The newspaper reported that Saudi foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir told USA lawmakers last month that ‘Saudi Arabia would be forced to sell up to $US750 billion ($A975 billion) in Treasury securities and other assets in the United States before they could be in danger of being frozen by American courts’. Some economists are skeptical the Saudi government would follow through on the threat, as it would destroy its economy.
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12 people including 3 Keralites were killed in a fire at a chemical plant in the kingdom’s east, Saudi Arabia’s state-run news agency said.
Nonetheless, the Obama Administration argues that limiting foreign nations’ immunity would put the American government, as well as its citizens and corporations at risk of lawsuits if foreign nations were to retaliate with their own legislation. The Obama administration has carried on that policy. The “Vision for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” will encompass several developmental, economic, social and other programmes, Prince Mohammed said in an interview at King Salman’s private farm in Diriyah, the original home of the Al Saud royal family.
It is the wording in the commission’s report that says it had “no evidence that the Saudi government as an institution or senior Saudi officials individually funded the organization” that has some wondering if lower ranking Saudi officials were involved. Saudi officials asked the U.S.to release the redacted 28-page section in 2003, saying this would give them the opportunity to defend themselves against claims of involvement.
The threats signal a new low for Saudi-U.S. relations.
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Dr. Barrett said “Saudi Arabia is a USA puppet state”, but “The actual relationship between the Saudis and 9/11 is certainly not one of having this Saudi ruling family completely controlling the 9/11 attacks and in charge of the plot; that’s ridiculous”. Their efforts were slowed by a 1976 law that awards foreign nations a certain degree of immunity from lawsuits in American courts.
