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

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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  • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Monday April 18 2016, @12:41AM

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Monday April 18 2016, @12:41AM (#333491) Journal

    If the west gets rid of the dependence on hydrocarbons then one can also drop the engagements in the middle east.

    No, they cannot. They don't want to let the Russians or Chinese to grow fat and dangerous. In order to starve them, they have to scorch the earth.

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    La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..