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FSIA defense in their motions to dismiss. The Court is not convinced by this argument because the waiv- er of FSIA immunity must be explicit. See Banco de Seguros del Estado v. Mutual Marine Office, Inc., 344 F.3d 255. 261 (2d Cir.2003). EFTA00795068 S04 349 FEDERAL SUPPLEMENT, 2d SERIES tions would not sustain juri
ned subsidiary of SBG and its board members include defen- dants Bakr, Tariq, and Omar Binladin. Ashton Complaint 1556; Burnett Com- plaint 11325. Khalifa listed the Mo- hammed Bin Laden Organization address on his visa application. Ashton Complaint 1555; Burnett Complaint 1324. Addition- ally, U.S.-d
ounsel, did not raise the FSIA defense in The Court is not convinced by this argument because the waiv- er of FSIA immunity must be explicit. See Banco de Seguros del Estado v. Mutual Marine Office, Inc., 344 F.3d 255, 261 (2d Cir.2003). their motions to dismiss. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017868 --- PAGE BREAK --- 804 tions w
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017869 →-owned subsidiary of SBG and its board members include defen- dants Bakr, Tariq, and Omar Binladin. Ashton Complaint 1556; Burnett Com- plaint 91325. Khalifa listed the Mo- hammed Bin Laden Organization address on his visa application. Ashton Complaint 1555; Burnett Complaint 1324. Addition- ally, U.S.-des
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017887 →read as a waiver of immunity from this court’s jurisdiction. The Second Circuit has made clear that the waiver of FSIA immunity must be explicit. See Banco de Seguros del Estado v. Mutual Marine Office, Inc., 344 F.3d 255, 261 (2d Cir.2003) (requiring wavier that unambiguously waives claims of immunity from legal proceedings
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017918 →lippines office, which served as a center of terrorist financing and training. (Ashton Compl. § 310; Burnett Compl. § 234; Federal Compl. §§ 135-36.) Khalifa collected and laundered money for al Qaeda through ITRO’s Phillipines office. (Ashton Compl. J 316; Burnett Compl. J 240.) Through Khalifa, TRO was a
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017924 →Entities connected to both Banco de Seguros del Estado and Khalifa

United States
LOCATION
Lebanon
LOCATION
Bill Clinton
PERSON
al-Qaeda
ORGANIZATION
Michael Cohen
PERSON
Riyadh
LOCATION
United Kingdom
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Somalia
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Osama bin Laden
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Supreme Court
ORGANIZATIONthe Council of Ministers
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Saudi Arabia
LOCATION
Alfredo Rodriguez
PERSON
Yemen
LOCATION
Houston
LOCATION
Kenya
LOCATIONBurnett
PERSON
White & Case LLP
ORGANIZATIONAshton
PERSONAl Qaeda Islamic Army
ORGANIZATION