Judge Orders Release of Records That Might Tie Saudi Royals to 9/11
Reading Time: 6 minutes We may be one step closer to learning the truth about connections between the Saudi royal family and the 9/11 attacks.
Will We Overdose on Our Oil Addiction?
Reading Time: 2 minutes Despite decades of promises by US presidents to reduce reliance on oil and gas, consumption has only increased. How did we get here, and what might it mean if the economics of oil growth are operating in the red?
US Won’t Pursue Saudi National Wanted in Manslaughter Case
Reading Time: 3 minutes As the Trump administration furthers its ties to Saudi Arabia, the US says it will not pursue a Saudi man who fled Oregon after killing a teenage girl in a hit-and-run.
Amid Fresh Saudi Royal Family Scrutiny, Remember 9/11
Reading Time: 7 minutes The killing and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside a Saudi consulate has brought unwanted attention to the oil-rich kingdom. It’s perhaps a good time to remind the public of the often ignored Saudi royal family connections to 9/11.
Suspects in Khashoggi Murder Face Death Sentences as US Nods to Turkey
Reading Time: 3 minutes While Saudi Arabia’s monarchy often functions like a mob, Turkey’s motivations to keep the Khashoggi story at the top of world headlines are also self-serving.
Jamal Khashoggi’s Secret Interview
Reading Time: 13 minutes A conversation with international journalist and screenwriter Rula Jebreal about her final interview with Jamal Khashoggi.
Murder in Istanbul: Will Saudi Scapegoats Save Crown Prince?
Reading Time: 2 minutes Late on Friday, amid major international uproar and after more than two weeks of denials as well as several days of speculation that it would do just that, Saudi Arabia acknowledged that journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in its consulate in Istanbul. A day later, even President Donald Trump, who initially attempted to Read More
Resolution to Reveal All From 9/11 Documents Clears Senate Hurdle
Reading Time: 2 minutes US Sen. Richard Blumenthal insisted Wednesday that there is no threat to national security in declassifying all documents related to the attacks of September 11, 2001. His fellow senators did not object.
Collective Interests: Going Numb on 9/11
Reading Time: 3 minutes Another year has passed since 9/11, and it seems as though accountability for those who financed and supported the perpetrators is further from reality than ever. While yet more evidence has surfaced this year about the people involved in covering up the crime, secrecy reigns supreme in Washington. Yelling “national security” a whole lot, which Read More
Picking Sides in Saudi Arabia’s Feud With Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes What happens when you oppress basically everybody who is not a prince? You have idiots running the country. Exhibit A is Saudi Arabia, which just started an ill-advised fight with Canada.
Saudi Prince Visiting Trump Tied to Unresolved 9/11 Questions
Reading Time: 4 minutes What does Prince Mohammed know about apparent connections between Saudi hijackers and his half-brother and advisor? And did President Donald Trump, who once questioned the official 9/11 narrative, ask about this?
Human Rights of Little Concern in Middle East Arms Deals
Reading Time: 2 minutes A new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service shows that the Trump administration has begun to adopt increasingly lax standards on the sale of arms to countries with dubious commitments to human rights. Regardless of track records on intensifying humanitarian crises, the administration has prioritized increasing the sale of weapons to the region — notably Read More
Recent Shake-up in Saudi Line of Succession Fails Sniff Test
Reading Time: 2 minutes Last month, multiple news outlets reported on what appears to be a “reshuffling” in the line of succession under Saudi Arabia’s 81-year-old King Salman, whose powerful nephew was suddenly forced out as crown prince by royal decree in favor of his much younger, yet impulsive son. Now, The New York Times and Reuters have gone Read More
Veterans Duped into Lobbying For Saudi Arabia
Reading Time: 12 minutes Veterans were recruited by a conservative political consulting firm to lobby for changes to the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA). Unbeknownst to them, they were advancing Saudi interests.
Congress Overturns Obama’s Veto of 9/11 Bill
Reading Time: 2 minutes Congress quickly overturned President Barack Obama’s veto of legislation that allows the victims of the attacks of 9/11 to sue Saudi Arabia.
Congress Opens Doors for Families of 9/11 Victims to Sue Saudi Arabia
Reading Time: 2 minutes Legislation that would allow the families of 9/11 victims to sue the government of Saudia Arabia unanimously passed the House of Representatives Friday.
Russ Baker on the Saudi-9/11 Coverup, Part II
Reading Time: 7 minutes In part two of Russ’s discussion of the 9/11 attacks and the secrets the US continues to hide from the public, he explores the role of the Saudis in the terrorist attack, and the reasons the US sought to hide their involvement.
Russ Baker on the Saudi-9/11 Coverup
Reading Time: 6 minutes There have been two formal investigations of the causes of the 9/11 attacks, but Russ Baker believes the public continues to remain in the dark about what really happened, and the possible culpability of the CIA in failing to prevent the tragedy.
Release of the ‘28 Pages’ Raises More Questions
Reading Time: 21 minutes Russ Baker discusses the release of the infamous ‘“28 pages” that link high-ranking Saudi officials to the 9/11 attacks. But instead of answering all questions, the redacted document raises more.
FBI Disparages Its Own 9/11 Report
Reading Time: 4 minutes Florida Bulldog, the online news outlet that publicized explosive evidence of connections between the 9/11 hijackers and prominent Saudis, demands to know why the FBI is now disowning a provocative 9/11 report from one of its own agents.