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| For Immediate Release | |
| Dec 4, 2001 | Contact: Press Office 202-646-5172 |
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VICTIM ALLEGES TERRORIST PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN BIN LADEN AND SADDAM HUSSEIN Press Conference Where: E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse 333 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC When: 2:00 p.m.,Tuesday, December 4 (Washington, DC) Judicial Watch, the public interest law firm that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today announced the filing of a lawsuit in Washington DC federal court on behalf of a victim of the September 11 terrorist attacks. The victim, who wishes to remain anonymous for security reasons, is suing the government of Iraq, Osama bin Laden, Al Qaeda, the government Afghanistan, and the Taliban for the murder of his wife, who was killed at the Trade Center on September 11. The lawsuit seeks damages under, among other causes of action, the Anti-Terrorism Act and the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, which exempts Iraq and Afghanistan from sovereign immunity for terrorist activity. A press conference announcing the lawsuit will take place at the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse, 333 Constitution Avenue, at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 4. The lawsuit, based on a compilation of compelling evidence, describes a conspiracy between Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi government and Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda terrorist network to implement a joint strategy for a terrorist campaign against America which resulted in the wrongful death of the victim, who is listed in the complaint as “Jane Doe.” Besides the well-known links between the Taliban and bin Laden, the complaint alleges: * Iraq provided “material support and assistance” to bin Laden’s network to carry out the September 11 attacks. * Al Qaeda terrorists were trained in terrorist techniques in Iraqi camps outside Baghdad. * The September 11, 2001 hijackers and their co-conspirators met repeatedly with key Iraqi intelligence officials and that the CIA reportedly believes Iraqi intelligence provided passports for the hijackers. “The evidence is overwhelming that Iraq was involved in the September 11, 2001 attack which murdered our client’s wife. We are confident that a jury will agree. Some in our government would ignore Iraq’s involvement in 9/11. Judicial Watch will not. Saddam Hussein will pay the price for his murderous conspiracy with Osama bin Laden,” stated Judicial Watch Chairman and General Counsel Larry Klayman. To view the report CLICK HERE |
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