Monday, September 13, 2010

Congress to be told of $60-bln US-Saudi arms deal

Then:

02/06/2002 - Updated 06:29 AM ET
usatoday
Official: 15 of 19 Sept. 11 hijackers were Saudi
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia acknowledged for the first time that 15 of the Sept. 11 suicide hijackers were Saudi citizens, but said Wednesday that the oil-rich kingdom bears no responsibility for their actions.

Previously, Saudi Arabia had said the citizenship of 15 of the 19 hijackers was in doubt despite U.S. insistence they were Saudis. But Interior Minister Prince Nayef told The Associated Press that Saudi leaders were shocked to learn 15 of the hijackers were from Saudi Arabia.

Now:
Eight Years Later: (Two days after 9th anniversary of 9-11 attacks)
Published: Monday September 13, 2010
the raw story 
 
US President Barack Obama's administration will soon notify Congress of plans to offer advanced military aircraft to Saudi Arabia in a deal worth up to 60 billion dollars, congressional sources said Monday.

2 comments:

billy pilgrim said...

i just read an article on the pentagon's "black" budget but i can't remember where i read it. i think 58 billion disappeared down the black hole last year.

it boggles the mind to think of all the skullduggery going on with military spending.

texlahoma said...

Ted - That's a bad thought, selling them nukes, it could so happen though.

Billy - No telling what it's paying for huh?
It would probably make a great movie to see where all that money went.

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