Crown Prince Remembers 9/11 Was About Keeping US-Saudi Alliance Tight
According to MBS, bin Laden's nefarious plot was not about religious extremism or ideological warfare, but a masterclass in souring international friendships. This convenient historical revisionism from a regime often called out for its own murky ties to extremism—and let's not forget, MBS himself was linked by US intelligence to the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi (Office of the Director of
National Intelligence, 2021 Report)—attempts to sanitize a brutal past. It appears terrorism's true aim was always just a bit of transatlantic drama, not the 2,977 lives lost on American soil. The US-Saudi relationship, built on oil and arms deals, has weathered far more than Al-Qaeda's attempts at 'relationship counseling.' It's a partnership that saw the US overlooking alleged Saudi involvement
in 9/11, continuing to supply weapons for devastating wars like the one in Yemen, and normalizing the Crown Prince after Khashoggi's murder. Bin Laden’s actual goal, as stated repeatedly in his own communiques, was explicitly to confront US policy in the Middle East, particularly its military presence and support for various regimes, including the House of Saud. The media's willingness to echo
this absurdity highlights a disturbing trend of re-writing history to maintain convenient alliances.