NORTH PLAINS, Ore. — Brett Eagleson never expected to be here, just 20 miles west of Portland, talking about Saudi Arabia. But the son of one of the nearly 3,000 Americans killed in the largest terrorist attack on U.S. soil is determined to share his story, and Saudi Arabia’s role in it.
Specifically, he’d like to share it with the 48 professional golfers who have recently signed up with LIV, the new, Saudi-funded, PGA Tour alternative that makes its stateside debut Thursday at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club. Eagleson said those 48 have “taken the blood money,” while PGA golfers like Rory McElroy, Scottie Scheffler and Kevin Kisner — all of whom have criticized LIV — have shown they value “accountability, truth and justice.”
Controversy has surrounded LIV Golf since its inception, though the players taking checks from it continually sidestep questions about their decision to align themselves with Saudi Arabia. Earlier this week, Bryson DeChambeau said he thought “moving on” from questions about Saudi Arabia’s human rights atrocities was the best decision, while Pat Perez argued he was just “here to play golf.”
“The callousness of some of these golfers is striking,” said Eagleson, who is scheduled to hold a press conference early Thursday morning in North Plains with 10 other members of 9/11 Justice, a group of people whose loved ones were killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Golfers tee off Thursday afternoon at 1:15 p.m. local time.
“It’s interesting to see what money will do and it makes you wonder, where will folks draw the line? How much money will it take so you don’t care about murder or human rights?
“I guess we’ve seen what their price tag is.”
Eagleson, now 36, was 15 and a sophomore in high school when the Twin Towers collapsed; his father Bruce was last seen dashing up the stairs to help with evacuations. His remains have never been found.
Late last year, President Joe Biden declassified a 16-page FBI report that detailed Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the 9/11 attacks. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers involved in the September 11 attacks were Saudi citizens. The country was also the birth place of Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaida who planned the attacks.
Eagleson said the report is proof Saudi Arabia, which has long been known for its terrible track record on human rights, “killed our loved ones.” And he wants DeChambeau, Perez, Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka and others to read the documents. He…
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