Kingdom Come

Andrew Cockburn [“Crime and Punishment,” Letter from Washington, October] draws much-needed attention to Saudi Arabia’s deceitful lobbying campaign to derail the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), a 2016 law that bolsters the civil suit brought by the families of the victims of 9/11 against the kingdom.

Lobbyists working for Qorvis, which was hired by the Saudi Embassy, misled US veterans into believing that the law would put them at risk of being sued for actions abroad. Many veterans were persuaded to sign letters to Congress opposing JASTA, and some were even transported to Capitol Hill to…