Another sign Saudi has something to hide on 9/11

[packman]

"Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi foreign minister, delivered the kingdom’s message personally last month during a trip to Washington, telling lawmakers that Saudi Arabia would be forced to sell up to $750 billion in treasury securities and other assets in the United States before they could be in danger of being frozen by American courts."

Saudi Arabia has told the Obama administration and members of Congress that it will sell off hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of American assets held by the kingdom if Congress passes a bill that would allow the Saudi government to be held responsible in American courts for any role in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks

Those bastards and George Bush are hiding something.


http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/16/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-warns-ofeconomic-fallout-if-congress-passes-9-11-bill.html?_r=0

[Rex]

1. Fine. Give it back to us and we will throw it into the trillion dollar money blackhole.

That is all of 4 or 5 shell accounts...pffft chump change.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. And our answer to this will be

hand delivered by Mr. Obama in the coming days. All of this kissing up to the Saudi's is coming full circle. The Saudi's are in deep financial trouble and the Army's are at the gate. Members of the Royal's are and have been selling their US homes and holding's since 2013 or even before.

[Albertoo]

3. Honestly, let's sue Saudi Arabia and GW

Saudi Arabia for funding terror for 30 years, GW for war crimes.

[unc70]

4. With low oil prices, must sell anyway

The Saudis are under considerable financial pressure because of falling oil prices. Not as severe pressure on some other oil producers, but still very significant. They need the cash to meet current budget needs.

The Saudis have to be careful how they liquidate such assets because of the effects it would have on the value of the dollar and in turn on the value/price of their oil. It gets really tricky all around.

[meow2u3]

8. OT: does that explain this? Trying to hold back oil production to jack up the prices?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=1417156

[unc70]

12. Related parts of the same puzzle

The cost of producing Saudi oil is relatively low. They are suffering less than some of the others. They don't want the prices to go up enough to make it profitable to ramp up production again in the US.

[felix_numinous]

5. That and Bernie Sanders' popularity

must be making them a tad uncomfortable.

[turbinetree]

6. If Sen. Bob Grahams............................

28 page investigation papers show that this "royal" government was involved in 9/11 or any member of that "royal" family was involved, or had connections to anyone that was involved, ..................including the criminal enterprise in the appointed presidents criminal team---------------------so be it

Then the 3000 murdered victims get first debs on money, then second, every one of the 4,685 dead American soldiers family get there share,, third every airline employee that lost there jobs at United and American.................................

If they have nothing to hide then Grahams paperwork on those 28 pages should be released, because at some point they will come out, and as for threatening to move assets, because of those papers ------------------------go to hell........................ we are a democracy, not some theocracy......................and if these papers show that the Bush Crime Team was involved, then off to the Hague and your family members go ............................bastards



Honk------------------------for a political revolution Bernie 2016

[thesquanderer]

7. Countries should not be allowed to invest so heavily in U.S. securities...

...that they can blackmail us on the threat of what would happen to the markets if they sold off those securities. We're selling our sovereignty. Like the risk of being brought down by banks that are too big to fail, we're enabling the creation of states that are too big (i.e. heavily invested) to offend.

[Initech]

9. Um...... easy way to say this: fuck you Saudi Arabia.

They are the real enemy here.

[KansDem]

10. Piss-poor wording...

...if Congress passes a bill that would allow the Saudi government to be held responsible in American courts for any role in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

"Allow?" We're not asking for permission. It should read--

...if Congress passes a bill that would prove the Saudi government responsible for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

[KauaiK]

11. Can you say blackmail and extortion?

Bastards...

[Moostache]

13. Time to arm the royal family's enemies.

Start broadcasting truth to their population over the air. Radio, TV, Internet, leaflets, books.
Wonder how long a royal family can last against an informed populace that finds out how badly they are being fucked...

Organized religion is such a boil on the ass of humanity...time to lance that thing!

[eggplant]

15. I feel no need for us to sell even more arms to middle east countries.

[Moostache]

16. I meant (and said) arm them with knowledge and the truth...

Arming people does NOT automatically mean guns, tanks and bombs.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

14. It's not a threat to sell off....

There will be a buyer.

[AxionExcel]

17. K & R

The Saudi's and their intimate Republican cronies can kiss American keester

[elljay]

18. They can't do anything

as long as they need our weapons and support against Iran.

[AwakeAtLast]

19. "Follow the money"

Works. Every. Time.