STRANGE The Declassified '28 Pages' on Saudi Links
The declassified 28 pages show the 2002 Joint Inquiry found FBI/CIA documents suggesting specific foreign support for some 9/11 hijackers while in the US — but it made no final determination on reliability and referred the matter to the agencies.
Part IV of the 2002 Joint Inquiry into pre-9/11 intelligence, redacted at the Bush administration's insistence and released after a 13-year bipartisan push. Summarizes investigative LEADS about Saudi officials' and suspected agents' financial/logistical support to hijackers — and reaches no conclusions. The White House, Kean/Hamilton and the 2015 9/11 Review Commission all said the pages contain no evidence of institutional Saudi government funding of al-Qaeda.
Evidence status: Confirmed by primary sources — court records, government reports, declassified documents.
AI DOCUMENT REVIEW
Generated from the primary source document. How we review.
AI review of Part Four of the Joint Inquiry report (H. Rept. 107-792, via govinfo), read in full: - Finding 20: the Inquiry 'developed information suggesting specific sources of foreign support for some of the September 11 hijackers while they were in the United States.' - Neither CIA nor FBI officials could address the extent of such support definitively — whether knowing or inadvertent. - The Inquiry did NOT independently assess the accuracy of the material ('beyond the scope'); it referred a detailed compilation to the FBI and CIA for further investigation. - Explicitly 'made no final determinations as to the reliability or sufficiency' of the information; further investigation could reveal 'legitimate, and innocent, explanations.' - Called the intelligence gap 'unacceptable, given the magnitude and immediacy of the potential risk.' Record summary verified accurate.