Saudi Spy TikTok: Hijackers Got Airbnb Help, Not Just Prayer Rugs
After more than 20 years of a super-stealth legal saga, Judge George B. Daniels just greenlit a lawsuit that might roast Saudi Arabia harder than a desert BBQ, blaming them for 9/11 hijackersâ VIP welcome combo: from Omar al-Bayoumi, a Saudi aviation civilian aka part-time spy and San Diego's worst Airbnb host, helping hijackers score apartments, bank accounts, and cars, to religious official Fahad al-Thumairy cruising as a mosque diplomat/guy-who-shows-you-the-Capitol security-video tour guide. Meanwhile, FBI played the 'Oops, didnât notice' card for years, President Trump stamped docs 'State Secrets!' (literally), Biden finally spilled the tea declassifying proof Bayoumi was on the Saudi payroll, and now families say, 'Hands tied, yet we got receipts as long as an airport line.' Plot twist: the Saudis claim Bayoumiâs deadly serious airplane sketches were just 'helping with homework.' Shocker.
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Source: Propublica | Published: 8/29/2025 | Author: by Tim Golden