Gary Fitleberg, December 21, 2003

Former FBI Director Louis Freeh told a judge that blame for a 1996 terrorist bombing that killed 19 Americans in a dormitory that housed U.S. Air Force pilots and staff in Saudi Arabia lies squarely with Iran, The Associated Press reported.

"My own conclusion... was that the attack was planned, funded and sponsored by the senior leadership of the government of Iran," Freeh testified in a lawsuit brought by families of the Khobar Towers victims. Freeh, along with former FBI counter-terrorism chief Dale Watson testified at the hearing of the Iran-supported terrorist group Hezbollah's involvement in the training, planning and execution of the attacks.

The United States lists Iran as the world's top state sponsor of terrorism.

Gary Fitleberg is a Political Analyst specializing in International Relations with emphasis on Middle East affairs.

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