Above Photo: Trump speaking in front of a picture of his own face at the Republican National Convention in July 2016. Photograph Carolyn Kaster-AP
Now that the 28 pages of the Joint Congressional Intelligence Report of 2002 have been declassified, we know that Saudi Arabia did more than furnish 15 of the 19 hijackers on 9/11. It is no conspiracy theory that the the Chairman of this Committee Report, former Senator Bob Graham, said: “the Saudi government was a co-conspirator in 9/11.”
It is a fact, not a theory, that the 28 pages state that then-Saudi Ambassador to the U.S., Prince Bandar bin Sultan and his wife sent $100,000 to Saudi agent Bassnan in San Diego, who lived across the street from the two named Saudi hijackers. A long-time colleague of Bassnan named Bayoumi, receiving money from the Saudi Ministry of Defense, paid the rent for the same two named hijackers for 18 months before 9/11/01 attacks. He paid for a translator for them because they did not speak English and arranged flight school for them. Bassnan told an FBI asset that he did more for the two named hijackers with the $100,000 from Prince Bandar than did Bayoumi. See: http://tinyurl.com/barry911
“Kristen Breitweiser, who lost her husband to the 9/11 attacks, and four other 9/11 widows issued a press release stating “…when you listen to any member of our government state that the newly released 28 pages are no smoking gun – THEY ARE LYING.”
Their statement continued: “Zelikow blocked and then fired Dana Lesemann when she tried to investigate the uninvestigated leads in the 28 pages.” Philip Zelikow was the Bush-appointed head of the 9/11 Commission of 2004. The New York Post reported that Zelikow blocked subpoenas of Saudi suspects and was thereafter made senior advisor to the Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice. Three members of Zelikow’s Commission have since admitted that the Saudis were not adequately investigated by the 9/11 Commission.
“The 9/11 widows statement concluded: “The kingdom of Saudi Arabia provided operational and financial support to the 9/11 hijackers. That is a fact. And, the U.S. Government has been covering up that fact for 15 years – even to this very day. And that is a crime.”
The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), passed by Congress with bi-partisan support, removes diplomatic immunity from countries supporting terrorism in the U.S. It would seem this unanimous law, in light of the facts in the 28 pages, would show that Donald Trump is blaming the wrong people and the wrong countries for terrorism in the U.S.
In a just world, the travel ban would be rescinded, the media would expose Saudi 9/11 crimes, the Royals would be legally charged, an arms embargo would be placed on them and the U.S.-Saudi alliance against Iran would be terminated. But before we expect transparency from the corporate media, we must expect transparency from our own social media. If we don’t tell the whole story to influence policy now, it will be left to historians to safely reveal 50 years from now, just like most of the other crimes in U.S. history.
I believe this information is critical to prevent a disastrous war against Iran which will blow back on Israel.
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