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YoungDemCA

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3. One of the issues here is that for the House of Saud, there is no real boundary...
Sun Apr 17, 2016, 09:20 PM
Apr 2016

...between their public roles at the helm of the Saudi state and the private activities of its estimated 15,000 members.

Consider the fact that many members of the House of Saud are extremely wealthy businessmen themselves, and the only other business owners that have any significant wealth are personally connected to the House of Saud themselves.

However, the thousands of wealthy Saudi royals and other wealthy Saudis are far from unified in their priorities, so what you end up having is a multitude of different private foreign policies being financed by different individuals or factions within the Saudi business elite.

If I had to guess, I would say that the 9/11 hijackers were funded and assisted by certain individuals within this Saudi business elite, as part of a covert foreign policy operation undertaken by wealthy Saudis who were particularly anti-American/anti-Western.

Just my opinion, YMMV.

Bob Graham said yesterday.. grasswire Apr 2016 #1
With shale oil, it should be possible to expose the Saudis Albertoo Apr 2016 #2
Obama is a fool!! dicksmc3 Apr 2016 #4
That wasn't just any aircraft The Wizard Apr 2016 #6
One of the issues here is that for the House of Saud, there is no real boundary... YoungDemCA Apr 2016 #3
^^ very well put ^^ Albertoo Apr 2016 #5
The Saudis have serious internal problems DeGreg Apr 2016 #11
Innocence until proven guilty? chknltl Apr 2016 #7
Even in flagrante delicto, people are technically innocent until sentenced :) Albertoo Apr 2016 #8
Who would YOU have head up the investigation, seeing as the"9-11 Omission, ooops, I mean Commission" Ghost in the Machine Apr 2016 #20
Dennis Kucinich would be my choice but chknltl Apr 2016 #21
GREAT ANSWER!! yes, I would trust Dennis Kucinich AND MaxClelland myself! n/t Ghost in the Machine Apr 2016 #22
How US covered up...? Ferd Berfel Apr 2016 #9
I wouldn't put it past anybody to participate in the cover-up. Albertoo Apr 2016 #10
And President Obama, who said we should look forward, not back and who still has not released... ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2016 #14
The stink of 911 is all over the Republicans AxionExcel Apr 2016 #15
How come President Obama hasn't released the 28 pages? philosslayer Apr 2016 #12
If you call for ANY investigation, you are considered a conspiracy theorist on DU and you are to ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2016 #13
Appears Michael Moore was right. What will be done? My guess, outrage, and then nothing. EndElectoral Apr 2016 #16
Cant be true. Conspiracy nuts have told us the "hijackers" werent there. 7962 Apr 2016 #17
Saddam was considered to be a rival to the Saudis.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2016 #18
On the morning of of 9-11 HW Bush was with members of the bin Laden family Botany Apr 2016 #19
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