Revealing more evidence that the 9/11 terrorist attack was related to Saudi Arabia

(Baonghean.vn) - There has been new evidence linking the Saudi government to the horrific September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. Officials revealed on April 20 that the flight certificate of al-Qaeda bomb maker Ghassan Al-Sharbi was found in an envelope hidden at the Saudi Embassy in Washington when they arrested him in 2002.

The twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York crumbled after hijackers crashed a plane into them. Photo: Dailymail.

Al-Sharbi is known to have learned to fly with the hijackers, but he did not directly participate in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Shortly before his capture, he buried a bundle of documents, including his flight certificate.

The documents were later found by US authorities and detailed in a memo called “Document 17” in 2003, but were not made public until investigators learned of them last year. It was only when an activist discovered them and wrote about them on his own website earlier this week that the information was made public.

The fact that an envelope containing Al-Sharbi's flight certificate was hidden in the Saudi Arabian Embassy further raised concerns that the Riyadh government was linked to a series of bloody terrorist attacks 15 years ago in the US, which killed nearly 3,000 people.

The revelation of the above details took place right at the time when US President Barack Obama arrived in Saudi Arabia on the morning of April 20 to meet with the leaders of this Gulf country.

US President Barack Obama meets with Saudi Arabia's King Salman. Photo: Dailymail.

The relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia, two close allies for more than 70 years, is at a sensitive time as families of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks continue to urge the US Congress to sue Saudi Arabia for causing the tragic deaths of their loved ones. In addition, the US political arena is deeply divided over the fate of the "28 pages of secret documents" mentioning Riyadh's connection to the above terrorist attack. The documents have been kept secret by Washington since the time of former President George W. Bush.

President Obama was put in a difficult position when the victims’ families accused him of siding with the Kingdom, and Saudi officials threatened to sell $750 billion worth of American assets if Congress passed a bill allowing Americans to sue Saudi Arabia for its alleged involvement in the terrorist attacks. Former US Senator Bob Graham said the threat “says something about Saudi Arabia’s involvement in 9/11.”

In an effort to appease allies, Mr. Obama spoke out against the bill before arriving in Saudi Arabia. “This will be a difficult trip,” said Ilan Goldenberg, an expert at the Center for a New American Security.

Lan Ha

(According to Dailymail)