ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR: Some prominent lawmakers are wasting no time responding to reports suggesting the Saudi government may have funded two of the 9/11 hijackers. CNN's Frank Buckley has the details.</s>FRANK BUCKLEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT (on camera): A senior White House official says that Saudi government officials are, in fact, cooperating, as investigators attempt to determine if two hijackers involved in the Pentagon attack received money from a Saudi princess. That's Haifa Al-Faizal who is also the wife of the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. Saudi officials strongly deny that she gave money directly to hijackers, Khalid Almidhar and Nawaf Alhamzi, but they concede that she donated money to someone on a charity list, who gave money to two Saudi students who may have in fact given money to the hijackers. All of this is causing some in the U.S. Congress concerned about the relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia.</s>SEN. JOHN MCCAIN (R), ARIZONA: I believe that the Saudis have got to start in the process of democratization, institutions that are fundamental to the survival of any regime. And they've got to stop this business of funding these radical Islamic organizations, which are intent on destroying the West and the</s>U.S. BUCKLEY: President Bush back in the U.S. after the NATO summit. He did not talk to reporters on Sunday, but White House officials are cautioning against jumping to conclusions, saying there's no conclusive evidence yet that the Saudi government gave money that ended up in hijackers' hands. I'm Frank Buckley at the White House. Back to you.
U.S. Lawmakers Respond to Reports Alleging Saudis Funded 9/11 Hijackers