Obama to veto bill that allows 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia

September 13, 2016

washington, Sep 13: US President Barack Obama will veto the bill passed by the Republican-majority House of Representatives that, if passed, would allow victims of the 9/11 attacks and their relatives to sue foreign governments suspected of backing terrorism against America, the White House has said.

obamaThe Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act was approved unanimously in the House last week, four months after Senate cleared it.

"The President does intend to veto this legislation," White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said.

The legislation is strongly opposed by Saudi Arabia which is home to 15 of the 19 hijackers in the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.

Earnest said currently, there is a process inside the executive branch of the US government for designating certain countries as state sponsors of terrorism.

There are a couple of countries that fit that category. That is a very serious designation. It submits those countries to a whole list of limitations and restrictions that isolate them not just from the US, but in many cases, the rest of the world, he said.

There is an evidentially threshold that has to be met before reaching that kind of legislation but that designation, when it is reached, is something that is made public.

"The impact of this legislation could set up a situation where you have judges at a variety of levels, in a variety of courtrooms across the country, making a similar designation," Earnest said

"You could have judges at different levels in different courtrooms, reaching different conclusions about the same country. That is not an effective, forceful way for us to respond to terrorism.

"A forceful way for us to respond to terrorism is to thoroughly investigate what role individual countries may have in supporting terrorism, and if we find compelling evidence that they are, to label them accordingly and to act accordingly. And that is what the President believes is the most forceful way for us to confront state sponsors of terrorism," Earnest said.

"The other concern that we have also articulated is that this law actually opens up the US to risk being hauled into court in countries around the world. The concept of sovereign immunity is one that protects the United States as much as any other country in the world, given the way the US is engaged in the world," Earnest said.
It is not hard to imagine other countries using this law

as an excuse to haul US diplomats or US service members or even US companies into courts all around the world, Earnest said.

"So the President feels quite strongly about this. Our concern is not limited to the impact it could have on a relationship with one country, but rather it could have an impact on our relationship with every country around the world in a way that has negative consequences for the US, for our national security, and for our men and women in uniform.

"The President feels strongly about this, and I do anticipate that the President will veto the legislation when it's presented to him. It has not been presented to him yet," Earnest added.

Comments

ali
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Tuesday, 13 Sep 2016

Obama's exit time is so near. He wants money to run his family for future.

He has started to collect money through donation / sue for his crimes or his colleagues.

ali
 - 
Tuesday, 13 Sep 2016

USA going down financially. They have introduced new method to beg with rich country.

zaheeruddin
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Tuesday, 13 Sep 2016

if this is the case then 2 million people from Iraq, 1million from afganistan, 3million from libya and siriya should sue america for the crime done for no reason.

TRUE INDIAN
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Tuesday, 13 Sep 2016

most american people know it is an inside job. its already in youtube the truth of 9/11. according to physics. the plane cannot enter directly to the steel made tower. its is impossible. and many survivor says there were fire bombs inside the tower. and on that day. many bush's men working in the tower were on leave. even osama told that he is not responsible for 9/11. its pre planned to attack iraq and middle east for oil. they use those kind of power bombs to demolish many high buildings. everything is in youtube. even the cnn news also showed the survivor says that the bomb is planted inside already.

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May 9,2020

Bengaluru, May 9: The Karnataka government may not extend the daily working hours from 8 to 12, with Labour Minister A Shivaram Hebbar saying on Saturday that the move would neither benefit the industries nor workers.

Hebbar said that the proposal has not been discussed and it may come for final deliberations next week. He also noted that some States have already extended the working hours. More than extending working hours, there should be employment to be given. If there are no jobs what can be done by extending working hours? If it is done (working hours extended to 12 hours), it would neither benefit workers nor industries. Let's see what happens, he said.

Asked if the government was in favour of the extension, he said, "I don't think it will be ready for the (12 hour) proposal." Meanwhile, the Minister also said that their top priority now was to see that all MSMEs start operating again, salaries are paid to employees and there are no job losses for any reason. If industries don't reopen, how can workers get their employment? We should think in parallel, Hebbar said adding, the government was keeping the interests of both MSMEs and workers in mind.

He urged the Centre to offer a relief package to the MSME sector, saying it is facing very difficult times due to the adverse impact of the COVID-19-induced lockdown, and also noting its role in generating large-scale employment and feeding large industries.

The BJP-led government has done whatever within its limitations to help the MSMEs, he said. Earlier this week, the Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa announced that the monthly fixed charges of electricity bills of MSMEs would be waived for two months. MSMEs have suffered huge production losses due to the lockdown. It takes some time for them to revive, Yediyurappa had said. The Chief Minister had also said payment of fixed charges in the electricity bills of the large industries will be deferred without penalty and interest for a period of two months.

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March 6,2020

Mysuru, Mar 6: A BJP worker was stabbed to death by unidentified persons at his apartment in Mysore in the early hours of Friday, police said.

Anand in his early thirties, was reportedly attacked with a broken beer bottle shortly after he returned home following his late night birthday party, police added.

Following information from neighbours in the apartment, police rushed to the spot and recovered the body.

"The murder took place between 3 am and 4 am. We are investigating who was with him at the time and what was the motive behind the killing," Mysuru police Commissioner Dr Chandragupta told reporters.

Police said further investigations are on to ascertain the motive and people behind the killing.

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The land was allotted from the land bank of Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB).

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