9/11 Lawyer Sues Arab Bank
Ronald L. Motley, who brought a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia on behalf of 9/11 victims, has sued the Arab Bank on behalf of 700 victims of attacks in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank and their relatives.
You gotta love this quote, from the LA Times article:
"We are striking back nonviolently with the most powerful weapon we have — the U.S. courts," said plaintiff Iris Almog Schwartz, an Israeli whose parents, brother and two nephews were killed in an October 2003 suicide bombing at a restaurant in Haifa, Israel. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.
Motley's 9/11 lawsuit uncovered quite a lot of information about the relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, and was criticised for making it public. The complex and often difficult relationship between the two countries is one of those "hold your nose and move forward" arrangements, where having a relationship is much more valuable and justifiable than not having one -- in other words, it is far too nuanced for exploitation by lawyers.
But this lawsuit is different because it will probe the relations between a leading Arab bank and terrorist groups. The lawsuit alleges Arab Bank provided funds used by terrorist groups to compensate (perhaps "reward" is the better word) the families of homicide bombers.
Interestingly, Arab Bank's response was from a US attorney, Kevin Walsh, not a Muslim from Arab Bank, or anyone from CAIR.
You gotta love this quote, from the LA Times article:
"We are striking back nonviolently with the most powerful weapon we have — the U.S. courts," said plaintiff Iris Almog Schwartz, an Israeli whose parents, brother and two nephews were killed in an October 2003 suicide bombing at a restaurant in Haifa, Israel. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.
Motley's 9/11 lawsuit uncovered quite a lot of information about the relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, and was criticised for making it public. The complex and often difficult relationship between the two countries is one of those "hold your nose and move forward" arrangements, where having a relationship is much more valuable and justifiable than not having one -- in other words, it is far too nuanced for exploitation by lawyers.
But this lawsuit is different because it will probe the relations between a leading Arab bank and terrorist groups. The lawsuit alleges Arab Bank provided funds used by terrorist groups to compensate (perhaps "reward" is the better word) the families of homicide bombers.
Interestingly, Arab Bank's response was from a US attorney, Kevin Walsh, not a Muslim from Arab Bank, or anyone from CAIR.
posted by Laer at 8:40 AM
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