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Summary
This document is page 786 from a Federal Supplement legal opinion (likely *In re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001*) bearing a House Oversight stamp. It details allegations by plaintiffs that Prince Turki (Head of Saudi Intelligence) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia provided financial and logistical support to al Qaeda and the Taliban, including facilitating money transfers and supporting charities linked to terrorism. The text also outlines Prince Turki's defense, where he denies these claims, citing his official role in attempting to extradite Osama bin Laden and Saudi Arabia's severance of ties with the Taliban in 1998. NOTE: While the prompt mentions Epstein, this specific page deals exclusively with 9/11 litigation and does not mention Jeffrey Epstein.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Prince Turki | Head of DGI (Saudi Arabian Intelligence) |
Defendant in lawsuit; accused of facilitating money to Taliban/al Qaeda; denies allegations.
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| King Fahd | King of Saudi Arabia |
Sent Prince Turki to Kandahar in 1998.
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| Osama bin Laden | Terrorist Leader |
Target of extradition request; recipient of alleged support.
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| Mr. Zouaydi | Syrian Financier |
Alleged associate of Prince Turki (tie denied by Turki).
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| September 11 hijackers | Terrorists |
Two hijackers allegedly received material support from Saudi intelligence officers.
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Organizations (12)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Saudi Royal family | Royal Family |
Implicated in complaints.
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| Taliban | Political/Militant Group |
Received alleged support; met with Prince Turki.
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| al Qaeda | Terrorist Organization |
Recipient of alleged funding and support.
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| DGI | Intelligence Agency |
Saudi Arabian Intelligence, headed by Prince Turki.
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| IIRO | Charity |
Alleged sponsor of al Qaeda.
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| MWL | Charity |
Alleged sponsor of al Qaeda.
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| WAMY | Charity |
Alleged sponsor of al Qaeda.
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| BIF | Charity |
Alleged sponsor of al Qaeda.
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| Saudi High Commission | Organization |
Alleged sponsor of al Qaeda.
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| Saudi Joint Relief Committee for Kosovo and Chechnya (SJRC) | Charity |
Alleged sponsor of al Qaeda.
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| Al Haramain | Charity |
Alleged sponsor of al Qaeda.
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| House Oversight Committee | Government Body |
Source of document (Bates stamp).
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Timeline (4 events)
1997
Prince Turki began serving on a joint information-sharing committee with the United States.
Unspecified
Prince Turki
US Officials
June 1998
King Fahd sent Prince Turki to Kandahar to meet with the Taliban to request bin Laden's extradition.
Kandahar
September 1998
Locations (5)
| Location | Context |
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Country of origin for defendants; suspended relations with Taliban.
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Location of meeting between Prince Turki and Taliban in 1998.
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Plaintiff location; target of threats.
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Location mentioned in charity name.
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Location mentioned in charity name.
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Relationships (4)
Turki sought bin Laden's extradition; denies supporting him.
King Fahd sent Turki to Kandahar.
Suspended diplomatic relations in September 1998.
Turki denies ever hearing of him.
Key Quotes (5)
"Plaintiffs allege Prince Turki facilitated money transfers from wealthy Saudis to the Taliban and al Qaeda."Source
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"Prince Turki denies the allegations against him in a declaration prepared in concert with his motion to dismiss the D.C. Burnett action."Source
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"In June 1998, King Fahd sent Prince Turki to Kandahar to meet with the Taliban and to relay the official Saudi request that Osama bin Laden be extradited to Saudi Arabia for trial."Source
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"The Federal Plaintiffs claim that '[m]ore than any other factor, al Qaeda's phenomenal growth and development into a sophisticated global terrorist network were made possible by the massive financial, logistical and other support it received from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...'"Source
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"Further, the Federal Plaintiffs allege September 11 was 'a direct, intended and foreseeable product of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's participation in al Qaeda's jihadist campaign.'"Source
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786 349 FEDERAL SUPPLEMENT, 2d SERIES
Saudi Royal family. Ashton Complaint ¶ 261; Burnett Complaint ¶ 348. Plaintiffs allege Prince Turki facilitated money transfers from wealthy Saudis to the Taliban and al Qaeda. Ashton Complaint ¶ 259; Federal ¶ 451. Additionally, the Federal Plaintiffs claim that, while Prince Turki was the head of DGI, Saudi Arabian intelligence officers allegedly trained a member of the al Qaeda Spanish cell in explosives and provided material support to two of the September 11 hijackers. Federal Complaint ¶ 449. The Federal complaint also alleges that Prince Turki made personal contributions to Saudi-based charities that he knew were sponsors of al Qaeda, including IIRO, MWL, WAMY, BIF, the Saudi High Commission, Saudi Joint Relief Committee for Kosovo and Chechnya ("SJRC"), and Al Haramain. Federal Complaint ¶¶ 451–52.
[9] Prince Turki denies the allegations against him in a declaration prepared in concert with his motion to dismiss the D.C. Burnett action. In reviewing this declaration, the Court gives "great weight to any extrinsic submissions made by the foreign defendant[] regarding the scope of [his] official responsibilities." Leutwyler, 184 F.Supp.2d at 287 (internal quotation marks omitted). Prince Turki explains that the DGI "is involved in the collection and analysis of foreign intelligence and in carrying out foreign operations." Decl. of HRH Prince Turki ¶ 5, at HRH Prince Turki's Motion to Dismiss Certain Consolidated Complaints Ex. 1 (hereinafter "Prince Turki Decl."). He was active in Saudi Arabia's efforts to combat terrorism generally and the threat posed by Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda specifically, and served on a joint information-sharing committee with the United States beginning in 1997. Id. ¶¶ 6, 10. He states that all of his interactions with Osama bin Laden and the Taliban were part of his official func-
tions. Id. ¶ 5. In June 1998, King Fahd sent Prince Turki to Kandahar to meet with the Taliban and to relay the official Saudi request that Osama bin Laden be extradited to Saudi Arabia for trial. Id. ¶ 11. The Taliban denied the Saudi request and Saudi Arabia subsequently suspended diplomatic relations with the Taliban in September 1998. Id. ¶ 13. Prince Turki denies facilitating money transfers to Osama bin Laden or al Qaeda, he denies offering material assistance to Osama bin Laden, his representatives, or al Qaeda in return for their not attacking Saudi Arabia, he denies promising or providing oil or financial assistance to the Taliban, and denies ever hearing of the Syrian financier Mr. Zouaydi, with whom he is alleged to have ties. Id. ¶¶ 14, 16, 17.
3. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The Federal Plaintiffs claim that "[m]ore than any other factor, al Qaeda's phenomenal growth and development into a sophisticated global terrorist network were made possible by the massive financial, logistical and other support it received from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, members of the Saudi Royal family, and prominent members of Saudi society." Federal Complaint ¶ 398. Further, the Federal Plaintiffs allege September 11 was "a direct, intended and foreseeable product of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's participation in al Qaeda's jihadist campaign." Id. ¶ 425. Specifically, the Kingdom allegedly maintained and controlled several of the charities within al Qaeda's infrastructure. Id. ¶ 399. The Federal Plaintiffs claim Saudi Arabia knew the threat that these charities posed particularly to the United States, and did nothing to stop it. Id. ¶¶ 400–02. The Kingdom allegedly used its relationship with the Taliban to sustain al Qaeda in the mid–1990s. Id. ¶¶ 403, 407. To the extent the Federal Plaintiffs rely on actions by members of the Saudi Royal family as allegations against the Kingdom, they
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