Reply #31: As for the interviews by the FBI [View All]

[JDPriestly]

I remember reading that the FBI was satisfied that it knew all IT needed to know about the exiting Saudis. But, unless the FBI releases its interview transcripts and information on its investigations on the Saudis that left before 9/11, we will never know whether they really knew what they should have known before allowing the Saudis to leave. Unlikely, of course, that they will release that information during our lifetimes.

It is my understanding that once the Saudi nationals flew to Europe and then on to Saudi Arabia they could no longer be reached by the FBI. Sorry, I don't have the precise citation, however, I believe I read that the Saudi government did not even allow the U.S. to interview the families of the terrorists. Richard Clarke discusses the lack of cooperation of the Saudi government, especially prior to 9/11, on pages 192-195 and 1-2 and 13 of "Against All Enemies."