Nbadan
03-27-2005, 05:43 AM
March 26, 2005, 9:41PM
More Saudi flights from U.S. revealed
Records show a more active FBI role in the exits in the days after 9/11
New York Times
WASHINGTON - Newly released government records reveal previously undisclosed flights from Las Vegas and elsewhere and point to a more active role by the FBI in aiding some Saudis in their departure just after Sept. 11, 2001.The FBI gave personal airport escorts to two prominent Saudi families who fled the United States, and several other Saudis were allowed to leave the country without first being interviewed, the documents show.
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The material sheds new light on the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, and it provides details about the FBI's interaction with at least 160 Saudis who were living in or visiting the United States and were allowed to leave the country. Some of the departing Saudis were related to Osama bin Laden.
The documents obtained by Judicial Watch, with major passages deleted, appear to raise some new questions.
FBI records show, for instance, that prominent Saudi citizens left the United States on several flights that had not been previously disclosed in public accounts, including a chartered flight from Providence, R.I., on Sept. 14, 2001, that included at least one member of the Saudi royal family, and on three flights from Las Vegas between Sept. 19 and Sept. 24, also carrying members of the Saudi royal family.
The U.S. government began reopening airspace on Sept. 13, but many flights remained grounded for days afterward.
The three Las Vegas flights, with a total of more than 100 passengers, ferried members of the Saudi royal family and staff members who had been staying at Caesar's Palace and the Four Seasons hotels.
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The FBI documents left open the possibility that some departing Saudis had information relevant to the Sept. 11 investigation.
Chronicle (http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/3103967)
It's sickening to think that almost 4 years later, we still haven't avenged the death of 2,800 Americans.
More Saudi flights from U.S. revealed
Records show a more active FBI role in the exits in the days after 9/11
New York Times
WASHINGTON - Newly released government records reveal previously undisclosed flights from Las Vegas and elsewhere and point to a more active role by the FBI in aiding some Saudis in their departure just after Sept. 11, 2001.The FBI gave personal airport escorts to two prominent Saudi families who fled the United States, and several other Saudis were allowed to leave the country without first being interviewed, the documents show.
(snip)
The material sheds new light on the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, and it provides details about the FBI's interaction with at least 160 Saudis who were living in or visiting the United States and were allowed to leave the country. Some of the departing Saudis were related to Osama bin Laden.
The documents obtained by Judicial Watch, with major passages deleted, appear to raise some new questions.
FBI records show, for instance, that prominent Saudi citizens left the United States on several flights that had not been previously disclosed in public accounts, including a chartered flight from Providence, R.I., on Sept. 14, 2001, that included at least one member of the Saudi royal family, and on three flights from Las Vegas between Sept. 19 and Sept. 24, also carrying members of the Saudi royal family.
The U.S. government began reopening airspace on Sept. 13, but many flights remained grounded for days afterward.
The three Las Vegas flights, with a total of more than 100 passengers, ferried members of the Saudi royal family and staff members who had been staying at Caesar's Palace and the Four Seasons hotels.
(snip)
The FBI documents left open the possibility that some departing Saudis had information relevant to the Sept. 11 investigation.
Chronicle (http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/3103967)
It's sickening to think that almost 4 years later, we still haven't avenged the death of 2,800 Americans.