Cantor Fitzgerald accuses Saudi Arabia of aiding al-Qaida prior to 9-11 at

[Keirsey]

A lawsuit is the only way to get to the truth.

Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, a bond trading firm that lost two-thirds of its workers in the World Trade Center attack, has sued Saudi Arabia for allegedly supporting al-Qaida prior to the Sept. 11 attack through financing, safe houses, weapons and money laundering.

The company, in a $7 billion lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, also named dozens of other defendants, including numerous banks and Islamic charities, in a bid to hold them accountable for its losses in the terrorism attack.

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The lawsuit alleged that Saudi Arabia materially supported al-Qaida by helping to raise money for it, by knowingly and intentionally employing al-Qaida operatives, by laundering its money and by providing al-Qaida with safe houses, false documents and ways to obtain weapons and military equipment.

``This uninterrupted financial and material support and substantial assistance enabled the al-Qaida defendants to plan, orchestrate and carry out the Sept. 11 attacks,'' the lawsuit said.

http://cbsnewyork.com/nynews/NY--CantorFitzgerald-on/resources_news_html

[emad]

1. The first domino to fall and bring the wall down?

BFEE must be shitting itself....

[coeur_de_lion]

2. This is good news.

Cantor Fitzgerald lost a lot of employees -- hundreds -- in the 9/11 tragedy. I'm glad they are going to expose the Saudis!

[johnfunk]

3. One wishes they could sue to take possession of...

... all of the House of Saud's holdings and turn every one of those Machiavellian shit "royals" out on the street -- where their "loyal subjects" could deliver a little street justice.

[Bertha Venation]

4. Excellent news. Go, Cantor! eom

[Moderator]

5. Posted earlier, please discuss here, thanks

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=800485