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Patrick Leahy: “My question to the Senator is: Insofar as the majority of hijackers at the time of September 11 were from Saudi Arabia…”

On the recordOctober 29, 2003
My question to the Senator is: Insofar as the majority of hijackers at the time of September 11 were from Saudi Arabia, and insofar as we know from press accounts--not classified material but press accounts-- that a lot of funding of al-Qaida came from Saudi Arabia and may still be coming from Saudi Arabia, don't you think it would be helpful to know if Saudi Arabia is mentioned in this blacked-out part and to what extent, considering the fact that they apparently have turned a blind eye to some of the terrorists who are striking at the United States?
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
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Discussing the implications of Saudi Arabia's involvement in terrorism during a Senate debate.

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