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topic: Saudi Departures after 9/11.... sorted by: most recent to past
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| 1 | TIA [Tampa Int'l Airport] now verifies flight of Saudis | archived: ref 219 |
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| St. Petersburg Times June 9, 2004 |
The government has long denied that two days after the 9/11 attacks, the three were allowed to fly... TAMPA - Two days after the Sept. 11 attacks, with most of the nation's air traffic still grounded, a small jet landed at Tampa International Airport, picked up three young Saudi men and left. | |||||
| 2 | Judicial Watch Turns Over List Of Saudis Flying From U.S. Immediately After Terrorist Attacks | archived: ref 184 |
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| Judicial Watch (Press release) June 3, 2004 |
(Washington, D.C.) Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, yesterday submitted to the 9/11 Commission documents that show that Saudi Arabian nationals, including bin Laden family members, were allowed to fly out of the United States immediately following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The documents represent the first admission by the government that the flights occurred at all. Judicial Watch is asking the 9/11 Commission to investigate and reconcile previous contradictory testimony about Saudis being allowed to leave the country. | |||||
| 3 | The Great Escape: 300 Saudis in 55 Planes | archived: ref 31 |
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| New York Times June 1, 2004 |
...new evidence shows that the evacuation involved more than the departure of 142 Saudis on six charter flights that the commission is investigating. According to newly released documents, 160 Saudis left the United States on 55 flights immediately after 9/11 - making a total of about 300 people who left with the apparent approval of the Bush administration, far more than has been reported before. [op-ed] | |||||
| 4 | Saving the Saudis | archived: ref 251 |
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| Vanity Fair October 1, 2003 |
Just days after 9/11, wealthy Saudi Arabians, including members of the bin Laden family, were whisked out of the U.S. on private jets. No one will admit to clearing the flights, and the passengers weren't questioned. Did the Bush family's long relationship with the Saudis make it happen? | |||||
| 5 | White House Approved Departure of Saudis After Sept. 11, Ex-Aide Says | archived: ref 232 |
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| New York Times September 4, 2003 |
Richard Clarke, who ran White House crisis team after Sept 11 terror attacks, says top White House officials personally approved evacuation of dozens of influential Saudis, including relatives of Osama bin Laden, from United States in days after Sept 11, when most flights were grounded; says FBI assured him that departing Saudis were not linked to terrorism; says White House feared Saudis could face 'retribution' for attacks if they remained in US; | |||||
| 6 | The Saudis: Friend or Foe | archived: ref 343 |
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| Wall Street Journal October 22, 2001 |
What kind of ally is Saudi Arabia? To Americans who watch with frustration as the Saudis prevaricate on the use of military bases there, the answer is clear: They aren't acting like allies at all. This frustration is turning to outrage as details emerge of Saudi unwillingness even to run "traces" on the men involved in the hijackings of Sept. 11. Experts in the region, however, suggest that America's problems have their roots in an intense struggle for succession in the House of Saud. | |||||
| 7 | Phantom Flight From Florida | archived: ref 233 |
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| Tampa Tribune October 5, 2001 |
The hastily arranged flight out of Raytheon Airport Services, a private hangar on the outskirts of Tampa International Airport, was anything but ordinary. It lifted off the tarmac at a time when every private plane in the nation was grounded due to safety concerns after the Sept. 11 attacks. ...Grossi said he was told the clearance came from the White House after the prince's family pulled a favor from former President Bush. Prince Sultan, the Saudi defense minister, was part of the coalition that fought the Persian Gulf War in 1991. |
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