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I am not refuting the issue of Saudi ties to terrorism, I just think trying to use the fact that 15 hijackers being of Saudi origin equates to its own issue and in so far as 9/11 and governmental support is moot.
If you knew anything about OBL and Al Qaeda you would know the roots of his fatwa. Remember desert storm? Osama went to the Saud family and offered to handle the situation with Iraq, much the same way he did with Afghanistan, they had the Americans do it. What happened then? OBL actively worked to topple the Saudi regime and was expelled. I think it is a safe bet that as far as state sponsored terrorism is concerned OBL and Al Qaeda have no ties with the Saudi government.
Now, it is a rich kingdom with a lot of rich mullahs who don't like the west, but that is an issue of the theocratic-societal underpinnings in my book and less an issue of the government. At the same time I could bring in the whole Israeli issue and Saudi Arabia, but that is a whole nother can o' worms.
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