{"id":39303,"date":"2018-10-17T10:09:29","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T15:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=39303"},"modified":"2018-10-17T10:09:29","modified_gmt":"2018-10-17T15:09:29","slug":"jamal-khashoggi-where-the-road-to-damascus-the-path-to-9-11-converge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=39303","title":{"rendered":"Jamal Khashoggi: Where The Road to Damascus &#038; The Path to 9\/11 Converge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"nav-above\" class=\"navigation\">\n<h3 class=\"nav-next\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonsblog.com\/2018\/10\/jamal-khashoggi-where-the-road-to-damascus-the-path-to-9-11-converge.html\">Jamal Khashoggi: Where The Road to Damascus &amp; The Path to 9\/11 Converge<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-72923\" class=\"post-72923 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-media category-politics-and-war-and-peace category-propaganda\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><em>By Kristen Breitweiser, one of the four 9\/11 widows \u2013 known as the \u201cJersey Girls\u201d \u2013 instrumental in forcing the government to form the 9\/11 Commission to investigate the 2001 attacks. Follow Kristen Breitweiser on Twitter: <a class=\"follow-author__link\" title=\"www.twitter.com\/kdbreitweiser\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/kdbreitweiser\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-beacon=\"{&quot;p&quot;:{&quot;mnid&quot;:&quot;entry_text&quot;,&quot;lnid&quot;:&quot;citation&quot;,&quot;mpid&quot;:3}}\">www.twitter.com\/kdbreitweiser<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Road to Damascus Conversion: Derived from the Biblical story of Paul, the term \u201cDamascus road conversion\u201d is commonly used to refer to an abrupt about-face on a serious issue of religion, politics or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisegeek.com\/what-is-philosophy.htm\">philosophy<\/a>. In this type of change, a single, dramatic event causes a person to become aligned with something he or she previously was against or support a position that he or she previously opposed. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisegeek.com\/what-is-a-damascus-road-conversion.htm#didyouknowout\">https:\/\/www.wisegeek.com\/what-is-a-damascus-road-conversion.htm#didyouknowout<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a 9\/11 widow who has spent the last 17 years fighting for accountability with regard to the 9\/11 attacks that killed my husband and 3,000 others, I find the recent uproar over Jamal Khashoggi\u2019s disappearance and alleged murder interesting and out of character for many of those decrying his disappearance and demanding an investigation and accountability.<\/p>\n<p>Frankly, 9\/11 Family members keep a running list of all those in Washington who have proved by their past actions to be against U.S. victims of terrorism and in support of nations like the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a nation with a long history of supporting global Wahhabist terrorism. As victims of terrorism, we are ever vigilant and watchful about all those named on our lists. We follow these folks actions, their speeches, their legislation, because we know that they are never looking out for our best interests as U.S. victims of terrorism. As a group, our institutional memory is broad and long. And we never forget.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamal Khashoggi: Where The Road to Damascus &amp; The Path to 9\/11 Converge By Kristen Breitweiser, one of the four 9\/11 widows \u2013 known as the \u201cJersey Girls\u201d \u2013 instrumental in forcing the government to form the 9\/11 Commission to investigate the 2001 attacks. Follow Kristen Breitweiser on Twitter: www.twitter.com\/kdbreitweiser. 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