Yes. And Save the Children Fund gives money to an orphanage and one of those kids grows up to be a dictator of that country and kills thousands and everyone who donated money to the Save the Children Fund should be put on trial for war crimes. I'm with you on this one. In no time at all we can have a massive reduction in population. You didn't buy a car with parts built in China, which killed 100 million people in order to come to power, did you? And so it goes..... :-)
On Jun 29, 12:38 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > I'll give you a simple example. obama wants to give hamas money. congress > approves money. obama signs bill and hamas gets money. obama and every > member of congress who voted for that bill are both personally liable and > subject to suits by whomever suffers any injury personal or property and I > hope they loose big time. > > 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
