Tag: George Daniels
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Saudis fail in bid to dismiss 9/11 lawsuit; Broad hunt for new evidence in Florida, elsewhere to begin soon
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
In an enormous win for the survivors and relatives of the nearly 3,000 killed during the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, a New York federal judge Thursday denied Saudi Arabia’s motion to dismiss their multi-billion-dollar civil lawsuit accusing the Kingdom of aiding and abetting al Qaeda. -
‘Co-opted’ by Saudi intelligence, FBI informant allegedly played vital role in 9/11 preparations
By Robbyn Swan
FloridaBulldog.org
Dr. Abdussattar Shaikh, the FBI informant who shared his home with Flight 77 hijackers Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid al-Mihdhar, had in fact been “co-opted” by a Saudi intelligence asset with whom he shared a close, years-long relationship. -
New evidence, compelling new narrative in 9/11 lawsuit toxic for Saudi Arabia, FBI
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
For the last month and a half, a torrent of unsettling, even maddening information about what led up to 9/11 has flowed out of a federal courthouse in New York City. It does not make Saudi Arabia look good. It does not make the FBI look good, either. -
Court fight over public access to FBI’s secret 9/11 records intensifies
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
As the monumental case titled In Re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001 plods on toward a judge’s decisive ruling on whether Saudi Arabia should be dismissed as a defendant, lawyers on both sides are in a slugfest over what evidence the public should get to see. -
Federal judge blames Yahoo!News for publishing 9/11 story based on diplomat’s leaked deposition; upholds sanctions on victims’ law firm
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The federal judge handling the multi-billion-dollar 9/11 lawsuit against Saudi Arabia has accused Yahoo! News of “permanently” damaging the effectiveness of court “protective” orders by publishing a 2021 story about an FBI attempt to “flip” a Saudi diplomat based on a leaked copy of the diplomat’s deposition in the case. -
Victims’ lawsuit that seeks to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for 9/11 approaches make-or-break crossroads
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Seven years after thousands of 9/11 family victims won the right to sue Saudi Arabia for allegedly helping al Qaeda hijackers attack the U.S., their monumental court case is approaching a make-or-break crossroads.
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