Summary: Stephanie DeSimone was two months pregnant when her husband, Navy Commander Patrick Dunn, was murdered at the Pentagon during 9/11. Friday, she filed a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia, claiming the kingdom is partially responsible for his death. DeSimone alleges Saudi Arabia provided support to al Qaeda for years and was fully aware of the terror group's plan to attack the US.
"Absent the support provided by the Kingdom, al Qaeda would not have possessed the capacity to conceive, plan, and execute the September 11th attacks," the documents say. The widow claims that DeSimone's daughter and herself suffer "severe and permanent personal injuries" and are seeking compensation from the country. The lawsuit comes directly after Congress decided to override President Barack Obama's veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, that allows Americans to sue another country for acts of terrorism. Our Congress voted overwhelmingly to override the veto, but the President warned it could damage the America's relationship with Saudi Arabia. Personally, I do not think Saudi Arabia is that stable in the first place.
Analysis: This article was produced October 1st by Greg Clary at CNN. This credible source does not affect my interpretation of the article, in fact, I do not feel that this is biased. Lately, I have not been in touch with the news, so I did not have any prior knowledge to reading this article. For this reason, I was completely influenced by this article. It's purpose was to inform the audience of our new policy and convince people how affected these people are 15 years later. This is extremely significant because it brings awareness to other countries that supported the attacks on September 11, 2001, and notifies citizens who were damaged by this incident could possibly get pension for their emotional or physical wounds. The terrorist attacks on 9/11 could synthesize to the Boston Massacre for many reasons. Innocent, young Americans were persecuted and died both during the Bodton Massacre as well as the millions during 9/11. Additionally, the persecutors were both from foreign nations that had poor relations with the United States.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/01/politics/saudi-arabia-9-11-lawsuit/index.html
I understand why this woman would go through such trouble after losing her husband, but I agree that Saudi Arabia is fairly unstable so this might not have been the best choice. This article truly emphasizes how after all these years Americans are still affected by 9/11.
ReplyDeleteI do agree that it was partly Saudi Arabia's fault, as they were providing support to al Qaeda, which we all know is a terrorist group. Also, this truly shows how America is still affected by that tragic event, as Lilly Anthony said.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Obama's viewpoint on the situation, as suing a whole country seems a bit over the top. While yes, the country was supporting this terrorist group, something about suing the whole entire country fifteen years after the incident makes me feel a bit uncomfortable, in all honesty.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Obama after hearing him speak about this. He said this would set a precedent and would open up the United States of being sued by people in every country that our troops are in. He said it was a hard thing to vote against but it was the right thing to do.
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