[Peace-discuss] Saudi jet story false

[C. G. Estabrook]

How do the dates work out?  How long was the grounding of all aircraft
over the US?  International flights?

The family members et al. were apparently flown out of the country one
week after 9/11, and private internal flights collected them before that.

CGE


On Sun, 18 Aug 2002, Ricky Baldwin wrote:

> Congressman,
> 
> There may be a story here.  Unfortunately, it isn't the one Michael
> Moore is telling.  I say this as a longtime fan of his.  I don't know
> if you heard his version, but he emphasizes that the Saudis were
> allowed to leave "without being questioned" and that this occurred
> "two days after Sept. 11,"  when all other planes were still grounded.  
> This is pretty creepy and also clearly false, as far as any of these
> press reports can be believed, including the citations you so
> dutifully bring to our attention.
> 
> Not that it's worth having a protracted debate about, as there clearly
> is collusion between the rich families of the world - including the
> Bush-bin Laden connection - but I think we do have to be careful in
> making this point not to undermine our own credibility by
> misrepresenting the tale.  Like the attacks on Sept 11 themselves, I
> think this story is damning enough without the spooky stuff.
> 
> Just thought folks might want to know.  Nobody's bringing any tablets
> down from any mountains here.  We all deserve to be checked, that's
> all.
> 
> podemos,
> 
> Ricky
>