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Courts Lawsuit Reportedly Alleges Iranian Complicity in 9/11 Attacks Published May 20, 2011 | FoxNews.com . <http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/05/20/lawsuit-reportedly-alleges-irani an-complicity-11-attacks/> Print . <http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/05/20/lawsuit-reportedly-alleges-irani an-complicity-11-attacks/> Email . <http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/05/20/lawsuit-reportedly-alleges-irani an-complicity-11-attacks/> Share . <http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/05/20/lawsuit-reportedly-alleges-irani an-complicity-11-attacks/#content> Comments (36) . . . <http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/05/20/lawsuit-reportedly-alleges-irani an-complicity-11-attacks/> Text Size <http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/05/20/lawsuit-reportedly-alleges-irani an-complicity-11-attacks/> In this Saturday, May 7, 2011 photo released by an official website of the Iranian supreme leader's office, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, greets former Judiciary chief Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, right, as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sits at center, during a religious ceremony, in Tehran, Iran. (AP) AP2011 In this Saturday, May 7, 2011 photo released by an official website of the Iranian supreme leader's office, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, greets former Judiciary chief Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, right, as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sits at center, during a religious ceremony, in Tehran, Iran. (AP) Iranian officials knew in advance about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and was involved in the planning, according to the testimony of two defectors from the Islamic regime's intelligence service in a federal lawsuit, <http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/20/world/middleeast/20terror.html?_r=2&scp=1 &sq=Court%20Filings%20Assert%20Iran%20Had%20Link%20to%209/11%20Attacks&st=cs e> The New York Times reported Friday. According to a court filing Thursday cited by the newspaper, the suit is seeking damages for Iran's "direct support for, and sponsorship of, the most deadly act of terrorism in American history." One of the defectors claims that <http://www.foxnews.com/topics/iran.htm#r_src=ramp> Iran and Hezbollah, the radical militant group in <http://www.foxnews.com/topics/lebanon.htm#r_src=ramp> Lebanon, played a role in plotting the attacks, orchestrating the hijackers' training and travel and helped <http://www.foxnews.com/topics/politics/iraq/al-qaeda.htm#r_src=ramp> Al Qaeda operatives escape after the attack, providing some with refuge in Iran. The possible link between Iran and 9/11 has been long debated since the national 9/11 commission said in its report that there was "strong evidence that Iran facilitated the transit of Al Qaeda members into and out of <http://www.foxnews.com/topics/politics/afghanistan.htm#r_src=ramp> Afghanistan before 9/11, and that some of these were future 9/11 hijackers." Intelligence officials also believe Al Qaeda and Iran are in cahoots, albeit in limited fashion, against the U.S., the newspaper said. Attorneys representing the families are seeking a default judgment against the defendants, including Iranian officials and ministries, Hezbollah and Al Qaeda, who are not putting up a defense. Legal experts told the newspaper that even if such a judgment were awarded, it would be difficult to collect monetary damages. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [email protected]. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [email protected] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. 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