Graham: W. Helped to Cover-up Saudi Involvement in 911

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By Andrew Buncombe
07 September 2004


The controversy over President George Bush's links with the Saudi royal family is likely to be reignited after a series of fresh allegations in a new book claiming that his administration engaged in a "cover-up" to protect its ally after the 11 September attacks.

In his forthcoming book, Intelligence Matters, the Florida senator Bob Graham says President Bush and his senior officials "coddled" the Saudi authorities and pursued a war against Saddam Hussein that diverted resources from the hunt for al-Qa'ida.

Senator Graham, co-chairman of a joint House/Senate investigation into the 11 September attacks, says the White House blacked out 28 pages of the report that dealt with purported links between the Saudis and the hijackers.

In particular, Mr Graham alleges that a mysterious Saudi, Omar al-Bayoumi, who was living in San Diego before the attacks and who befriended and funded two of the hijackers, was a Saudi government spy.

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In his forthcoming book, Intelligence Matters, the Florida senator Bob Graham says President Bush and his senior officials "coddled" the Saudi authorities and pursued a war against Saddam Hussein that diverted resources from the hunt for al-Qa'ida.

That's kind of the conclusion that I reached when I was trying to figure out why the **** Bush invaded. We are now the Saudi armed forces.