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Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan blamed al Qaeda's Sept. 11 attacks on the United States' failure to consult the kingdom's security authorities in a "serious and credible manner." US intelligence officials say the Saudis were uncooperative and did not share intelligence with them.

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Amazing1
Nov. 4, 2007, 1:05 p.m.
Does this mean that Prince Bandar also knows who profited from the stock market purchases?
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eugenegerard
Nov. 4, 2007, 1:36 p.m.
If Bush had consulted Bandar he would have founf out that the Saudis, MI6 and rogue corporate groups financed Al Queda.
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drunkenhunter
Nov. 4, 2007, 1:50 p.m.
Remind me again why anyone thinks these bastards are allies? Oh yeah. Bush and Cheney and all their friends and relatives are getting paid. We have been sold out. Neo-cons have put a price on American lives and oil interests paid that price. So our soldiers are not being maimed for no reason. Neo-cons are being paid!
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Rayman
Nov. 4, 2007, 1:59 p.m.
This idiot Prince has a BIG mouth! Didn't the Saudi royals give money to Bin Laden and his network? We should have bombed the Saudi royal palaces instead of invading Iraq! Saudi Arabia is not our ally. Saudi royals are corupt and not trustworthy. They used us and the world to protect their 'black gold' in Gulf war I. They're allies of 'convinence'. They're scared to death of Al-Qaeda because it would strip them of their sick & spoiled lifestyles. The Saudis are still financing radical islamic movements throughout the Arab world.
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idonttrustdemocratsanymore
Nov. 4, 2007, 2:36 p.m.
A lot of people do blame Bill Clinton for 911 bcause he gutted our military and left us almost defenseless and because he missed so many opportunities to take out Osama bin Laden. In this regard, the prince may have a valid point.
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NoWayMan
Nov. 4, 2007, 11:35 p.m.
"The Saudis were uncooperative and did not engage in significant info sharing on al Qaeda prior to 9/11 despite repeated U.S. attempts to engage them."
- Richard Clarke
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saadhusain
Nov. 5, 2007, 7:02 a.m.
All Bush had to do was read a Presidential Daily Briefind (PDB) that said Osama was intent on strinking within the US. But that would involve:
1. Bush reading
2. Attention diverted from plans for attacking Iraq
3. Why stop a crisi when you can make so much money or mileage of the crisis (911, Katrina, etc)
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TonyByron
Nov. 5, 2007, 9 a.m.
The Saudis also claimed they warned Britain in advance of the attacks there. Will they next claim they tried to warn Spain and Indonesia before those attacks?
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Bruedaddy
Nov. 5, 2007, 9:48 a.m.
The Saudi's are NOT our friends.
nor is BUSH.
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Harbeas
Nov. 5, 2007, 10:30 a.m.
It seems the Middle East intelligence is rooted in let's blame the victim for our actions.
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Crossbow
Nov. 5, 2007, 10:39 a.m.
Saudi Arabia is a good example of what happens when you try to straddle the fence. They are also an example of how the Republican Party has strayed from its conservative roots.
Now, it isn't necessarily a bad thing to acquire allies in this "war on terror." Certainly, the Saudis know the region better than we do and can help. The problem is that the USA doesn't seem to have enough of a backbone that is needed in order to make our allies feel comfortable helping us. This lack of a backbone is due in large part to the embarrasing activities in the Congress and Senate. How can we possibly expect our allies to help us defeat Al Queda if our political leaders are not willing to step up to the plate? We have asked our allies to support us, but we do not seem willing to reciprocate.
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PilotSmall
Nov. 5, 2007, 10:56 a.m.
And I do seem to recall Prince Bandar being a guest at the Bush Ranch!
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StillUnashamed
Nov. 5, 2007, 11:07 a.m.
In the article and all the comments I've read, no one has asked the question that immediatly came to my mind. If the Saudis were following the activities of the 9/11 hijackers does this mean the Saudis have a network of spies in the U.S.?
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markmawn2
Nov. 5, 2007, 12:36 p.m.
Them is fightin' words, especially since the only planes in the air on 911 after all flights were grounded was a plane loaded with Saudis. Perhaps he should direct his blame toward the stand down order, or Cheney, where it truly belongs. Or perhaps we should have shot that plane down.
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markoller
Nov. 5, 2007, 2:41 p.m.
Why did no one mention the obvious, that our own government demolished the Twin Towers and the Salomon Brothers Building?
Perhaps the blind, deaf and dumb conspiracy deniers, will believe an agency of the United States government, but I doubt it. The Commerce Department sent an inquiry to NIST: "A Reprt on World Trade Center Bldgs 1 & 2: Request for Corrections by NIST for Its Invalid WTC Jetliner Animations and Analyses." Click http://science.propeller.com/story/2007/11/05/c...
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markoller
Nov. 5, 2007, 2:55 p.m.
Try http://science.propeller.com/story/2007/11/05/c...
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Candida
Nov. 5, 2007, 3:33 p.m.
07Willys: "may not be joining you all ... in the near future!!
Thank you.
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markoller
Nov. 5, 2007, 9:57 p.m.
Since no one seems to be reading my link, it points out that the holes in the Twin Towers partially healed, after penetration, and flight 11 accelerated 76mph inside the tower.
I quote: "The assumptions concerning the laws of physics that are incorporated into the videos as seen, are simply based on impossible physics, rather like a "Road Runner" or "Tom & Jerry" cartoon. The analogy is both exact and obvious and should have been spotted. In addition, features like noiseless penetration of the towers despite noisy jet engines and other sounds on audio portions (screaming, etc.) prove fakery."
Click http://science.propeller.com/story/2007/11/05/c...
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Thinker22
Nov. 6, 2007, 6:47 a.m.
Yes, you're not the US Government.
Unlike you they realize that it is better to have some not so good friends (all is relative) than only enemies.
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amitakon
Nov. 6, 2007, 10:05 a.m.
Pete Doherty is like the Debbie Does Dallas of heroin addicts.
Video here
http://hyinia.info/video.php?Pete-Doherty-heroi...
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Thinker22
Nov. 6, 2007, 12:42 p.m.
> Most people on this planet are sickened by both sides, we have no compassion for people who use religion as a weapon of hate.
False. Most people on this planet are NOT Muslims. The minority ARE Muslims. We're facing a global conflict between Muslims and non-Muslims. Ignoring this fact will not make it disappear.
> The US is wrong to be half way around the world killing civilians for profit.
I'm not sure what you're talking about but the US already spent Trillions of dollars fighting Islamic mass murderers wh's strategy is to DELIBERATELY murder American, Israeli, British, Spanish civilians while using their own civilians as shields.
The problem with Islamist terrorism is that the violent minority (or so we would like to believe) is supported and cherished by the no-so-violent majority of Muslims that allow the terrorists to use their homes and villages as terrorist bases.