The family members of 9/11 victims are still pursuing accountability from Saudi Arabia as well as seeking more information hidden by the US government in US courts. | Analysis by zbyronwolf
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But the family members of 9/11 victims are still pursuing accountability from another country -- Saudi Arabia -- as well as seeking more information hidden by the US government in US courts. Secrecy has fueled theories. The kingdom has denied any involvement, and the US long ago decided that Saudi Arabia, its strategic partner in the Middle East, had no role in the attacks -- though 15 of the 19 9/11 hijackers were Saudi citizens.
This military commission has been drawn out for many reasons, including issues surrounding the fact the US subjected the men to enhanced interrogation techniques -- in other words, torture -- and because of the Covid-19 pandemic. They appeared at pretrial hearings this week but the trial likely won't begin until 2022. It has been delayed several times. The five detainees were arraigned in 2012.CNN's Ellie Kaufman has been covering the military tribunal against alleged 9/11 conspirators.
Obama: Override of 9/11 bill veto a mistake 03:03It was the only time during his presidency that Congress overrode an Obama veto."Obviously all of us still carry the scars and trauma of 9/11," he told CNN's Jake Tapper in 2016, pointing out that the US had set up a victim compensation fund for the families. "The concern that I've had has nothing to do with Saudi Arabia, per se, or my sympathy for 9/11 families.
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