[drjimmy]

These intricate personal and financial links have led to virtual silence in the administration on Saudi Arabia's failings in dealing with terrorists like bin Laden, said Charles Lewis, executive director of the Center for Public Integrity, a Washington, D.C.-based government watchdog group.
I daresay that the majority of Freepers understand and have commented on the connections between Saudi Arabia and the terrorists. Is Lewis correct that the administration has been largely silent on that subject, and if it has been silent, does anyone here have a better reason why?

[scottiewottie]

Is Lewis correct that the administration has been largely silent on that subject, and if it has been silent, does anyone here have a better reason why?

The silence is more of a political courtesy, since both parties leverage financial support by the same means. Because of this relationship both parties, try to keep such discussion out of the main stream press. The party in charge of the executive branch, be it Democrat or Republican, usually will have the edge.