Kiss And (Don't) Tell?

Of all the facts about the attack on 9/11, perhaps none is more disturbing than the fact that 15 of the 19 hijackers were citizens of Saudi Arabia. Yet, the Bushit Assministration, led by its cohort of Likudnik neoconservatives, decided to attack Iraq using bogus "intelligence" on possession of WMDs as a pretext. Yesterday, the New York Times reported that two former U.S. Senators expressed concerns about potential Saudi government involvement in 9/11 in sworn affidavits:

"For more than a decade, questions have lingered about the possible role of the Saudi government in the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, even as the royal kingdom has made itself a crucial counterterrorism partner in the eyes of American diplomats. Now, in sworn statements that seem likely to reignite the debate, two former senators who were privy to top secret information on the Saudis’ activities say they believe that the Saudi government might have played a direct role in the terrorist attacks."

Certainly the oil provided to our economy was a factor in going easy on the Saudis, not to mention the business and personal ties the Bushit family has to the Saudi royal family. But it will be very interesting to see how this story develops through legal action by victims' families and affected institutions, despite attempts by the Saudis to squash the lawsuit.