According to the report:
“The FBI did not focus investigative resources on (redacted)(redacted) Saudi Nationals in the United States due to Saudi Arabia’s status as an American “ally.” A representative of the FBI testified that, prior to September 11, 2001, the FBI received “no reporting from any ‘member’ of the Intelligence Community” that there was a presence in the United States.
Think about this. Prior to September 11th, Saudi national Osama Bin Laden had a hand in carrying out terror attacks against the US Embassies in Tanzania and Kenya and the USS Cole. The CIA had reported to President Clinton that Bin Laden was planning a terrorist attack, or series of terror attacks on American soil, all coordinated by a Saudi national, and yet there were absolutely no intelligence resources directed towards investigating Saudis in America.
Also of note, via the Daily Caller:
A Saudi national who was under investigation by the FBI checked a security checkpoint on the southwest U.S. border prior to the 9/11 attacks, according to 28 pages from a 2002 joint inquiry released by the House Intelligence Community on Friday.
But no investigations of Saudi citizens in the United States. Because Saudi Arabia was our “ally.”
More to come on this…
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