[NYDAILYNEWS] A new lawsuit alleging Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
gave material support to al Qaeda -- enabling the terror group's slaughter of some 3,000 people on 9/11 -- is giving some families hope the country’s role won’t be swept under the rug.
The Manhattan Federal Court lawsuit, filed Monday by more than 800 victims’ families, provides extensive accusations about the Gulf nation's complicity -- such as by bankrolling the attack.
Saudi Arabia "actively supported al Qaeda in its final preparations for the September 11th attacks," court papers contend.
And the country did so "through a network of the kingdom’s officers, employees and/or agents who met with and aided the hijackers, providing them with money, cover, advice, contacts, transportation, assistance with language and U.S. culture, identification, access to pilot training and other material support and resources," the suit charges.
Lawyers for those suing Saudi Arabia -- as well as the Kingdom's defense team -- met in court Thursday afternoon to discuss the status of the case, as well as related lawsuits.
Monday's lawsuit differs from prior 9/11 cases because it gives an in depth accounting of Saudi Arabia's role in the attacks, lawyers and victims say.
The new lawsuit against Saudi Arabia was filed in Manhattan Federal Court on Monday. (Jefferson Siegel/New York Daily News)
While the hearing Thursday was mostly procedural, Judge Sarah Netburn set some tentative deadlines for turning over documents, as well as for arguments to dismiss the lawsuits.
Sept. 11 widow Kathy Owens, whose husband Peter worked on the 104th floor of the North Tower, wants the allegations to be aired in open court.
Kin of 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia for complicity in attacks
Owens believes the new lawsuit, which she is a part of, is the best way to ensure these potentially damning details emerge.
"For the families, we just want the chance to get all the evidence out in public -- as soon as possible," said Owens, 57.
Tim Frolich, 52, of Brooklyn, was severely injured after fleeing the South Tower -- which collapsed shortly after he escaped. 
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