A federal appeals court today rejected lawsuits by victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks against Saudi Arabia and senior members of the Saudi royal family, alleging that they helped foster al-Qaeda and other Islamist terrorist groups. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, ruling in Manhattan, said Saudi Arabia and members of its royal family were protected from being sued because the State Department had not officially designated the desert kingdom as a supporter of terrorism. Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, foreign governments are immune from such lawsuits unless the State Department finds in advance that they had actively supported terrorist groups.

Isn't it amazing that our military men and women can be tried overseas for a perceived crime and these "Princes" cannot be tried for supporting one of their own brothers. For far too long America has been held to a higher standard than the rest of the world and our civilian courts have only encouraged this. We do not have a justice system we have a legal system. What is sad is that our legal system does every thing it can to protect the murderers and the thieves and the terrorists, but does nothing to protect the good citizens of our country. Do you think the Saudi Arabian government should be able to be held liable for its funding of terrorism?

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