Saudi Arabia trying to sports-wash its reputation

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Saudi Arabia trying to sports-wash its reputation

Sean Passananti, whose father died in the attacks, said in a press conference at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in Portland, Oregon, Saudi Arabia is trying to sports-wash their reputation. Instead of admitting their support and funding of Al Qaeda, they are trying to buy legitimacy through the honorable game of golf. The Saudi government has denied any involvement in the attacks since the attacks on September 11, 2001, and has been the subject of dispute in Washington Fifteen of the 19 Al Qaeda terrorists who hijacked four planes were Saudi nationals. The 9 11 Commission established by Congress in 2004 said that it had found no evidence that the Saudi government, as an institution or senior Saudi officials, individually funded al Qaeda.

The victims' families have pushed for more disclosures, and last year the FBI released a document detailing the FBI's work to investigate the alleged logistical support that a Saudi consular official and a suspected Saudi intelligence agent in Los Angeles provided to at least two hijackers.

The 9 11 issue is just one of the criticisms of the LIV Golf series.