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Administration Approves Evacuation of bin Ladens After 9-11 Despite Open Investigation
Updated 9/11/2003 The Bush administration gave special permission to evacuate prominent Saudis, including members of the bin Laden family and individuals with open FBI terrorism investigations, immediately after 9-11.
- Pre-Publication Press Release, Vanity Fair, 9/3/2003
- Saving the Saudis, Vanity Fair, 10/2003
- NSNS Behind the Scenes: Saving the Saudis, 9/11/2003
- Bin Laden relatives 'allowed to jet out of US after 9/11', Irish Examiner, 9/2/2003
- Bin Laden family allowed 9/11 leave, Washington Times, 9/2/2003
- Osama's family allowed to leave US, NineMSN, 9/2/2003
- Bin Laden Relatives 'Permitted to Jet Out of U.S. After 9-11', Press Association, 9/3/2003
- Family 'Flown Out of US', Sky News, 9/3/2003
- Bin Ladens allowed out, WorldNetDaily, 9/3/2003
- White House Approved Departure of Saudis After Sept. 11, Ex-Aide Says, New York Times, 9/4/2003
- Up, up, and away with Prince Bandar, Salon, 9/4/2003
- The bin Ladens’ Great Escape, National Review Online, 9/4/2003
- White House 'let Osama kin leave US after Sept 11', Straits Times, 9/4/2003
- Bush 'Let Bin Laden's Family Go' After Sept. 11, The Express, 9/4/2003
- Saudis allowed to flee, Daily Telegraph, 9/4/2003
- White House agreed to whisk Saudis away, International Herald Tribune, 9/5/2003
- Transcript for Sept. 7, Meet the Press, 9/7/2003
- Scrutiny for Saudi airlift, Boston Herald, 9/8/2003
- Bush Must Admit the Error of His Ways, The Nation, 9/9/2003