A New York City judge awarded $6 billion to the families of Sept. 11, 2001, terror attack victims in their lawsuit against al-Q
Judge awards 9/11 families $6 billion
Published: Aug. 1, 2012
NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A New York City judge awarded $6 billion to the families of Sept. 11, 2001, terror attack victims in their lawsuit against al-Qaida and parties in Iran.
U.S. Magistrate Frank Maas' Monday ruling was the first to impose civil penalties against those responsible for the 2001 terror plot that killed nearly 3,000 people, the New York Daily News reported.
The $6 billion would be paid out to 110 survivors and the estates of 47 victims, including Victor Saracini, who was the captain of United Airlines Flight 175, which struck the south tower of the World Trade Center.
"It's hard being happy, but I am happy about it," said Saracini's wife, Ellen, of Yardley, Pa. "But it opens up old wounds. We were never in it for a lawsuit. I wanted to know what happened to my husband."
It is unclear whether the plaintiffs will actually receive any money.
Plaintiffs' lawyer Tom Mellon said his legal team may seek the seizure of Iranian state assets overseas.
Last year, U.S. District Judge George Daniels found Iran, its Grand Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei and the regime's Lebanese client, Hezbollah, aided al-Qaida, Osama bin Laden and the Taliban in the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
Mellon said international seizures are common in the business world, "but in the terror world, this is uncharted territory."
Saracini said she doesn't care about the money.
"I never was in this for the money. I wanted accountability," she said. "The money will never bring back my husband, so I don't care about it."
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I'd sooner trust Jack Daniels
'We were never in it for a lawsuit. I wanted to know what happened to my husband."'
So do we. Too bad UPI and the rest of the press evidently don't.
'Last year, U.S. District Judge George Daniels found Iran, its Grand Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei and the regime's Lebanese client, Hezbollah, aided al-Qaida, Osama bin Laden and the Taliban in the Sept. 11 terror attacks.'
How conveeeeeenient! Citing what evidence, I wonder? Why do I get the feeling that he would have found Iraq culpable had the trial taken place in 2002 or 2003?
911 -ONGOING PSY-OP
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Well said, rm...
"'Last year, U.S. District Judge George Daniels found Iran, its Grand Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei and the regime's Lebanese client, Hezbollah, aided al-Qaida, Osama bin Laden and the Taliban in the Sept. 11 terror attacks.'
"How conveeeeeenient! Citing what evidence, I wonder? Why do I get the feeling that he would have found Iraq culpable had the trial taken place in 2002 or 2003?"
It does seem the attack-Iran rhetoric is increasing again, unfortunately. Looks like it will be some time after the Olympics...
Iran ?
Stupidity seems to the only thing America exports these days !
Iran ? Can someone explain this to me ?
Huh?
When the official story changes to include Iran, etc I'm going to call everbody who believes it tin-foil-hat-wearing, bat-shit, crazy, playing-video-games-in-parents-basement conspiracy theorists
Hypocrisy
"Last year, U.S. District Judge George Daniels found Iran, its Grand Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei and the regime's Lebanese client, Hezbollah, aided al-Qaida, Osama bin Laden and the Taliban in the Sept. 11 terror attacks."
From the New York Post, June 29, 2009:
SUPREME COURT: 9/11 VICTIMS CAN'T SUE SAUDI ARABIA, PRINCES
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to allow victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to pursue lawsuits against Saudi Arabia and four Saudi princes over charitable donations allegedly funneled to al-Qaida.
The court, in an order Monday, is leaving in place the ruling of a federal appeals court that the country and the princes are protected by sovereign immunity, which generally means that foreign countries cannot be sued in American courts.
Addendum: The same Judge George Daniels was involved in protecting the Saudis.
The Power Of Propaganda and Myth
Allegations morphed into "fact" by repetition.