( OT ) WHY DID ASHCROFT ALLOW BIN LADENS TO LEAVE THE U.S. WITHOUT QUESTIONING?
 

WHY DID ASHCROFT ALLOW BIN LADENS TO LEAVE THE U.S. WITHOUT QUESTIONING?:
Two dozen members of the bin Laden family were permitted to violate the ban
on private aviation
(http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2...r_1/index.html) imposed
after 9/11 so they could quickly return to Saudi Arabia. None of the bin
Ladens were questioned by the FBI or the Justice Department before
departing, even though many had direct ties to Osama bin Laden and might
have provided valuable information about Osama's finances, associates and
supporters.