')
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