9/11 Widow Sues Saudi Arabia

When Navy Cmdr. Patrick Dunn died in the attack at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, he left behind a wife who would give birth to their daughter seven months later. Now, 15 years after his death, CNN reports that Dunn's widow, Stephanie DeSimone, is suing the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in the first such lawsuit to go forward since Congress overrode President Obama's veto of a bill that allows Americans to sue foreign governments for terrorism. "Absent the support provided by the Kingdom, al Qaeda would not have possessed the capacity to conceive, plan, and execute the September 11th attacks," DeSimone's lawsuit, which also lists her daughter as a plaintiff, reads. It says the victims suffered "severe and permanent personal injuries." Hundreds more such suits are set to go forward as early as Monday, notes RT. (More 9/11 attacks stories.)