Reply #9: This report puts 9/11 blame on Saudis [View All]

and suggests that the Bush family's close ties to the Saudi royals and the Bin Ladens hampered terrorism investigations that could have exposed the 9/11 plot. The report doesn't suggest that Bush knew of 9/11 in advance, only that he (his family) just didn't want their Saudi partners to be scrutinized too closely so as not to offend them and jeopardize Saudi willingness to cooperate with and invest in the US.

The report also suggests that the Saudis continued to fund Osama even after it was clear the he was behind a string of terror attacks in the late 90's and 2000. This they did as a way to keep Osama from turning on them.

So the Saudis were paying protection and they knew what their money was being used for. The Bushes didn't want too much heat on the Saudis so the 9/11 plot went undetected. The Saudis don't want us to know they were indirectly complicit and the Bushes don't want us to know the attacks could have been prevented.

That's my take on the CBC report. Not that I agree with it. I still believe Bush knew what was coming and decided it would be good for his agenda to let them happen.