09:20 04/09/2021
President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order ordering the release of some classified documents related to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The decision is a gesture of support for victims' families who have long sought records, hoping to find information that involves the Saudi government in the events of that year.
The order, which comes just over a week before the 20th anniversary of the attacks, is a significant moment in a years-long debate between the government and victims' families over what is in classified documents related to the attacks and whether they should be released. can be made public.
That conflict came to the fore last month when about 1,800 relatives of victims, survivors and front-line workers said they opposed President Biden attending the September 11, 2001 memorial events if the documents remained secret.
"The events in question took place two decades ago, and they are about a tragic moment that continues to reverberate in the country's history and in the lives of so many Americans.", says the executive order. "It is therefore vital to ensure that the United States government maximizes transparency, relying on classification as secret information only when necessary".
The order directs the Justice Department and other executive branch agencies to begin a review of the documents and requires them to be released within the next six months.
However, the practical impact of the executive order and any new documents the process may produce is unclear. In the past, investigations have highlighted links between Saudi nationals and some of the hijackers who carried out the terrorist attacks, but have not proven that the Saudi government was directly involved in what happened./VOA
Source of information @TvKlan: Read more at: www.botasot.al
