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Wed May 2, 2012, 07:08 PM

Old and In the Way (36,256 posts)

113. Saudi Arabia provided the hijackers (17 of 19)

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and this is what they got in return-

(1) Safe passage for House of Saud and bin Laden family members when the US air transportation was completely down.
(2) Exiting of US military bases in SA
(3) Take out of SA's #1 neighbor enemy - Saddam Hussein.
(4) Increase in oil revenue because the #2 producer, Iraq, went off line.

Not a bad pay-off for the country who supplied their citizens for the 9/11 attack.

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123 replies	Author	Time	Post
Raise Your Hand, Icon, Avatar, Kick, Rec, Whatever... If You Are Cynical Enough To Believe... [View all]	WillyT	May 2012	OP
I'm most definitely cynical enough to believe that	DisgustipatedinCA	May 2012	#1
The order to stand down came from the suits in Washington. Our soldiers were	alfredo	May 2012	#7
I think Cheney was involved in 9/11 along with the comptroller of the Pentagon	AnotherDreamWeaver	May 2012	#59
I think Cheney was involved	AlbertCat	May 2012	#73
Read the book "Imperial Hubris" and you will see it was stupidity and arrogance that	alfredo	May 2012	#83
That's bullshit. FEMA told the talking heads that they had been set up in NY for over 24 hours	loudsue	May 2012	#93
I guess in time the truth will come out, but there is enough info putting	alfredo	May 2012	#98
Too many things came off like clockwork to be stupidity. Too many people profited. nm	rhett o rick	May 2012	#96
The profit came after the fact.	alfredo	May 2012	#100
Not the insurance coverage on the WTC towers. nm	rhett o rick	May 2012	#103
I read that as least three key witnesses to 9-11, "committed suicide" before they could testify.	crunch60	May 2012	#104
Already read it!	KeepItReal	May 2012	#110
Raising my hand.	Cleita	May 2012	#2
I'm logical enough to believe it.	alittlelark	May 2012	#3
Yep. And although I'm not a "truther", I really think that when 9/11 occurred,	gateley	May 2012	#4
I've always believed it.	pa28	May 2012	#5
what he said!	rurallib	May 2012	#20
+ 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!!	WillyT	May 2012	#26
Observation of the day...	Whiskeytide	May 2012	#39
...and having an Emmanuel Goldstein running around alive and free	WilliamPitt	May 2012	#69
The GOP wanted to be the ones	Mz Pip	May 2012	#74
Yup - Bush was a president by and for the Military Industrial Complex.	Initech	May 2012	#92
I always wondered if there was some political favor he was extending to one of the	Baitball Blogger	May 2012	#108
Saudi Arabia provided the hijackers (17 of 19)	Old and In the Way	May 2012	#113
And I am also cynical enough to believe...	stlsaxman	May 2012	#6
Yep	LASlibinSC	May 2012	#8
Since the only thing they had to sell was 'fear itself,' and couldn't come up with a cogent reason	freshwest	May 2012	#9
I always thought that	varelse	May 2012	#10
Same here n/t	deutsey	May 2012	#66
Don't blame malice...	Archae	May 2012	#11
Don't blame stupidity (a form of innocence theory),	OnyxCollie	May 2012	#77
Cheney and Halliburton exploited Bush.	Archae	May 2012	#84
Sorry bush is no dummy, he just created his supid act so he wouldn't be saddled	Dont call me Shirley	May 2012	#90
Bush burned out his brain on cocaine.	Archae	May 2012	#94
Obviously, a lot of people have bought the "stupid" argument. I agree with you.	Old and In the Way	May 2012	#114
Bush junior had no role	CoffeeCat	May 2012	#119
I'm not sure I'd call it cynical.	man4allcats	May 2012	#12
I can't speak to the motivation but it does appear that he allowed the escape	Motown_Johnny	May 2012	#13
Bin Laden was Bush/Cheney's political tool for raiding the U.S. Treasury & for getting their	pacalo	May 2012	#14
+1 nt	Old and In the Way	May 2012	#115
Of course they were. n/t	lady lib	May 2012	#15
I'm cynical enough to think the administration did what it could	jp11	May 2012	#16
You got a big K&R here.	nevergiveup	May 2012	#17
There's an old saying in Tennessee	Brother Buzz	May 2012	#18
I resemble that remark	TheKentuckian	May 2012	#19
Wouldn't put it past the guy	derby378	May 2012	#21
No cynicism needed to believe it	pasto76	May 2012	#22
I am cynical enough to believe that, however, I don't really know if that is true. nt	ZombieHorde	May 2012	#23
yeah	irisblue	May 2012	#24
It's not just that he escaped Tora Bora	Alcibiades	May 2012	#25
Here!	guitar man	May 2012	#27
You forgot to mention the increase in the Bottom Line of Haliburton and Blackwater.	Marie Marie	May 2012	#28
WillyT	Diclotican	May 2012	#29
I thought it was to keep the fear alive to justify the invasion of Iraq	RainDog	May 2012	#30
Hand up here for above possibilities.	northoftheborder	May 2012	#31
A CIA agent testified on TV that they were ordered to let Osama through. no need to be cynical. it	robinlynne	May 2012	#32
Oh, I could believe that.	Blue_In_AK	May 2012	#33
K&R	The Wizard	May 2012	#34
Bin Laden 1st escape in October 2001?	ErikJ	May 2012	#35
Strategically it doesn't make any sense	Hippo_Tron	May 2012	#36
I don't believe that. At least not exactly	RZM	May 2012	#37
It was always my assumption that was the case. I didn't really see how any other conclusion	Crunchy Frog	May 2012	#38
I've been cynical since about 1979	Lydia Leftcoast	May 2012	#40
I've been thinking about this today,	Jamaal510	May 2012	#41
EASY!!!	Skittles	May 2012	#58
Not much of a conspiracy buff	Canuckistanian	May 2012	#42
Me too	ErikJ	May 2012	#44
Randi Rhodes said something about 2005 today too	ErikJ	May 2012	#43
Well the M$M sat on a story that worked in his favor	Rex	May 2012	#45
Oh yeah......most definitely.	yourout	May 2012	#46
10 years later, their new source for cheap points is the recession	alp227	May 2012	#47
Yes, I am cynical enough to believe that.	emulatorloo	May 2012	#48
Our daily two minutes hate nt	abelenkpe	May 2012	#49
Bush** Admitted That "He Was Not Very Concerned About Osama Bin-Ladin"	AndyTiedye	May 2012	#50
Oh hell yeah!	teewrex	May 2012	#51
sadly, yes	DonCoquixote	May 2012	#52
I totally believe this.	movingviolation	May 2012	#53
You don't have to be a cynic to believe it - just a realist.	LibDemAlways	May 2012	#54
You want cynical? Try believing the official account. Everyone in gov't is incompetent.	leveymg	May 2012	#55
I can do you one better. Bush was the king of LIHOP.	joshcryer	May 2012	#56
I'll see your LIHOP, and raise you one	Zorra	May 2012	#57
Duh.	byronius	May 2012	#60
Not cynical at all	usrname	May 2012	#61
No doubt.	Vidar	May 2012	#62
This might be a clue ...	GeorgeGist	May 2012	#63
I'm so cynical that was my first thought at the time.	CanonRay	May 2012	#64
He was my governor...	Javaman	May 2012	#65
Well, this is the first election they haven't been able to drag Bin Laden out to terrify us	lunatica	May 2012	#67
as the great lily tomlin said-	mopinko	May 2012	#68
I heard that HW Bush and members of the bin Laden family were	shcrane71	May 2012	#70
Raising hand. The RW thinks it's always a good thing to have some issue to drag out and use to	Arkansas Granny	May 2012	#71
I believe they did.	tallahasseedem	May 2012	#72
I have never believed otherwise.	mahatmakanejeeves	May 2012	#75
I do not believe so. However, it proves that Romney's "any President" comment was incorrect.	ieoeja	May 2012	#76
Kickety Kick!	raouldukelives	May 2012	#78
Back then when it happened	dreampunk	May 2012	#79
Yeah, me!! me!!	lastlib	May 2012	#80
Yup	FlyByNight	May 2012	#81
There Was No Money To Be Made for Capturing Bin Laden	Yavin4	May 2012	#82
I have always believed that.	jwirr	May 2012	#85
makes me feel like I'm crazy, but...	RitchieRich	May 2012	#86
No question about it. He did just that.	SalviaBlue	May 2012	#87
Yep that cynical...and more...but I don't like being in the dungeon.	zeemike	May 2012	#88
+1 nt	TBF	May 2012	#101
I am.	Uncle Joe	May 2012	#89
I also wonder about the beheadings in and around the summer of 2004	KansDem	May 2012	#91
Interesting...did Al Qaeda get tired of beheadings?	Old and In the Way	May 2012	#116
I thought the same thing...	KansDem	May 2012	#120
Osama Bin Laden was a member of the Saudi Royal Family.	bvar22	May 2012	#95
Cheney was involved and bin Ladin was a close family friend of Bushy. nm	rhett o rick	May 2012	#97
of course--they were politicising it from the Megaphone Moment on.	librechik	May 2012	#99
2012 is about the economy. Bin Laden is old news. nt	Romulox	May 2012	#102
of course they did, and 9/11 was a fucking inside job	NoMoreWarNow	May 2012	#105
Yes!!	felix_numinous	May 2012	#106
Which explains why	zeemike	May 2012	#109
I agree	ailsagirl	May 2012	#107
I think he paid Pakistan to keep him under wraps.	Old and In the Way	May 2012	#111
Of course.	EFerrari	May 2012	#112
There's Always This...	FedUp_Queer	May 2012	#117
The Bush admin stopped looking for OBL the day after they	obxhead	May 2012	#118
Kicked, recommended and believed!!	rury	May 2012	#121
K&R and checking in...	Rhiannon12866	May 2012	#122
Kick !!!	WillyT	May 2012	#123

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