Late January 2001:ÊThe BBC later reports, "After the elections, [US intelligence] agencies [are] told to 'back off' investigating the Bin Ladens and Saudi royals, and that anger[s] agents."ÊThis follows previous orders to abandon an investigation of bin Laden relatives (see 1996), and difficulties in investigating Saudi royalty.Ê[BBC, 11/6/01] FTW