Post September 11, 2001 terrorist attack, hundreds of American citizens have filed lawsuits against Saudi Arabia claiming compensation for playing its role in the deadly attack. Since then the Arab republic has been defending itself by claiming there is no credible evidence to say that the Saudis are at fault.
If we look back, it is clear that 15 of the 19 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia; this sent alarm clocks ringing whether the Arab state had some role in it. In a startling revelation recently, some declassified documents have revealed that some of the terrorists were contacted by Saudi officials before they commenced their mission.
For years, Saudi's communal ideology has raised eyebrows everywhere in the world. Even the Islamic State has claimed to have an affiliation with the royal Arab kingdom. In their defence, Saudi lawyers claimed that there is no specific evidence pointing to their involvement in the terrorist attack 16 years ago, but what is it they are trying to prove. What is more evident is their efforts in war against terrorism has been limited only on paper, there is no practical effort in fighting it off. On the other hand the world has been asking Pakistan to clear out its haven for terrorism, and there have been efforts to some extent, but why isn't any nation asking the Saudi's to start weeding out those who have been linked to funding terror and propagating communal ideology?
If we look back, it is clear that 15 of the 19 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia; this sent alarm clocks ringing whether the Arab state had some role in it. In a startling revelation recently, some declassified documents have revealed that some of the terrorists were contacted by Saudi officials before they commenced their mission.
For years, Saudi's communal ideology has raised eyebrows everywhere in the world. Even the Islamic State has claimed to have an affiliation with the royal Arab kingdom. In their defence, Saudi lawyers claimed that there is no specific evidence pointing to their involvement in the terrorist attack 16 years ago, but what is it they are trying to prove. What is more evident is their efforts in war against terrorism has been limited only on paper, there is no practical effort in fighting it off. On the other hand the world has been asking Pakistan to clear out its haven for terrorism, and there have been efforts to some extent, but why isn't any nation asking the Saudi's to start weeding out those who have been linked to funding terror and propagating communal ideology?
