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9/11 FAMILIES PLAN NEXT STEPS IN SAUDI ARABIA LAWSUIT
Victims' relatives seeking to hold Saudi Arabia legally responsible in the Sept. 11 attacks said Monday they intend to step up pressure on U.S. security agencies to turn over more investigative records. ... -
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SAUDI ARABIA MUST FACE U.S. LAWSUITS OVER SEPT. 11 ATTACKS
A U.S. judge on Wednesday rejected Saudi Arabia’s bid to dismiss lawsuits claiming that it helped plan the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and should pay billions of dollars in damages to victims. ... -
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SAUDI ARABIA SAYS NO EVIDENCE SHOWS IT HAD A HAND IN 9/11 ATTACK
Saudi Arabia urged a judge Thursday to reject a New York lawsuit seeking to hold it responsible in the Sept. 11 attacks, saying a law passed by Congress that gave new life to the once-dismissed claims is not sufficient to overcome a lack of evidence. ... -
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9/11 LAWSUITS: ALLEGATIONS SAUDI ARABIAN GOVT FUNDED ‘DRY RUN’ FOR PLANE HIJACKING
Evidence submitted in a major 9/11 lawsuit against the Saudi Arabian government alleges that the Saudi Arabian embassy in Washington may have funded a 'dry run' for the hijacking of planes by two of its Saudi employees. ... -
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PERSPECTIVE: THIS CONGRESSIONAL ACT THREATENS US NATIONAL SECURITY
While JASTA will have a wide range of devastating consequences in the long run, it will create immediate damage by unjustly alienating one of America's most consequential allies: Saudi Arabia. The Arab world is encountering an almost unprecedented number of challenges ... -
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SAUDI ARABIA SAYS THERE’S NO PROOF IT BACKED SEPT. 11 ATTACK
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday asked to be dropped from a Sept. 11 lawsuit victims’ families filed, saying no evidence links it to the deadly terrorist act. ... -
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TAKING DOWN TERRORISTS IN COURT
The Eastern District of New York has long been known for its work against organized crime. Since the September 11th attacks, E.D.N.Y. has also become an aggressive prosecutor of terrorism, securing more convictions than any other U.S. Attorney’s office. ... -
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ONE MAN’S QUEST TO PROVE SAUDI ARABIA BANKROLLED 9/11
Proving the link between Saudi Arabia and the hijackers has been Kreindler’s nearly sole focus since the moment, several days after the Twin Towers fell, when grieving families began to file into the lobby of the burly, boisterous 61-year-old’s firm. ... -
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SUING THE SAUDIS: 9/11 FAMILIES HOPE LAWSUIT AGAINST SAUDI ARABIA MOVES FASTER IN TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
“The Obama and Bush administrations have done nothing but fight the 9/11 families for 15 years,” Riches said recently, outside his Brooklyn home. “The United States government took the side of the Saudis over the 9/11 families.” ... -
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SAUDI 9/11 BILL WILL LEAD TO US MILITARY ON TRIAL — NOT OUR ENEMIES
The United States has an inalienable right to pursue justice when terror strikes our nation. Indeed, the atrocities of 9/11 serve a raw reminder of our unwavering duty to protect our security and, with it, the brave men and women in uniform at the forefront in serving our country. ... -
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SAUDI 9/11 BILL OVERCOMES OBAMA’S VETO, CRITICISM AS PUSH FOR RETHINK FADES
Three months later, those second thoughts have dissipated, Mr. Obama’s worries have been shunted aside and the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act looks like it’s here to stay. ... -
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9/11 FAMILIES CLAIM GOP SENATORS’ PROPOSAL WILL “GUT” NEW LAW ALLOWING THEM TO SUE SAUDI ARABIA
The families of Sept. 11 victims are voicing their stern opposition to a proposed change to a new law that allows them to sue Saudi Arabia for its alleged backing of the attackers, invoking the support of President-elect Donald Trump for their cause. ... -
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SENIOR SENATORS WANT TO AMEND SAUDI SEPTEMBER 11 LAW
Two senior U.S. senators said on Wednesday they want to amend a law allowing lawsuits against Saudi Arabia over the Sept. 11 attacks to narrow the scope of possible lawsuits. ... -
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IMMUNITY FOR SAUDI INVESTMENTS IN US DESPITE JASTA
The Governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) – the Saudi central bank – stressed that there would be no issues over the law on Saudi investments in the US and that there is no intention to end pegging of the national currency, the Saudi Riyal, to the Dollar or to change the rate of exchange. ... -
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U.S. 9/11 LAW EXASPERATES SAUDIS, GOVERNMENT SILENT
There was no official reaction from Saudi Arabia after the votes, and in the short-term, few expect little more than a curt statement of disapproval from Riyadh. ... -
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CLAIMS OF SAUDI ROLE IN 9/11 APPEAR HEADED FOR MANHATTAN COURT
Saudi Arabia paid millions of dollars to Washington lobbyists to keep it out of court. They have been unsuccessful. And now it is up to the kingdom’s lawyers to limit the damage. ... -
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SENATORS ALREADY EYEING CHANGES TO 9/11 BILL AFTER VETO OVERRIDE
Twenty-eight senators, including Graham, sent a letter to Cornyn and Schumer on Wednesday saying that "concerns have been raised regarding potential unintended consequences." ... -
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OBAMA: CONGRESS VETO OVERRIDE OF 9/11 LAWSUITS BILL ‘A MISTAKE’
White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters the vote was "the single most embarrassing thing the United States Senate has done" in decades. ... -
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LEGAL EXPERTS SAY LAW ALLOWING 9/11 FAMILIES TO SUE SAUDI ARABIA HAS CONSEQUENCE
American interests around the world could face serious damage as a result of a new law that empowers U.S. citizens to sue any country with a role in terrorism committed on American soil, legal experts say. ... -
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CONGRESS OVERRIDES OBAMA’S VETO OF 9/11 BILL LETTING FAMILIES SUE SAUDI ARABIA
Lawmakers hand down first veto override of Obama’s presidency over bill that permits 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia for allegedly backing the hijackers ...