Possibly. On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Frederick The Moderate < [email protected]> wrote:
> > Travis, do you believe that any country or government which makes > contributions to an organization that kills people elsewhere, should > be subject to this kind of suit? > > > > > > On Jun 29, 10:34 am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: *Travis* > > Date: Mon, Jun 29, 2009 > > Subject: SUPREME COURT: 9/11 VICTIMS CAN'T SUE SAUDI ARABIA, PRINCES > > > > That'll make the terrorists and their supporters very happy! > > > > B > > > > http://www.nypost.com/seven/06292009/news/nationalnews/supreme_court_... > > > > SUPREME COURT: 9/11 VICTIMS CAN'T SUE SAUDI ARABIA, PRINCES > > > > ASSOCIATED PRESS > > > > <http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/nyp.news/nationalnews;comp='%20+adid%2.. > .> > > *June 29, 2009* -- > > > > WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to allow victims of the > > Sept. 11 attacks to pursue lawsuits against Saudi Arabia and four Saudi > > princes over charitable donations allegedly funneled to al-Qaida. > > > > The court, in an order Monday, is leaving in place the ruling of a > federal > > appeals court that the country and the princes are protected by sovereign > > immunity, which generally means that foreign countries cannot be sued in > > American courts. > > > > The Obama administration had angered some victims and families by urging > the > > justices to pass up the case. > > > > In their appeal, the more than 6,000 plaintiffs said the government's > court > > brief filed in early June was an "apparent effort to appease a sometime > > ally" just before President Barack Obama's visit to Saudi Arabia. > > > > The appeal was filed by relatives of victims killed in the attacks and > > thousands of people who were injured, as well as businesses and > governments > > that sustained property damage and other losses. > > > > The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York previously had upheld a > > federal judge's ruling that threw out the lawsuits. The appeals court > said > > the defendants were protected by sovereign immunity and the plaintiffs > would > > need to prove that the princes engaged in intentional actions aimed at > > harming U.S. residents. > > > > In their appeal to the high court, both sides cited the report of the > U.S. > > congressional Commission that studied and criticized actions of the U.S. > > government before and after the attacks. The victims noted that the > report > > said Saudi Arabia long had been considered the primary source of al-Qaida > > funding. The Saudis' court filing, however, pointed out that the > commission > > "found no evidence that the Saudi government as an institution or senior > > Saudi officials individually funded the organization." > > > > The victims' lawsuits claim that the defendants gave money to charities > in > > order to funnel it to terror organizations that were behind the attacks > on > > the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. > > > > The appeal also stressed that federal appeals courts have reached > > conflicting decisions about when foreign governments and their officials > can > > be sued. > > > > The case is Federal Insurance Co. v. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 08-640. > > > > One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or > > else shut up. -- Arthur Koestler > > > > __._,_.___ > > > > __,_._,___ > > > > -- > > *~@):~{> > > > > -- > > *~@):~{> > > > -- *~@):~{> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
