Family members of those who died on September 11, 2001, joined building experts earlier today in submitting a “request for correction” to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) regarding its 2008 report on the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7. The request, which comprises more than 100 pages and five exhibits, represents […]
Barr, Grenell Block 9/11 Families Access to Evidence with Broad, ‘Unprecedented’ Claims of Secrecy…
U.S. Attorney General William Barr and acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell broadly invoked the state secrets privilege this week to block 9/11 survivors and family members from obtaining crucial evidence to support their multi-billion dollar damages lawsuit against Saudi Arabia. In sworn public declarations filed in federal court in New York, the nation’s […]
FBI Seeks to Hide Its Legal Arguments in 9/11 Case As Senator’s Ask Justice’s IG to Investigate ‘Abnormalities’…
The U.S. is asking a federal judge to allow it to file secret legal arguments in the mammoth New York lawsuit against Saudi Arabia brought by 9/11 families and survivors. If the court allows it, the government’s hidden line of reasoning would be so secret that even the 9/11 victims and their lawyers would not […]
U.S. Senators Seek Answers from Inspector General on Behalf of 9/11 Families…
U.S. Judge Allows 9/11 Lawsuits Against Saudi Arabia to Proceed…
A US judge in New York on Wednesday rejected Saudi Arabia’s request to dismiss lawsuits accusing it of helping in the 9/11 attacks. The cases are based on the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (Jasta), a 2016 law that provides an exemption to the legal principle of sovereign immunity, allowing families of the victims […]
UAE Warned U.S. It Could End Intelligence Cooperation over 9/11 Victims Claims…
The United Arab Emirates suggested it might withdraw intelligence cooperation with the US in an attempt to block legislation allowing families of September 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia and UAE for compensation. Leaked emails seen by the Telegraph show how Yousef Al Otaiba, the UAE’s ambassador to Washington DC, privately warned senators that countries […]
Pres. Trump, Saudi Arabia and the Petrodollar…
Obama pulled out his veto pen 12 times during his presidency. Congress only overrode him once. In late 2016, Obama vetoed the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA). The bill would allow 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia in US courts. With only months left in office, Obama wasn’t worried about the political price […]
Saudi Cash Is Sending Veterans on LUXURY Trips to Washington to Oppose 9/11 Law…
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is paying at least one large public relations firm in Washington, D.C. to recruit American military veterans who will agree to visit Capitol Hill to tell members of Congress — in person — that they oppose a new federal law allowing civil lawsuits against state sponsors of terrorism…
Why Are Senators Graham and McCain Protecting the Saudis and Denying Justice to 9/11 Victims?…
Since the override, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., have introduced a bill to “fix” JASTA, creating legal standards that will delay justice and make it much harder for 9/11 survivors to get their day in court. JASTA had the overwhelming support of Congress and Donald Trump during the presidential campaign…
Miami Federal Judge Denies FBI Motion to Postpone Trial on Secret 9-11 Records…
A Miami federal judge Thursday denied the FBI’s request to delay for 90 days a trial to decide whether certain secret records about 9/11 should be made public. The trial before U.S. District Judge Cecilia Altonaga remains on schedule for the week of March 6. “The FBI had 21 months to produce the records. There […]
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