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Saudi Arabia Could Have Helped Prevent 9/11-If US Officials Had Consulted Them In A "Credible Way"

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CNN: "Prince Bandar said that Saudi intelligence was 'actively following' most of the 9/11 plotters 'with precision.'"

Saudi Arabia could have helped the United States prevent al Qaeda's 2001 attacks on New York and Washington if American officials had consulted Saudi authorities in a "credible" way, the kingdom's former ambassador said in a documentary aired Thursday.

The comments by Prince Bandar bin Sultan are similar to the remarks this week by Saudi King Abdullah that suggested Britain could have prevented the July 2005 train bombings in London if it had heeded warnings from Riyadh.

Speaking to the Arabic satellite network Al-Arabiya on Thursday, Bandar -- now Abdullah's national security adviser -- said Saudi intelligence was "actively following" most of the September 11, 2001, plotters "with precision." ...

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/01/saudiarabia.terrorism/

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