That the Trump presidency is bedeviled is undeniable. As President Donald Trump flew off for August at his Jersey club, there came word that Special Counsel Robert Mueller III had impaneled a grand jury and subpoenas were going out to Trump family and campaign associates. The jurors will be drawn from a pool of citizens […]
9/11 Families Consider Lawsuit Against UAE over Role in Attacks…
The families of hundreds of people killed in the 9/11 attacks are considering adding the United Arab Emirates as a defendant to a legal case against Saudi Arabia for its roles in the outrage, Middle East Eye can reveal. Nearly 3,000 people died when hijacked airplanes crashed into New York’s World Trade Centre, the Pentagon […]
Miami Judge Rules Out FOIA Trial, Says FBI Document on 9/11 Funding to Remain Secret…
Secret FBI information about who funded the 9/11 attacks will remain hidden indefinitely after a Miami federal judge reversed herself last week and decided that the FBI was not improperly withholding it from the public. At the same time, Judge Cecilia Altonaga ruled out holding a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) trial to evaluate the […]
FBI Asks Miami Judge to Reconsider, Keep Secret ‘Sensitive Details’ About 9/11…
The FBI is pushing back against a federal judge’s findings that certain classified details about the funding of the 9/11 attacks and the 19 al Qaeda suicide hijackers should be made public. Specifically, the government is asking Miami U.S. District Judge Cecilia Altonaga to reconsider her May 16 ruling that would largely open for public […]
Iran’s Shockingly Honest Reaction to Trump’s Visit to Saudi Arabia…
While Donald Trump was in Riyadh, raving incessantly about the over-hyped Iran threat, Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif was trolling America’s foreign policy establishment. He advised Trump to discuss with Saudi Arabia how to avoid another 9/11 atrocity rather than making baseless claims against Iran. Zarif said “[Trump] must enter into dialogue with them [the […]
Trial Looms as Judge Denies FBI Request to Keep 9/11 Records Secret for Privacy Reasons…
In a ruling that could lead to the release of significant new information about 9/11, including details about who funded the al Qaeda terrorist attacks, a Miami federal judge has rejected FBI assertions that many records should be kept secret due to privacy considerations. At the same time, U.S. District Court Judge Cecilia Altonaga granted […]
Saudi Banks, bin Laden Companies Sued by U.S. Insurers Over 9/11 Terror Attacks…
Two Saudi banks, along with businesses related to the family of Osama bin Laden face more than $4 billion in lawsuits over the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. Reuters reports the plaintiffs are more than two dozen US insurers. The defendants are the Al Rajhi Bank, National Commercial Bank, aviation contractor Dallah Avco, the Mohamed […]
Prodded by Federal Judge, FBI Finally Identifies Sarasota Saudis by Name in Court…
Six years after news broke that the FBI found ties between 9/11 hijackers and a Saudi family who’d moved abruptly out of their Sarasota home two weeks before the terrorist attacks – and didn’t tell Congress – the FBI has identified the family publicly. The disclosure is in a partially declassified Memorandum for the Record […]
U.S. Judge Cites ‘Shameful’ FBI Delays in Making 9/11 Records Public…
A Miami federal judge Tuesday excoriated the FBI for what she called its “shameful” delays in making public certain records about the bureau’s 9/11 Review Commission. “It is distressing to see the length to which a private citizen must go” to obtain records under the Freedom of Information Act [FOIA],” said U.S. District Judge Cecilia […]
‘Penttbomb 2.0’ and the FBI’s Brush-Off of Reports Alleging 9/11 Ties to Saudi Arabia…
FBI officials who briefed the 9/11 Review Commission on the bureau’s sprawling 9/11 investigation code-named PENTTBOMB steered the discussion away from Saudi Arabia by repeatedly disavowing or downplaying reports by agents alleging terrorist ties to the kingdom. The FBI’s stance is similar to its repudiation before the commission of a startling April 2002 FBI report…
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