At least six hijacking suspects got U.S. visas in Saudi Arabia

Wall Street Journal | October 9, 2001 | Gary Fields and David S. Cloud

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[Cold Heat]

The Saudi's are up to their necks in this. No media coverage on this point. I had been waiting for somebody to do a good story on the Saudi connections but so far nothing except to say Binn Laiden is a expat.

[Diojneez]

The U.S. Embassy issues visas to foreign nationals. It's time for the State Department to stop sending blank visa forms to our embassy in Saudi Arabia.

[Cold Heat]

I agree. But the problem is much deeper. Many of the Jackers were Saudi nationals. The Saudis expel the worst ones but don't prosecute. We need a CIA and FBI presence of major proportions over there.

[Ada Coddington]

Funny. . .we're not bombing Saudi Arabia.

[madrussian]

The Saudi's are up to their necks in this. No media coverage on this point. I had been waiting for somebody to do a good story on the Saudi connections but so far nothing except to say Binn Laiden is a expat.

Various jihads around the world, the Balkans and Chechnya being the most notorious examples, have been supported primarily by rich individuals from Saudi Arabia. And who knows if that activity is supported by their government semi-officially disguised as something else. As far as I am concerned, nuking Saudi Arabia would have a much greater effect on the financing of jihads than bombing Afghanistan.

[Cicero]

I'm afraid that if we nuked Saudi Arabia, we'd have to drive around with radioactive gasoline in our tanks. Our hands are tied until we achieve genuine energy independence.

[TACHIGUY]

I think it's time we quit kissing the Saudi Royal Family A$$. I have lived and worked in the "kingdom" for a number of years. I know from first hand experience that the Saudis are never to be trusted. To call them our friends and allies is sheer lunacy. Based on what we know right now, we are justfied in taking over the country. Man would it be great for our economy to control all that oil.

[independentmind]

The Saudi's are up to their necks in this. No media coverage on this point.

Yep. And that could prove very embarassing to certain members of President Bush's family.

[Mercuria]

What a load of propagandistic, anti-American TRASH!!

What kind of newspaper or ragazine would even dare SUGGEST that our country would deal out visas in such a lazy, thoughtless fashion and hint that maybe our laws are too lax??

Oh........

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....never mind....

[A CA Guy]

Our people are no gems. Probably would have given them scholarships and welfare once they arrived.

[sheik yerbouty]

They should no longer be allowed to throttle the world with their oil. They funded the institutions that backed bin Laden; Make them pay the price!

[Cold Heat]

Don't tell me your a fan of sherman skolnick......This oil crap is a shame.Bush won.....get over it.

[Cold Heat]

My point exactly. BTTT

[independentmind]

I voted for Bush, so I don't have much to get over. I don't read much of Skolnick's so I have no idea what you are talking about.

[Cold Heat]

Skolnick is a conspiracy theorist. He claims the Bush family has had connections with every scumbag this side of Alpha Centauri. All connections have to do with oil. Sorry I Knee jerked. I am sensitive to the rumor mill that surrounds Bush and Texas. The Skolnick types keep it going and people believe it. If you would like to see more, check out Rense .com. Skolnick has his own site as well. I apologize for any hard feelings.

[sarcasm]

The Saudis have their criminals just like we have ours.

Hoe many Americans have hijacked airliners and flown them into office buildings?