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                    Bin Laden family allowed 9/11 leave
                       by United Press International
                              2 September 2003
                            The Washington Times


     NEW YORK, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The bin Laden family were granted
     extraordinary White House privileges to fly out of U.S. airspace
     following the attacks of Sept. 11th, 2001.

     Former White House counter terrorism expert Richard Clarke told
     Vanity Fair the Bush administration decided to allow a group of
     Saudis to fly out of U.S. airspace just after Sept. 11 -- a time
     when access to the United States was still restricted and required
     special government approval.

     According to the magazine's sources, at least four flights with
     about 140 Saudis, including roughly two-dozen members of the bin
     Laden family, flew to Saudi Arabia that week without even being
     interviewed or interrogated by the FBI.

     Clarke, who headed the counter terrorism security group of the
     National Security Council, said he does not now recall who
     initiated the request for approval. He said it was probably either
     the FBI or the State Department, both of which have denied playing
     any such role.


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