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Posted by: SOT

Monday, Feb. 13, 2006 6:27 p.m. EST

The Saudi Arabia seminar that was addressed by former Vice President Al Gore over the weekend in a speech that criticized the U.S. for being too tough on Arabs was sponsored, in part, by Osama bin Laden's family.

On Saturday, the state-run Saudi news outlet Arab News reported that the Jeddah Economic Forum, where Gore spoke, was funded by "Saudi Arabian Airlines, the Saudi Binladin Group, Gulf One Investment Bank, Saudi Basic Industries Corp." and an array of other big companies with ties to the Middle East.

The Saudi BinLadin Group - which is Saudi Arabia's largest construction company - is run by Osama bin Laden's brothers and cousins. Jeddah, the site of the forum attended by Gore, is Osama bin Laden's hometown.

Although family members claim they've disowned bin Laden, his mother told reporters after the 9/11 attacks that she received advanced warning from him that something big was about to happen.

A wealthy bin Laden niece also reportedly abandoned her lower Manhattan apartment three weeks before the 9/11 attacks.
The BinLadin Group's longtime involvement in the Jeddah forum has been widely reported in the Mideast and European press.

In January 2002, ex-President Clinton addressed the JEF, which paid him $267,000 for his speech. According to London's Financial Times:

"The conference was dominated by the Saudis' desire to overcome the pressures of September 11 and strengthen U.S.-Saudi ties . . . The BinLadin Group, one of the forum's backers, has been battered by its association with Osama."

Other JEF speakers that year included President Bush's younger brother, Neil.

It's not known whether - or how much - Mr. Gore was paid for his speech.

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Posted by: K9Vinny

Thank Allah he didn't win.

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Posted by: JoninNH

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Originally Posted by K9Vinny Thank Allah he didn't win.

LOL!!!!

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Posted by: SOT

Think about it President Ali 'Akbar' Gore sort of has a ring to it.

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Posted by: JoninNH

It does, it would sound great on [deleted to avoid undue attention from the USSS].

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Posted by: EOD1

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Originally Posted by K9Vinny Thank Allah he didn't win.

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Posted by: Cinderella

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Originally Posted by K9Vinny Thank Allah he didn't win.

hahahahaaa too funny lol

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Posted by: Irish Wampanoag

Now I know why after the 2000 election Mr. Al Gore grew a Musulim type beared.

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Posted by: jettsixx

Ali Gore goes to a fundraiser sponsored by Bin Laden's family and you hear very little about it in the media. Dick Cheney accidently shoots someone and its scandalous do you see a problem with this?

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Posted by: USMCMP5811

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Originally Posted by jettsixx Ali Gore goes to a fundraiser sponsored by Bin Laden's family and you hear very little about it in the media. Dick Cheney accidently shoots someone and its scandalous do you see a problem with this?

Sounds like another conspiracy to me......

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Posted by: RPD931

I recall statements a couple years back that supposedly Bin Laden is basically disowned by his family. They do not support him in any way and is considered a disgrace by his family.

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