Lance: Release The Secret 28 Pages On The 9/11 Attacks

Press Release

Congressman Leonard Lance (NJ-07) today threw his support behind the bipartisan efforts to release publicly the so-called "28 pages' that were redacted from the 838-page official report on the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The 28-page chapter was held out of the final report by the Bush Administration "for reasons of national security.'

"I am one of the members of Congress who have reviewed the 28 pages of a redacted congressional report of the Joint Inquiry into the 9/11 terrorist attacks and believe publishing this information would in no way jeopardize U.S. national security," the 7th District lawmaker said. "The information should be declassified and made public."

Many believe that these censored pages suggest that the radical September 11 Islamic terrorists received active support and guidance from wealthy Saudis, Saudi charities and even high-ranking members of the Saudi Arabia government. A renewed push is on to declassify the secret chapter in part because of a lawsuit seeking to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for the attacks. That lawsuit, and allegations that may be contained in those 28 pages, may come up during President Obama's visit to Saudi Arabia, where he arrived Wednesday morning.

To that end, Lance agreed to cosponsor H.R. 3815 the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, that would allow such lawsuits to go forward. The measure would ensure that terrorism victims in the United States can pursue civil claims against terrorists and those who aided and abetted them.

"Americans who were killed or injured by acts of terror and their families should have a legal avenue of recourse against any foreign state that may have sponsored those attacks," he concluded.

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