Links to reports from The Atlantic, ScheerPost, and the Florida Bulldog, and to commentary from Jacobin; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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FROM MAY 20  New 9/11 evidence points to deep Saudi complicity, by Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon | The Atlantic  For more than two decades, through two wars and domestic upheaval, the idea that al-Qaeda acted alone on 9/11 has been the basis of U.S. policy. That assessment now appears wrong. And if our understanding of what transpired on 9/11 turns out to have been flawed, then The global War on Terror was based . . . READ MORE with free trial subscription.

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FROM MAY 21  Saudi Arabia implicated in new 9/11 evidence, by Diego Ramos | Original to ScheerPost  A lawsuit filed by family members of 9/11 victims reveals explosive facts in an 80-page redacted document that alleges the Saudi Arabian government provided major state support to al-Qaeda for the attacks in New York City 23 years ago. The plaintiffs’ attorneys contend . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 15  It’s make or break time for 9/11 families’ lawsuit; Saudis seek dismissal despite ‘overwhelming evidence,’ by Dan Christensen | Florida Bulldog  The arguments are in and now it’s up to a federal judge in New York City to decide whether the momentous civil lawsuit pitting Saudi Arabia against the 9/11 wounded and families of the 2,977 dead lives or dies. The kingdom’s essential arguments . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 24  It really, really looks like Saudi Arabia did 9/11, by Branko Marcetic | Jacobin  It’s never a bad time to reflect on the copious evidence for the Saudi government’s role in facilitating the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. So why is the Biden administration seemingly dead set on signing a mutual defense pact with that same government? READ MORE . . .