The CIA has come under fire after awarding a Saudi Arabia official connected to the 9/11 terror attacks an award for “fighting terrorism.” Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, deputy premier and interior minister, was given the George Tenet award by CIA Director Mike Pompeo on Friday. Rt.com reports: Named for the former Director of Central Intelligence under Bill Clinton and George W Bush, the George Tenet award recognized the Saudi royal’s intelligence work against terrorism and his contributions to peace and security. Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Naif Abdulaziz Al-Saud Friday received an award from the CIA for his contribution to the fight against terrorism. pic.twitter.com/KZCXd9ZaEJ — Inform the world (@81g5Z6UCtDxERfu) February 11, 2017 Terror BFFs: Same CIA-Saudi tag team that spawned the Afghan Mujahideen & trained Al Qaeda's Osama bin Laden: https://t.co/PCTTpwz0td — Sharmine Narwani (@snarwani) February 11, 2017 Tenet served as Director of Central Intelligence from July 1997 to July 2004. In 2015, a CIA report was declassified, slamming Tenet in particular for failing to thwart Osama bin Laden despite years of warnings and threats from al Qaeda, which ultimately resulted in the 9/11 attacks. “The Kingdom has been keen to combat terrorism based on its conviction that terrorism [...]
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