97-1 - Senate overrides Obama veto of Saudi 9-11 bill

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Text Drivers are Killers

Joe Biden - "Time to put Trump in the bullseye."
Glad to see this. The saudis have a very strong case - Bldg 7 proves conclusively it was an inside job.


http://www.breitbart.com/news/senat...1-bill-allowing-families-to-sue-saudi-arabia/

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (UPI) — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday dealt President Barack Obama the first override in his two terms, proceeding with a bill allowing families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia for its alleged role in the terrorist attacks.

The vote was 97-1, with Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid the lone dissension, to override Obama’s 13th veto. The Senate needed two-thirds of its members to reject the veto. The Republican-dominated House is also poised to override the veto and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has already said she will vote along with Republicans.

On Friday, Obama vetoed the legislation — known as the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, or JASTA.

The president sent a three-page letter explaining his position to Congress. He said
Americans would be opened up to similar lawsuits from foreign nations and it would infringe on the president’s ability to conduct foreign policy.
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Given our various 'oops' attacks with drones, I'm not so sure we want to open this can of worms.
 
Althea said:
Given our various 'oops' attacks with drones, I'm not so sure we want to open this can of worms.
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The saudis are gonna point out all the problems with the official arab conspiracy theory,

It's been 15 years and everybody by now knows about bldg 7 and is convinced it was a false-flag attack.
 
Text Drivers are Killers said:
The saudis are gonna point out all the problems with the official arab conspiracy theory,

It's been 15 years and everybody by now knows about bldg 7 and is convinced it was a false-flag attack.
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Foil hat crowd notwithstanding, S.A harbored the terrorists that attacked us.

Truthfully, they were afraid of them, and had no control over their actions.
 
Trust in Congress to fvck up everything it touches.

People with connections to the Saudi government allegedly developed the plot to hijack airplanes and destroy key U.S. landmarks, including the World Trade Center towers in New York and the Pentagon.

So-called “28 pages” of a congressional investigation into the 9/11 attacks released earlier this year noted the possible connection
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the 28 pages were speculation. "people with possible connections" ...invites harassment suits, without clear ties.
 
CIA Director John Brennan warned the bill could have “grave implications” for national security.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter said it could “undermine” counter-terrorism efforts abroad
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fantastic
 
As people are fond of saying, whenever you see bipartisan cooperation in Congress (and this is unprecedented in its near unanimity), bad things tend to happen.
 
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So it would seem.

The Saudis hold a lot of U.S. paper.
We could make trouble for them over 9/11/01 for certain.
The trouble they could make in retaliation is reportedly vastly more severe.

Why both houses of congress are willing to run this risk; ... who knows. Election year? That would explain the house, perhaps. But the senate? NPR reports the only senator to vote w/ Obama was former Majority Leader Reid.

Install your earplugs ladies & gents. The other shoe is about to drop.
 
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