I turn from politics to report on the Saudi/9-11 situation…….
A few days ago I wrote about a special report that details the Saudi involvement in 9/11 and the deal to try and keep the cover-up in place…..(Read on)……
15 years after the fact the attacks on 9/11 are still making the news. But the “news” has moved from the Congress inaction on the first responders bill to the country that may be at th…
Source: Hey A/holes, Better Do What The Saudis Say! – In Saner Thought
But in case that is not enough for the inquisitive mind….then maybe this will help somewhat……
Source: Did Saudi Arabia play a role in September 11? Here’s what we know. – Vox
Obama has gone to Saudi Arabia with his ass in his hands to plead for some favors…….but what will they, the Saudis, want in return?
Easy peazy!
Following Saudi threats to destabilize the financial system if the US were to enact a Bill that would allow an investigation into Saudi Arabia’s support of September 11 terrorist attacks, many were watching closely how Obama would react. The president made it clear last night when as CNN reports, the White House threatened to veto the bipartisan bill to let families victimized by the 9/11 terrorist attacks sue Saudi Arabia while a GOP senator privately sought to block the measure.The White House and State Department are bluntly warning lawmakers not to proceed with the legislation due to “fears” it could have dramatic ramifications for the United States and citizens living abroad to retaliatory lawsuits.
Source: Obama Succumbs To Saudi Pressure, Will Veto Sept 11 Lawsuit Bill
He may not have to use his precious veto after all……..
The battle over the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act continues to grow today, with co-sponsor Sen. Lindsey Graham (R – SC) announcing that he’s going to block his own bill, to “make sure that anything we do doesn’t come to bite us.”
It’s unspoken, but the admission is the latest response to Sunday’s threats by Saudi Foreign Minister Abu Jubeir to sell $750 billion in US treasury assets in response to the law, a move which if done rapidly could do massive damage to the US dollar and the American economy in general.
The act would allow victims to sue foreign countries in US courts if those countries are involved in terror attacks on American soil, with Saudi Arabia’s government’s involvement in 9/11 likely to be a major target for such lawsuits. The Saudi leverage over the US economy seems to have derailed the law outright, with the White House also indicating a probable veto of the measure over fears it would “harm taxpayers.”
Go figure! Did you really think that it would turn out any other way? Only a politician would use the “taxpayer” as the scapegoat……classic DC two step.
This Saudi love-fest is getting out of hand….Obama going to Saudi like Oliver asking for more gruel is picture I cannot get out of my head.
Do you still believe there will ever be true transparency?
I’m going back to bed. First, blah blah blah about the “Bushish” like blunders (assaults) in New York and now this….again. My poor befuddled sheeple mind just can’t find logic or sense in my world and even if i can’t sleep, i can keep the light out with the covers and dwell on what is yet to be. Sometimes, I just don’t want the light to get in! I wonder if Thursday is going to be easier than Wednesday? dru
Sleep is overrated…..LOL. We can only hope it will be better….but I am not optimistic….sorry chuq
No apologies needed; YOU didn’t start all this….you just make me think, once in awhile, and I’m just not cut out to actually think! xxx ooo me
There should be no argument and no concern because Islamists do not do such things.
I will not let that go…..the Saudis are more extreme than some of the “bad guys”….but for some reason the US will bend over backwards to keep them happy….sad
I am really glad I’m celebrating today, because otherwise, I might not have grinned all the way through this one….
“harm the taxpayers.”… Hah! x 10 to the tenth power. If there were no taxpayers, whom would they screw over? If the Saudis destroy the dollar, then all the dollars they have of ours are also destroyed. So, where is the threat? The only threat is to the politicians, for whom all the illusions they’ve fostered all this time will be exposed, along with the Saudis. It’s classic blackmail, on both sides, but, all based on the same delusion, that the money actually exists… If people stopped paying taxes, how would they get them? Sue the entire population? Who’d pay the lawyers?
Get ready to use your brains for more than counting your savings, or keeping track of who’s who on Game of Thrones, and start using it to remember how to get by without any at all, with only your hands, reason, and skills to survive, because the money delusion is beginning to collapse under the weight of its own illusions…
gigoid, the dubious
Correct, gigoid the dubious…
Now I am off to dig my hole…
I am already late as it is…..
;(
*grin*
How can one be late digging a hole? Is the dirt going to jump back in if you wait too long?
Just wondered… Oh, wait… metaphorical hole, right?
Never mind….
gigoid
The use of the “taxpayer” and their protection has gotten us in so much trouble and will continue to do so….chuq
This is a tough one, because nobody wants a market crash. We HAVE to become more independent of Saudi Arabia – starting with ENERGY independence!
The more electric cars, the better!
The problem is we get very little energy from the Saudis……so how can they effect our consumption….chuq
Canuckistan is #1 supplier of America’s black crack! (Or was the last time I looked)
But what the Saudis CAN do is manipulate the global price of the commodity. They’re major players in OPEC. But they’ve also shown their willingness to undercut OPEC by overproducing…should the “circumstances dictate” (aka the US begs them)
It’s one very sick & no longer “necessary” relationship that’s good for nobody on the planet…other than the ones doing the handshakes.
True…..but would not matter the US will always give Canada the nod.
“The nod”? Don’t you mean the US would give Canada “the rod”? Because that’s the single best way to describe our relationship. You nod. Canuckistan’s rulers eagerly drop our pants. And then you give us “the rod”. If you’re feeling generous, sometimes a tip gets left behind.
With regards to oil, I seem to recall that NAFTA guarantees that, even during a “national calamity”, we can only reduce oil sales to you by a single-digit percentage.
Oops…my bad…LOL