Why doesn't the Democrat-friendly news media demand that Hillary Clinton and all the other Democrats who have received money from HSU produce receipts for the money that they have allegedly returned or donated to "charity"?

Come on, lets not offend the bush family.

Well is that a suprise. none of those leaders in any of those countries can be trusted. they hate the U.S. and that will never change

Of course the Saudis get away with it. They were W's purse strings for many years.

What did GWB do with the millions of dollars in contribution from Enron's Ken LAY ? Did he return them to the scammed Enron investors who lost $80 Billion or give the contribution to charities ?
Saudi Arabia contributed 90% of 911 terrorists and this administration could have shut down the Saudi's financial system like it did N.Korea's . Instead, GWB is deep in bed with the Saudi royal family, and prince Bandar's role in 2004 re-election of GWB is undisputed. Then there's GWB's effect on world oil prices from $20 per barrel to $80, rewarding american enemies with 4 fold increase in petro dollar revenues.

Does this really suprise anyone-this isn't even "news". The Bush family has made a fortune from thier ties to the Saudi's and by the way-did anyone read about Hunt Oil (a US company) that made a deal to drill in Iraq. That's why we are there. Terrorism has nothing to do with it!!!

I guess there is a reason why the Saudi's bankrolled George Bush and the Republicans.

As I've often said, every dollar that you spend on gas is one more dollar Saudi Arabia has to finance Islamic terrorists. They don't only want to kill Jews.

John, what does your post have to do with this story? And as if there is a chance H. Clinton and others did not get rid of the money. That is all you right wingers can really do when the focus is on Bush's many failures - try and change the focus by attacking democrats. This story is further evidence that Bush has betrayed the American people by not going after those responsible for our suffering on 9/11/01. Bin laden continues alive and well and mocking us; Al Queda still has a sanctuary and is only gaining strength; Al Queda financiers continue to enjoy their freedom and no doubt continue financing terrorism; and Islamic hate schools still proliferate in Saudi Arabia. Mean while Bush surrendered the fight, cut and ran, and accepted defeat in going after this countries true enemies to wage a neo-con fantasy war in Iraq, a country that was no threat to us. But because he has an "R" after his name he will continue to enjoy the support of the extreme right. Wasn't there a study published recently proving that republicans tend to continue to support answers despite proof they are incorrect?

funding from saudi arabia, hi-jackers were from saudi arabia---so why are we in Iraq?

The Saudi's built and fund the vast majority of the madrasas across the middle east as well. Their flavor of islam is extreme, rigid, and quite anti-Shia. Wonderful "allies" to have in our "war on terror".

John: Sounds like you're mad at us Democrats. Too much hate radio maybe? For years and years it was always the Dems fault. Somehow we were always the scapegoat. If the Republicans had the Presidency, it was the Democratic Congress at fault, if you controlled Congress, it was the Democratic Presidents fault. For 6 years your party had total control. That is the Senate, House, Presidency and Supreme Court, still your ilk shouted how it was our fault. We were so bad. What did you do with it? C'mon, TOTAL control, John. Nothing for the average American, plenty for the Arabs,Chinese and corporate sellouts. Your party is NEVER responsible for anything bad is it? How convenient. Divided we fail, John. Turn off Sean and Rush and start talking to people who don't share all of your ideas and you might find that most of us want the same thing;life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Sources of funds for al Qaeda require deeper investigation. First, Pakistan is aware that the heavy USA aid it receives will be available so long as the terrorists reside on its territory. Under such a scheme, Pakistan would be encouraged to provide a safe haven to a certain level of terrorists. Next, Saudi Arabia is the largest producer, and the USA the largest consumer of oil in the world. So long as the demand for oil exceeds supply, a part of the Saudi funding for al Qaeda is rooted in USA oil expenses.

Both Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are official US allies!

We need to examine our own funds, and reexamine our "allies".

Adam- "Saudi Arabia contributed 90% of 911 terrorists and this administration could have shut down the Saudi's financial system like it did N.Korea's ."

Don't you know that north Korea has little or no investment's in other nations. The Saudi have Billions in key countries including the US. If I read correctly the have investments of 3%-5% in the US alone!
If Bush dares to lift up a finger then they will withdraw it. And this amount is in the Trillions. LOL... Oh we are so screwed.LOL

As for the Pakistanis; will a brother fight his own brother if someone pays him? No! Especially when they are a close knit family.( Not saying that they are all the same or bad). I'm an Indian so I know how theirs and ours family relationships are like.

well what can we do except shake our heads in pity.Mmmmmmmmm....

Freeze their assests, and we will see what kind of allies we have. extremist pigs.

So what's the problem? The Saudis fund everybody. They're some of the richest guys on the planet. Heck, no one squealed any when they were funding the Bush family. These folks can buy both sides of any argument. And they can usually be found doing just that. Look...Fund the Bushes for decades, let them attain wealth and power, then fund the opposition, in this case the Iraq insurgency. This is old, old news, people.

The Saudis should be included in the "axis of evil".

Buying Saudi oil, "pays" for the funding of Al Queida. The Saudi Royal family (in-bred), laugh hysterically at George Bush - behind their beards and veils. GWB and his administration are the worst corporate "war criminals" of the 20th Century, and it will take longer than 21st Century for you to pay off this incredible war debt. He has indentured your country for countless generations to come. Would someone please get rid of these losers one way or the other?

The U. S. Constitution grants Congress the power to issue "Letters of Marque"--legalizing piracy against the nation's enemies in exchange for paying taxes on the loot. They were called "privateers" and it was considered honorable military service. Perhaps we ought to issue drivers license-like "Letters of Marque" to computer hackers authorizing them to break into the bank accounts of those who fund terrorism and transfer that money, leaving terrorist-supporters penniless and computer-hacker privateers wealthy patriots.

Gee...Bush Jr's "eternal friends" are still funding Al Qaida? Same as they funded the 9/11 hijackers (15 out of 19 were Saudis)? Guess the Bush royal family/Saudi royal family connections are thicker than we knew. Obviously...money's thicker than blood.

It doesn't suprise me that the U.S. isn't sharing intelligence info w/Pakistan. We can be overly secretive sometimes, which hurts us in the long-run. Communication w/other countries is the key.

The attackers on 9/11 were Saudia Arabians - but did that make Bush mad. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! He just rushed the Bin Laden family out of the country and started the mantra against the country that had nothing to do with the attack -Iraq. The only consideration for the closeness of Bush and the Saudis is oil, and the Iraq oil is what Cheney and Bush want now.

We don't do anything against countries that support and harbor Al-Queda like Saudi Arabia and Pakistan but we're babysitting in Iraq?

This is the reason I did not join the military after 911, because the Bush family and many of our politicians are recieving blood money from the same Saudis that are contributing money to our deaths!!! Our "leaders" can not be trusted! This voting season boycott any politician that continues to recieve money from the Saudis!

Yes, that would be the same Saudi's that we just made a 20 billion dollar weapons deal with. This country is so screwed!

I love reading the comments and news articles like this. It's all a joke..and a joke on the world. Bush, terrorist, congress, Saudies, Iraq, Iran, Paki...it's just a riot reading all this. Perhaps in about 10-20 years, it'll all come to light and accepted by society of how horrible all these people are. No sense in complaining about it or bickering - it's just going to happen (corruption, hand in the jar, $$ passed around, etc) - it's just going to happen and there is not one thing we can do about it.

Who do you think funds the United States? The Saudies of course - they are Bush's best friends!

While I partly agree with the comments, post 9/11 report, Saudi Government has made banking and transfer of foreign funds much more difficult to millions of expatriates working here. I have been working in the Kingdom since 1989 and transfer of my hard earned money have never been easy since Bush Adminsitration slapped Saudi Government to tightned the monetary rules. At least once in a year Banks freez accounts and require to update the validity of the account holders identity documents. In a cubersome banking customer service, some of us practically had to beg banks where our accounts are, to get our own money! In that sense, we feel what we have to do with the 9/11, where as we work here to make a living.

If United States has a right to take OIL in cheaper prices from Saudis and in return, fund, support and protect their those enemies, who were brought into Palestine after WWII to occupy the land of those PALESTINIANS by force, who had nothing to do with the actions of HITLER, why Saudis shouldn't have right to do the same with United States?

So let me get this straight:
We buy oil from Saudis.

They use this money to fund insurgents to kill Americans.

Uh, time for alternative fuel. No matter what the price is. Definnitely!!!! Wake up folks.

The Saudi's have been our ally for years. This isn't as easy as "the Bush family has oil ties and it's all about their personal wealth." It's about the lesser of two evils. If we were to just start sticking it to the Saudi's, I would assume you guys could start walking to work because it's going to get ugly in a whole bunch of areas. Including oil. The fact remains we need some sort of ally over there and maybe this is the best we can get currently. Tho I can't believe I'm sitting here taking up for anything Bush does.

To say that the Bush family has financial interests in Saudi Arabia and that is why we aren't tougher on them is to not understand the problem.

The US ECONOMY is dependent on Saudi Oil.

Before you start whacking the Bush piniata, ask yourself how your life would be impacted if the cost of gasoline doubled? How would your company be impacted if air travel and shipping rates increased as a result?

Virtually everything in our economy depends on cheap foreign oil. Until that changes then the Saudis will always get leeway.

Like it or not.

I can picture Bush doing the two step boot scoot be nimble dance with the saudis in crawford with a pig on the spit turning...

Our for fathers are turning in their graves... America is controled by the Federal Reserve, the corrupt Bush administration and the Middle East Royal families. We are not free, we are just slaves to their bidding.
Time for another REVOLUTION!

I guess it's profane and indecent to point out the fact that the Bush family has been amply funded by the Saudis for some decades now.

saudi arabia will soon be attacked again by the world islamic front. That goverment is under threat since the early 90's. That country will result in a civil war like all other arab countries like iraq. people still cry over oil for a hundred years now when will it stop. These terrorist don't want oil they want world power or an islamic world. I did my study on terrorism in the arab world. so i won't sound stupid and act dumb a say stupid things like a democrate.

Who would trust anything this government says? Might as well claim the Saudis have WMDs and the evidence was extracted at Gitmo. USE THE JUSTICE SYSTEM! Hold a trial, PRESENT THE EVIDENCE for all the world to see, thats what real democracies do. Given past experience, the evidence probably only exists in Cheney's imagination, along with the mushroom cloud.

paul. Bushes Tax showed an income of $400,000 for last year,

when is Hilary going to show her tax fillings....Clinton got so much oil and drug money it will make Bush look poor

Nothing will be done about the Saudis excessive connection as principal financiers of global terrorism as long as the Bush administration remains. The Bush family and Vice President Cheney, a major American crime cartel, will prevent justice on this issue.

wow...looks like a few people are FINALLY understanding how bogus our reasoning for invading Iraq is....

I may be wrong, but if someone is aiding the enemy, he is the enemy .

They owe us four planes, three buildings, major compensation for the victims' families, and compensation to every single American. A couple of oil wells should begin to cover some of the tab.

you must know Saudi's investers have alot of mony in USA . Take alook on 11/9 Fahrinhite film