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Agence France Presse: Bush certifies Saudi Arabia as 'war on terror' ally [LINK-ZUM]

US President George W. Bush certified Saudi Arabia as an anti-terrorism ally on Friday, weeks after a top US Treasury official sharply criticized the kingdom's record. Bush's move came in a memorandum to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, required under US law to free up aid from Washington to Riyadh, that the White House released to reporters.

"I hereby certify that Saudi Arabia is cooperating with efforts to combat international terrorism and that the proposed assistance will help facilitate that effort," the president said.

[Article continues at link. Why might Bush consider Saudi Arabia a partner in peace? It is because the Saudi royal family and intelligence service supported Osama bin Ladin? Is it because wealthy Saudi businessmen funded Osama bin Ladin? Is it because the Saudi government favored the construction company owned by 'The Binladen Group?" Is it because rich Saudis bankrolled the civil war in Bosnia? Is it because after capturing Osama bin Ladin, Saudi Arabia let him go? Is it because the Saudi embassy paid mercenaries to attack US soldiers in Bosnia? Is it because Osama bin Ladin lists a charity tied to the Saudi government as a main financier? Is it because Osama bin Ladin met with the Saudi government? Repeatedly? Is it because Saudi multimillionaires funded terrorism? Is it because the Saudi government sent large sums of money to 9/11 front groups? Is it because Saudi Arabia made deals with Al-Qaeda? Is it because the Saudi government was the largest financier of Al-Qaeda? And of the civil war in Bosnia? Is it because the US government requested documents about Osama bin Ladin from the Saudi Arabian government, and they didn't deliver? And instead shielded bin Ladin? Is it because the Saudi government funded Hamas? Is it because Saudi Arabia recognized the Taliban government? Is it because the Saudi government gave $15,000 to Osama Basnan, who gave it to two 9/11 hijackers? Is it because the Saudi government directly gave 9/11 hijackers money in Amsterdam? Is it because 9/11 hijackers made regular phone calls to Saudi government officials? Many calls? Is it because the French established links between Al-Qaeda and Saudi Arabia? Is it because the Saudis and the bin Ladins funded terrorism in the Philippines? Is it because most of the 9/11 hijackers were Saudi Arabians?

Or is it because the bin Ladin family helped bail out George W. Bush when his company Harken went under? Is it because there are links between Saudi money and the Bush family? Is it because the US government turned away documents linking the Saudi government to terrorism? Repeatedly? Is it because CIA operatives were told not to investigate terrorism in Saudi Arabia? Is it because the bin Ladin family were declared off limits to US intelligence investigation? Repeatedly? Often? Is it because the CIA preferred to join Saudi Arabia in bribing the Taliban instead of seizing bin Ladin? Is it because the US government knew Saudi Arabian royalty were funding Osama bin Ladin and did nothing? Is it because the Bush family met with the bin Ladin family? Repeatedly? Is it because the US Treasury department was blocked from freezing the assets of Al-Qaeda financiers in Saudi Arabia? Is it because the US expedited 9/11 hijackers getting their passports in Saudi Arabia? Even if they were on intelligence watch lists? Is it because the CIA met with Osama bin Ladin? Is it because Saudi Arabia threatened to end its alliance with the USA? Is it because Bush tried to make nice with the Saudis after they did that but paused after 9/11? Is it because three 9/11 hijackers stayed at the same hotel as a senior Saudi official?

The final word comes from the same source as all of the above, the Complete 9/11 Timeline produced by the Cooperative Research History Commons: "FBI counterterrorism expert John O'Neill privately discusses White House obstruction in his bin Laden investigation. O'Neill says, 'The main obstacles to investigate Islamic terrorism were US oil corporate interests and the role played by Saudi Arabia in it.' He adds, 'All the answers, everything needed to dismantle Osama bin Laden's organization, can be found in Saudi Arabia.' O'Neill also believes the White House is obstructing his investigation of bin Laden because they are still keeping the idea of a pipeline deal with the Taliban open." I think this is all the conspiracy theory we need to know what happened and why. - Trevor Blake]

Labels: 9/11, fascism, islam, theocracy