Democratic senators increase pressure to declassify 9/11 documents related to Saudi role in attacks

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Democratic senators and families of victims of the 9/11 attacks called on Thursday for the Biden administration to declassify and make available key documents related to Saudi Arabia's role in the terrorist attacks and ahead of the 20th anniversary commemorating the tragedy.

Standing outside the Capitol, Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) rejected reasoning that has been invoked by both Democratic and Republican White House administrations to withhold information related to Riyadh's role in the attacks under the guise of national security.

"Let's get real here, we're talking about the declassification of evidence relating to an attack that took place 20 years ago - and not just any attack, an attack that claimed nearly 3,000 American lives," said Menendez, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

"If the United States government is sitting on any documents that may implicate Saudi Arabia or any individual or any country in the events of September 11, these families, and the American people have a right to know."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democratic-senators-increase-pressure-to-declassify-9-11-documents-related-to-saudi-role-in-attacks/ar-AAMYJL9

[SoCalDavidS]

1. Someday When We're ALL Dead

Maybe we'll even find out the real story about January 6th. Or Drumpf's Tax Fraud.

Whatever.

[crickets]

2. This is information that should have been made public at the time.

We ended up fighting two wars over it after all. Blumenthal mentions potential embarrassment for the Saudi government, but there's likely a whole lot of embarrassment in store for the US government as well -- and there's the rub.

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3. That was 20 years ago, I think we should consentrate

on the January 6th attempted coup. At this point what does 20 years ago matter?