Now it is being openly admitted that the Saudis did it and "we don't want to know."

[William Seger]

27. Really?

> How do you propose the CIA got the idea to whisk important Saudi people out of the country?

For starters, you haven't demonstrated that it was the CIA rather than the State Department, and furthermore I would suppose they "got the idea" that bin Laden's family would be in danger of retribution without any coaxing. In the absence of any real information, my first guess would be that someone in the family requested assistance from the State Department. But that reminds me, you didn't respond to my point that I would have expected any bin Ladens who knew about the attack to have already left the country before 9/11.

> How do you suppose media reports about Saudi involvement didn't come out all this time we were busy fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq as payback for 9/11 (in many people's eyes)

I'm not sure where you've been, but speculation about Saudi involvement has been bubbling since day one, but "media reports" typically involve facts, not speculations.

> Do you imagine there was no pulling of strings, calling in of favors from Saudi bigwigs?

As I said, I see no reason why that was a prerequisite for the Bush administration and the 9/11 Commission to decide to avoid the issue, i.e. there was no need whatsoever for Saudis to remind us how dependent we are on both their oil and their cooperation in the Middle East.