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Saudi Arabia expects Trump to scrap 9/11 victims law as first cases brought again kingdom
Posted on 3/21/17 at 10:10 pm
Posted on 3/21/17 at 10:10 pm
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Saudi Arabia is expecting President Donald Trump to reverse a US law allowing families of the victims of the 9/11 attacks to sue the kingdom, as the first law suit related to the attacks is filed in New York, it has been reported.
The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (Jasta) was passed in September last year, which can see foreign governments held to account for acts of terror committed on US soil.
The law allows the families of the victims of the 9/11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia and seek compensation from its government.
The first lawsuit was filed in federal court in Manhattan this week, according to Pix11 News, on behalf of the families of 850 people who died and 1,500 who were injured during the attacks.
Fifteen of the 19 terrorists involved in the 9/11 attacks were Saudi, and the lawsuit, filed by aviation law firm Kreindler & Kreindler, alleges Saudi officials aided some of the hijackers ahead of the 2001 attacks. The kingdom denies all allegations and any involvement in the 9/11 attacks.
Former President Barack Obama attempted to veto the bill when he was in office, but his action was overturned by Congress.
Mr Trump is reportedly popular with the kingdom and last week met with Saudi Arabia’s deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, though the president has been a vocal supporter of the victim’s law in the past. He criticised Mr Obama for vetoing the bill, calling him “shameful” and claiming that it “will go down as one of the low points of his presidency”.
Mr Falih said the president and the crown prince did not discuss the issue in their meeting last week.
The US government has been lobbied by Saudia Arabia on the law before. In December last year Saudi foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir took an extended trip to the US in which he attempted to “try and persuade them that there needs to be an amendment to the law”.
Former US Secretary of State John Kerry said at the time that the new law “unintentionally, I think… puts our country at great risk,” while Mr Obama warned that it “set a dangerous precedent,” allowing the US to be open to lawsuits from people in other countries who have been affected by US foreign policy.
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This post was edited on 3/21/17 at 10:14 pm
Posted on 3/21/17 at 10:12 pm to Bench McElroy
15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudi, yet Saudis aren't on the ban list
Trump
fricking tool
fricking bitchmade president
:lol: immigration ban
Trump
fricking tool
fricking bitchmade president
:lol: immigration ban
Posted on 3/21/17 at 10:15 pm to Ghazi
Reminder: Obama vetoed this bill, so the democrats entering this thread to bitch,,,,,, stfu
Posted on 3/21/17 at 10:16 pm to Bench McElroy
How is Trump going to get this law reversed absent a literal act of Congress?
Posted on 3/21/17 at 10:17 pm to Ghazi
quote:I remember when he was going to make sure the missing pages from the 9/11 commission report, which allegedly shows the Saudi ties were going to were released to the public.
15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudi, yet Saudis aren't on the ban list
Trump
fricking tool
fricking bitchmade president
immigration ban
Apparently that will come after the $300 million dollar arms deal with Saudi Arabia.
Posted on 3/21/17 at 10:18 pm to Bench McElroy
As a single citizen with no personal loss in 9-11...I'd be willing to accept an admission of complicity, monetary compensation for the most affected, accompanied with a statement of repentance/regret and a public apology...and a move to get on board with those Muslims (Egypt/el Sisi at the fore) who are now calling for a Muslim Reformation...in order to truly DEFINE just what Islam believes re the fundamental Principles as expressed by their Founding Prophet. It would be worth it to drop the pride stuff...if we can shut this 'monster' down before it eats us all.
Posted on 3/21/17 at 10:18 pm to Ghazi
quote:
15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudi, yet Saudis aren't on the ban list
to be fair, the Saudis weren't on Obama's 2011 list either.... and keep in mind, on this issue, i'm on YOUR side... but let's keep it 100%
Trump basically plagiarized Obama's list, but dialed up the bigotry to 11, as evidenced by his comments BEFORE the ban went into effect (i.e. during his campaign)...
but let's not act like Obama was so tough on the Saudis while he was in office....
This post was edited on 3/21/17 at 10:21 pm
Posted on 3/21/17 at 10:18 pm to buckeye_vol
Who knew that Trump would just toe the establishment line instead of actually doing as he promised?
Posted on 3/21/17 at 10:21 pm to chRxis
The USA/Saudi Arabia alliance shows two things
1. The USA doesn't care about fighting against terrorism
2. $ talks
1. The USA doesn't care about fighting against terrorism
2. $ talks
Posted on 3/21/17 at 10:22 pm to Ghazi
DEATH TO SAUDI ARABIA!
DEATH TO SAUDI ARABIA!
DEATH TO SAUDI ARABIA!
DEATH TO SAUDI ARABIA!
DEATH TO SAUDI ARABIA!
Posted on 3/21/17 at 10:22 pm to Ghazi
quote:I know this is your shtick, but it's unnecessary.
DEATH TO SAUDI ARABIA!
This post was edited on 3/21/17 at 10:24 pm
Posted on 3/21/17 at 10:25 pm to Ghazi
quote:
The USA/Saudi Arabia alliance shows two things
1. The USA doesn't care about fighting against terrorism
2. $ talks
exactly, but like i said, keep it 100%... you are condemning Trump for not including the Saudis, but Obama did the exact same shite... thats not right... you gotta hold both of them to the same standard
Posted on 3/21/17 at 10:26 pm to Bench McElroy
Which country is more likely to annex the United States? Israel or Saudi Arabia? My fellow Americans, are you tired of being sodomized by our Zionist-Wahhabist overlords?
Posted on 3/21/17 at 10:31 pm to Big12fan
On this board apparently they dont mind the sodomy at all. especially when it comes to the bastard Zionist regimd
Posted on 3/21/17 at 10:34 pm to Big12fan
I wouldn't be opposed to cutting ties with both countries and only dealing with them through the UN.
Posted on 3/21/17 at 10:34 pm to Bench McElroy
Uh the article in the OP is complete bullshite. The President can't scrap a law once its signed or Congress overturns the Veto. Only way a law is scrapped is if Congress revokes it or SCOTUS strikes it down although they've haven't yet upheld it to my knowledge.
9/11 families suing the Saudi's is beyond Trump's control and that's a good thing.
9/11 families suing the Saudi's is beyond Trump's control and that's a good thing.
Posted on 3/21/17 at 10:35 pm to boosiebadazz
quote:
How is Trump going to get this law reversed absent a literal act of Congress?
That's what set off my bullshite meter.
That's a sketchy arse website in the OP, certainly not reputable and mainstream.
Posted on 3/21/17 at 10:36 pm to Sentrius
quote:Sure, but Saudi Arabia may not understand that (or care):
Uh the article in the OP is complete bull shite. The President can't scrap a law once its signed or Congress overturns the Veto.
quote:
Saudi Arabia expects
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