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Saudi Arabia Threatens to Sell $750 Billion in US Assets If 9/11 Bill Passes

posted by takyon on Sunday April 17 2016, @12:35AM   
from the idle-threat dept.

JNCF writes:

The New York Times reports (and Yahoo! News repeats without any paywall) that the government of Saudi Arabia is threatening to sell $750 billion in treasury securities and other unidentified assets if Congress passes the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act. The bill would allow foreign governments to be sued by 9/11 victims and their families. The threat was issued by Saudi Arabian foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir to unnamed US lawmakers while he was visiting Washington sometime last month, on the grounds that these assets could be in danger of being frozen by US courts.

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• Re:Saudi Arabia is an evil country Re:Saudi Arabia is an evil country (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 17 2016, @03:34AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 17 2016, @03:34AM (#333106)

  The same can be said for Bernie Sanders. The difference in the dangers -- we know how to escape theocracy. The priests disrobe themselves [youtube.com]. Cultural revolution on the other hand -- well, we've never seen a successful uprising against that kind of government.

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• Re:Saudi Arabia is an evil country (Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday April 17 2016, @04:19PM

  by khallow (3766) on Sunday April 17 2016, @04:19PM (#333308) Journal

  What is a "cultural revolution" and what does it have to do with governments?

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