House of Bush, House of Saud: The Secret Relationship Between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties

by Craig Unger

The Bush-Saudi Files

Previously unpublished documents about the Saudi evacuation after 9/11.

June 1, 2004 - New files reveal 60 previously undocumented Saudi post-9/11 evacuation flights. See the files Even though the White House asserted that flights evacuating the Saudis from the United States just after 9/11 never took place, a list drawn up by the Saudi embassy and obtained by Craig Unger shows the passengers on the White House-sanctioned flight out of Lexington, Kentucky, en route to London on September 15.First on the list, which included a number of high-ranking Saudi royals, is Prince Ahmed bin Salman, who flight attendants remember boarding the lavishly customized Boeing 727, which boasted a master bedroom suite, a media and entertainment center, and a master bath with shower, a vanity area, a gold plated sink, and a bidet. A major figure in horse racing, Prince Ahmed was best known as the owner of the Kentucky Derby winner War Emblem, but he allegedly had ties to al-Qaeda and advance knowledge of the 9/11 attacks. In 2002, Prince Ahmed died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 43. ( view the passenger list