US CONGRESS OVERRIDES OBAMA'S VETO ON JASTA|美國會通過 允911受害者.家屬控告沙國

The US Senate and House both overrode President Obama's veto and passed the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) with an overwhelming majority. The JASTA is a law which will allow 9/11 victims and their families to sue the Saudi Arabian government for facilitating terrorism. This is the first time in Obama's 8-year term that the president's veto is overturned by Congress. The White House said the passage of the bill was a mistake because it can damage the US-Saudi Arabia relationship and may also cause the US to be sued for its military operations overseas by other countries. The US Senate and House both passed the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act with an overwhelming majority vote of 97-1 and 348-77, respectively, which allows the survivors and victims' families to file lawsuits against the Saudi government for the 9/11 terrorist attacks ==TERRY STRATA, 9/11 victim's family== Now I can go home and tell my children good wins over evil, good wins over bad, and that the fight was worth it. ==RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, Dem. Connecticut Senator== If the Saudi government had no involvement in 9/11, it has nothing to fear. But if it was culpable, it should be held accountable. Because 15 of the 19 hijackers of the 9/11 terrorist attacks are Saudi citizens, many families of victims believe that Al-Qaeda, which masterminded the attacks, was in fact funded by Saudi Arabia. These families want to punish foreign governments that support terrorism by bringing their cases to court. The JASTA was passed by the congress earlier, but was then vetoed by President Obama on the grounds that it would violate sovereign immunity and jeopardize the ties between the US and Saudi Arabia. It may also open the floodgates for the US government to face the same charges for its military operations overseas. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said that since it is the election year, many congress members voted for political reasons and are not even familiar with the content of the bill. ==BARACK OBAMA, US President== It's a dangerous precedent, and it's an example of why sometimes you have to do what's hard. During his eight years in office, President Obama has used his veto right 12 times. This is the only time his veto has been overturned. While Saudi Arabia has invested large sums of money in lobbying, it was unable to stop the passing of the JASTA legislation. It is speculated that Saudi Arabia may retaliate by selling US-dollar assets, avoiding official contact, deterring its GCC allies from cooperating with the US on counter-terrorism, or restricting the use of air force bases by the US. The demand for US dollars in the Saudi foreign exchange market has slightly declined, and experts believe the market will cool down for a period of time. TRANSLATED BY：CHRISTINA LIU 美國參眾兩院28號分別以壓倒性票數，推翻歐巴馬總統的否決，通過允許九一一恐怖攻擊受害者與家屬，控告沙烏地阿拉伯政府助長恐怖主義的法案。這是歐巴馬總統八年任期第一次遭國會推翻否決，白宮直指這是一個錯誤，可能重創美沙經貿反恐等各項盟友關係，也可能引來其他國家對美軍的海外任務提告。 美國參議院以97比1票，眾議院以348比77票的壓倒性多數，通過了司法制裁恐怖主義支持者法案JASTA，讓911恐怖攻擊的倖存者與家屬，能夠對沙烏地阿拉伯政府涉及本案的狀況提告。 ==九一一罹難者家屬 史特拉達== 現在我能回家告訴孩子們 邪不勝正 我們的努力是值得的 ==康乃狄克州民主黨參議員 布魯門托== 如果沙烏地阿拉伯與911無關 根本什麼都不用怕 如果有罪就該被追究責任 911恐怖攻擊的19名劫機者，有15人是沙烏地阿伯民，許多受害者家庭堅信主謀蓋達組織背後有沙國資助，因此希望透過訴訟，懲罰支持恐怖主義的外國政府。JASTA今年稍早已經在國會兩院通過，上星期遭歐巴馬總統否決，因為它破壞主權豁免原則，損及美沙盟邦關係，也會開啟美國海外軍事任務被提告之門，危及國家利益。不過在選舉年，參眾兩院更在乎的是選民的感受，兩黨罕見的團結一致，推翻否決。白宮發言人厄尼斯特表示，很多通過翻案的議員，根本不清楚法案內容，是政治性投票。 ==美國總統 歐巴馬== 這會開啟危險先例 這也是一個例子 有時你必須做困難的事 歐巴馬上任八年以來共動用12次否決權，只有這一次被國會推翻，是卸任前的一記重創。 沙烏地阿拉伯雖然砸大錢遊說，仍然無法阻止JASTA通過，接下來可能動用手上多項報復籌碼，包括大量拋售美元資產，降低官方接觸，說服波灣合作理事會盟友減少對美投資跟反恐合作，以及限制美國使用空軍基地等等。目前沙國匯市對美元需求稍微減弱，專家認為接下來市場會進入一段觀望期。 記者 施慧中 報導