Daily Mail: Saudi Arabia threatens to pull $750 billion in U.S. assets if Congress passes bill making its government liable for 9/11-related lawsuits
* The administration has tried to stop Congress from passing the legislation
* Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Juberi told Washington lawmakers the country would be forced to sell $750 billion in Treasury securities
* The revelations come as President Obama decided whether to declassify 28 pages of sealed 9/11 documents
* White House will make a decision by June
* Bush and Obama administrations have refused to unseal the documents, arguing their release would jeopardize national security
* Suggestions the files could expose a Saudi connection to the attacks
* 15 of the 19 hijackers - and Osama bin Laden - were from Saudi Arabia
* President Obama will arrive in Riyadh on Wednesday for meetings with King Salman and other Saudi officials
Officials in Saudi Arabia have reportedly told the Obama administration they will sell off hundreds of billions of dollars of American assets if Congress passes a bill that would allow the Saudi government to be held responsible for any role in the September 11 attacks.
The warning was delivered by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir last month during a visit to Washington, the New York Times reported.
The minister said his country would sell up to $750 billion in US treasury securities and other assets before the bill puts them in jeopardy.
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WNU Editor: The Saudis are clearly nervous on what is in the 28 pages that pertains to them. That tells me that (1) they know what is in it, and (2) the legal liabilities that will hit them. So my advice to the U.S. remains the same, if the Saudis know what is in the report, maybe the American people should also know what is in the report.
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Report: Saudis vow to sell US assets if Congress decides gov was involved in 9/11 -- FOX news
Saudi Arabia threatens to sell off US assets if Congress passes 9/11 bill -- Independent
Saudi Arabia Threatens To Sell Off Billions in US Assets if Congress Passes 9/11 Bill -- Slate
Secret 28 Pages of 9/11 Report Under New Scrutiny -- NBC
Saudi Arabia's Threat To Sell Off $750 Billion Of US Assets Over 9/11 Bill Is Pretty Empty Really -- Tim Worstall, Forbes
Why Do We Put Up With Saudi Arabia? Maybe We Don't Have Much of a Choice. -- Kevin Drum, Mother Jones