Epstein Secrets

e foreign defendant regarding the scope of his offi- cial responsibilities. 28 U.S.C.A. § 1602 et seq. 10. International Law C=.10.33 Director of Saudi Arabia's Depart- ment of General Intelligence (DGI) was immune from Antiterrorism Act (ATM suit by survivors of victims of Septem- EFTA00795032 768 349 F

therefore, limited jurisdictional discovery is warranted. As explained above, the PIF could qualify either as an organ or political subdivision of the Kingdom of Sa- udi Arabia. Additionally, the affidavits on which the parties ask the Court to rely have not been subjected to cross examina- tion and are rather self-serving

m of Saudi Arabia 112, at Berger Decl. Ex. 7 ("It is the position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that NCB is a government instru- mentality of the Kingdom of Saudi Ara- bia."). To enjoy immunity from suit under the FSIA, NCB must demonstrate that it is an agency or instrumentality, or a politi- cal subdivision

aisal Islamic Bank Sudan was one of the five main founders of Al Shamal 815 Islamic Bank .. . . Al Shamal Islamic Bank is an instrumental bank in bin Laden's financial support network. Bin Laden used Al Shamal Bank for the funding of his al Qaeda network leading up to the 1998 United States embassy bom

is only 1.4% in Canada, 2% in China, 3.9% in Russia, 2.6% in the UK, 1.3% in Germany and I% in Japan. In the world's top 15 military spenders, only Saudi Arabia's 8.7% of GDP is higher than in the US and the US military spending is larger than the combined military budgets of the other 14 countries with a popu

g we don't have our set of problems; we surely do. But ultimately, we knock them down." He then showed a video -- Announcer: Threats, in the wake of Bin Laden's death, have spiked. Announcer Two: Famine in Somalia. Announcer Three: Police pepper spray. Announcer Four: Vicious cartels. Announcer Five: Caustic

to the 1970s and 1980s, and have become especially prevalent over the past decade. Nonetheless, despite decades of suspicions, the existence of a Saudi- Pakistan nuclear pact is based almost entirely on speculation. Moreover, like the alleged Saddam-AQ nuclear nexus, the notion that Pakistan would s

uld purchase future nuclear weapons. After all, the U.S. has provided Pakistan with billions of dollars to fight terrorism since 9/11, and it found bin Laden living in an off-campus mansion outside Pakistan's military academy. The Saudis have similarly struggled to use turn their financial assistance to

ccount the circumstances, repercussions and transformations it is witnessing in the post-revolution phase, and the roles being played by Turkey and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The entry of a new player on the scene connotes change at the level of the rules of the game and its arena, as well as the availability of conditi

esitated to publicly criticize spy agencies at home or abroad, admonishing Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence for apparently failing to detect bin Laden's compound or calling U.S. intelligence on the Arab Spring "way behind our times." 30. James Miller At the beginning of this year, Jim Miller was n

it oil to markets in south and east Asia. Saudi trade and investment are increasingly directed toward Asian markets rather than Europe or America. Saudi Arabia's turn to the east began almost a decade ago. King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz's first foreign trip after becoming king was to India and China in January

He has had some success— notably in killing Osama Bin Laden and in initiating negotiations with Iran that co

om the US until recently may have been predicated on another Iraq war — when the administration of George H.W. Bush demonstrating its commitment to Saudi Arabia's security in 1990 deployed 500,000 US troops to the kingdom to expel Saddam Hussein's forces from neighboring Kuwait. In the eyes of Saudis, that wa

bin Laden or Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq. He is creating his own "emirate," guarded by tanks and heavy weapons, something bin Laden only dreamed of. And he has recruited Sunni tribal leaders with more finesse than Zarqawi, whose hyper-violent tactics ultimately turned the Iraqi

washingtoninstitute.org/experts/view/pollock-david> Article 2.<https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#b> BBC Saudi Arabia's al-Qaeda challenge Gerald Butt Article 3.<https://mail.google.cotn/mail/u/0/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#c> Al-Ahram Weekly Peace

ood on his hands than any terrorist besides Usama bin Laden. The United States and Israel also conduct coope

port to El Watan's laughable report on the new regional alliance Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is leading, which includes Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE against a Western regional alliance led by the US that includes Turkey and Qatar. Either way, this theory, while satisfying to

Iraq, the war in Afghanistan is ending and Osama bin Laden is dead. President Barack Obama and Russian then-

was with his ally King Hamad bin Isa al- Khalifa of Bahrain to discuss the turmoil in his tiny nation. Sunni- ruled Bahrain, less than 20 miles from Saudi Arabia's oil- and Shiite- rich Eastern Province, has been a longtime recipient of Saudi aid. It has also been a focus of Iranian interests. The meeting was a

he shah. And it also has aided the recruitment efforts of Bin Laden and other Islamist terrorists since the early 1980s. We should not forget that Bin Laden's original and ultimate goal was to spark a revolution to overthrow the Saudi government, just as his deputy's, Ayman Zawahiri, was to overthrow Muba

nce chief. The kingdom may want minimal coverage and analysis of Bandar's appointment, but it is bound to be disappointed. Bandar used to be one of Saudi Arabia's flashiest diplomats, a longtime ambassador to the United States renowned for manipulating people and policy in the kingdom's favor, and sometimes al

litzer Prize-winning account of the CIA and Osama bin Laden, Steve Coll wrote: "Turki's vast personal riches