voight [he/him, any] to the_dunk_tank • 9 months agoVoice of America — American Victims of Hamas Attack on Israel Plan to Sue North Koreaexternal-linkmessage-square8 fedilinkarrow-up145
arrow-up145external-linkVoice of America — American Victims of Hamas Attack on Israel Plan to Sue North Koreavoight [he/him, any] to the_dunk_tank • 9 months agomessage-square8 Commentsfedilink
minus-squarefootfaults [none/use name]hexbear7·9 months agoYes, there was a group of victims who tried to get restitution from Saudi Arabian, due to almost all the hijackers being Saudi citizens. The US government was at best, protecting the Saudis, and at worst, actively blocking the lawsuit from going forward For example: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/sept-11-victims-families-push-us-watchdog-investigate-fbis-lost-evidence-2021-09-02/ link
minus-squarevoight [he/him, any]hexagonhexbear6·9 months agopretty rich, considering the feds have gone after charities for providing for the families of victims of terrorist attacks link
Yes, there was a group of victims who tried to get restitution from Saudi Arabian, due to almost all the hijackers being Saudi citizens.
The US government was at best, protecting the Saudis, and at worst, actively blocking the lawsuit from going forward
For example:
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/sept-11-victims-families-push-us-watchdog-investigate-fbis-lost-evidence-2021-09-02/
pretty rich, considering the feds have gone after charities for providing for the families of victims of terrorist attacks