The President of the United States, Joe Biden, Ordered this Friday declassify documents hitherto secrets about the investigation conducted by the FBI to clarify the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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Biden signed an executive order instructing the attorney general, Merrick Garland, To review and publish the documents over the next six months, the White House said in a statement.
The announcement comes just days after the 20th anniversary of these orchestrated attacks by the terrorist organization In Qaeda and in which nearly 3,000 people died.
“When I ran for president, I pledged to ensure transparency on the declassification of documents related to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in the United States. As we approach the twentieth anniversary of this tragic day, I am fulfilling that commitment, “Biden said in a statement.
In early August, hundreds of survivors and relatives of the victims of the attacks asked Biden not to attend the commemorations of the attacks, unless his government released new files on what happened, especially on whether the Saudi Arabia played some role in the attacks.
The Congress Committee An American who investigated the attacks concluded that there was no evidence that the Saudi government or senior officials in that country had provided funds to the terrorists involved in the attacks, among whom 15 were of Saudi origin.
However, several congressmen and victims’ associations have for years called for more transparency with regard to US documents on the attacks, which have refused to declassify all the country’s presidents so far.
The White House has not clarified what the impact of the executive order that Biden signed this Friday will be, and therefore it is not known whether this action will succeed in satisfying the requests of the survivors and relatives of the victims.
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Shortly after the group made public its displeasure in early August, the Justice Department promised to conduct a new review of the documents related to the attacks.
the White Housea has not yet announced what events the governor will attend to commemorate the 9/11 attacks. “My heart remains with the 9/11 families who are suffering and my administration will continue to work respectfully with members of this community,” Biden said in a press release on Friday. The president also thanked them for making their voices heard to chart “a way forward.”
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