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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 10:16 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 10:18 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 10:26 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 10:34 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 10:56 pm to Bench McElroy
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Former President Barack Obama attempted to veto the bill when he was in office
quote:well which is it?
He criticised Mr Obama for vetoing the bill
Posted on 3/21/17 at 11:00 pm to Bench McElroy
quote:
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.
Good.
Posted on 3/22/17 at 12:26 am to Bench McElroy
Trump and Obama are both the Saudis' bitches. Oil diplomacy.
Posted on 3/22/17 at 3:02 am to Bench McElroy
Nice fake news, like Trump would ever do that!
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