04-17-2016, 11:21 AM
BACKGROUND
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The Saudis have long denied any role in supporting or financing al-Qaeda terrorists who attacked the United States on September 11, 2001. And, U.S. officials have declined to release 28 pages of the official investigative reports detailing the potential role of some Saudi Officials in the plot that killed nearly 3,000 Americans on American soil.
Families of both victims and survivors in the 9⁄11 attacks filed a lawsuit against the Saudi government, but the suit was thrown out last year when a federal judge ruled that the kingdom had sovereign immunity in the case.
So, 15 years after the 9⁄11 terrorist attacks on America, a very rare bi-partisan bill was drafted and is circulating Congress with support from elected leaders on both the far right and the far left. The bill would allow victims of 9⁄11 to pursue legal recourse against Saudi Arabia for its alleged role.
The Saudis have long denied any role in supporting or financing al-Qaeda terrorists who attacked the United States on September 11, 2001. And, U.S. officials have declined to release 28 pages of the official investigative reports detailing the potential role of some Saudi Officials in the plot that killed nearly 3,000 Americans on American soil.
Families of both victims and survivors in the 9⁄11 attacks filed a lawsuit against the Saudi government, but the suit was thrown out last year when a federal judge ruled that the kingdom had sovereign immunity in the case.
So, 15 years after the 9⁄11 terrorist attacks on America, a very rare bi-partisan bill was drafted and is circulating Congress with support from elected leaders on both the far right and the far left. The bill would allow victims of 9⁄11 to pursue legal recourse against Saudi Arabia for its alleged role.