September 11: families of victims demand declassification of all documents
In 2004, the 9/11 Commission of Inquiry concluded that organizations funded by Saudi Arabia were linked to the perpetrators of the terrorist attacks.
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As the United States prepares to commemorate 20 years of 9/11, relatives of the victims believe Joe Biden should not participate in the ceremonies if he does not make public all documents related to the terrorist attacks.
Documents which they claim show Saudi Arabia's involvement.
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“Twenty
years after the attacks, nothing, not even national security, justifies this information remaining secret.
In a statement, 1,800 survivors or relatives of the victims of
September 11
sent an ultimatum to the US president, reports our correspondent in New York,
Loubna Anaki.
If Joe Biden wants to attend the commemorations scheduled for next month, he must order the lifting of secrecy for documents related to the 2001 terrorist attacks.
The group believes that the president has so far failed in his campaign promise to publicize all information around this tragic event.
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According to them, the documents held today by the FBI and the Justice Department would help to lift the veil on the possible involvement of the Saudi government. In
2016, documents hitherto classified confidential had been public
: they confirmed that American intelligence had not been able to definitively identify these links between the government of Riyadh and the terrorists.
In 2004, the 9/11 Commission of Inquiry concluded that organizations funded by Saudi Arabia were linked to the perpetrators of the terrorist attacks.
But according to her, nothing directly implicated the Saudi government: the Saudi government did not finance the hijackers, concluded the report of the parliamentary commission of inquiry, published in July 2004 after two years of hearings.
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For the families and survivors who are calling Joe Biden to action today, if the president refuses "
to keep his word and prefers to protect Saudi Arabia, we cannot accept the participation of his administration in our ceremonies
."
For the moment, the White House has not reacted to the press release from the families.
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