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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 05:35 PM Jun 2016

CIA Chief Expects Publication Of Classified 9/11 Report Pages, Riyadh To Be Absolved

Source: Reuters

CIA chief John Brennan expects 28 classified pages of a U.S. congressional report into the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States to be published, and they will absolve Saudi Arabia of any responsibility, he told Saudi-owned Arabiya TV early on Sunday.

"I think the 28 pages will be published and I support their publication and everyone will see the evidence that the Saudi government had nothing to do with it," Brennan said in an interview. His comments were dubbed into Arabic.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-usa-idUSKCN0YX0N7

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CIA Chief Expects Publication Of Classified 9/11 Report Pages, Riyadh To Be Absolved (Original Post) Purveyor Jun 2016 OP
OK. So why are the Saudi's upset? Wilms Jun 2016 #1
Now that part is possible but keep in mind even the US has unhinged people in office like McCain. nt cstanleytech Jun 2016 #3
To be honest I never thought that the Saudi Arabian government ever had cstanleytech Jun 2016 #2
I have question-----then why Mr. Brennan were they withheld from the public? turbinetree Jun 2016 #4
Now, Mr. Brennan wouldn't lie about that, would he? Jack Rabbit Jun 2016 #5
He can say what ever he wants about tom_kelly Jun 2016 #6
In fact, they're re-writing them now to do just that. lastlib Jun 2016 #7
Is the CIA redacting them as we speak? padfun Jun 2016 #8
 

Wilms

(26,795 posts)
1. OK. So why are the Saudi's upset?
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 05:49 PM
Jun 2016

Maybe the report absolves the "government" but fingers some individuals?

cstanleytech

(26,318 posts)
3. Now that part is possible but keep in mind even the US has unhinged people in office like McCain. nt
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 05:52 PM
Jun 2016

cstanleytech

(26,318 posts)
2. To be honest I never thought that the Saudi Arabian government ever had
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 05:51 PM
Jun 2016

anything to do with 9/11 as it would have literally been suicide for any political party to cover up such an involvement.

turbinetree

(24,713 posts)
4. I have question-----then why Mr. Brennan were they withheld from the public?
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 05:52 PM
Jun 2016

When they had the commission----------------it's really a simple question?

Then they can be added to the totality of the report



Honk------------------for a political revolution

tom_kelly

(962 posts)
6. He can say what ever he wants about
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 10:35 PM
Jun 2016

what is or isn't in the redaction because he knows it will never be released.

lastlib

(23,272 posts)
7. In fact, they're re-writing them now to do just that.
Sun Jun 12, 2016, 08:18 AM
Jun 2016

I have ZERO confidence that what they release will have a single grain of truth in it. It'll be a major whitewash job, giving us what TPTB wants us to think.

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