“ It is almost certain that the CIA and Main FBI allowed the Sauds to run what was assumed to be a dummy terror plot on US soil with the goal of making a big takedown, presumably or OBL or al-Zawahiri.”
No, not at all. They have a cover story that Saudi intelligence was allegedly trying to flip the two men they admit to knowing about (Florida is another case of ongoing cover-up). The CIA cover story goes like this: CIA isn’t allowed to operate on US soil, that’s for FBI, but the CIA doesn’t like FBI, and so didn’t play nicely. CIA apparently likes Saudi intelligence more, and (Treasonously) allowed them to do the job that didn’t get done.
This cover story fools gullible underlings. It makes them believe they are not betraying their country. It is a crock of shit. There was no oversight of terrorists operating on US soil. Everyone involved should be indicted immediately.