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Saudi prince sues Forbes for libel
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Posted on 06/07/2013 8:56:56 AM PDT by Irenic

A Saudi prince is suing Forbes magazine for libel because it said he was only worth $20billion in its annual rich list instead of $30billion.

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, one of the world's richest businessmen, claims the magazine underestimated his wealth by £9.6billion when it placed him at 26th in this year's list.

Being listed as worth $29.6billion would have placed him in the list's top ten.

Alwaleed accused Forbes of 'flawed and inaccurate, displays bias against Middle East investors and financial institutions' in an interview with the Sunday Telegraph in March.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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1 posted on 06/07/2013 8:56:56 AM PDT by Irenic
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If there were no oil underneath the sand in Saudi Arabia, this “prince” would be collecting goat droppings to heat his tent during the night. Another a$$hole who was born on third base and thinks he hit a triple.


2 posted on 06/07/2013 8:59:24 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence. Nov 6, 2012: Declaration Uof Dependence. R.I.P. America.)
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I think he has a lot bigger worries than that, given what is happening in his corner of the world.


3 posted on 06/07/2013 9:00:00 AM PDT by rey
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To: Irenic; Revolting cat!; Slings and Arrows

He’s compensating for something...


4 posted on 06/07/2013 9:00:10 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was the guy who pulled the strings to get Obama into Harvard Law. See my FR homepage
5 posted on 06/07/2013 9:02:18 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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Being listed as worth $29.6billion would have placed him in the list's top ten.

But I'm told by liberals that there is terrorism against the West because the muslim world has no money. There is plenty of money there. Some of it even trickles to the terrorists (Bin Laden was a wealthy billionaire as was Arafat). Maybe if they would stop dropping to their knees 5 times a day to worship a dead warlord, they might rise up and tear down their monarchs and theocratic rulers who keep them living in comparative squaller.

6 posted on 06/07/2013 9:02:46 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: PapaBear3625

And Steve Forbes is Republican.


7 posted on 06/07/2013 9:04:14 AM PDT by sarasota
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To: Irenic

The United States of America built those stinking Oil wells for those rag heads. So all you all y’all can go pound sand.


8 posted on 06/07/2013 9:08:43 AM PDT by Rappini (Veritas vos Liberabit)
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The United States of America built those stinking Oil wells for those rag heads. So all you all y’all can go pound sand.


9 posted on 06/07/2013 9:09:40 AM PDT by Rappini (Veritas vos Liberabit)
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Article has “Forbes calculated the prince’s wealth based on the value of his known investments instead of Kingdom’s share price on the Taduwal, the Saudi stock exchange, it said”.

In other words, Forbes exposed that the share price of the Prince’s holding company is way overvalued.


10 posted on 06/07/2013 9:12:23 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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To: PapaBear3625

Ha!


11 posted on 06/07/2013 9:14:57 AM PDT by sarasota
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He has more to lose his head over than his financial ranking. The twelvers are salivating.


12 posted on 06/07/2013 9:17:51 AM PDT by Irenic (The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheel barrow)
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree

hahaha! Yep!


13 posted on 06/07/2013 9:18:22 AM PDT by Irenic (The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheel barrow)
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yep. I am hoping a judge tells him to go pound sand. That would keep his butt REAL busy!


14 posted on 06/07/2013 9:20:26 AM PDT by Irenic (The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheel barrow)
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree

“who was born on third base and thinks he hit a triple”

I may have to use that when necessary.


15 posted on 06/07/2013 9:22:19 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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Another Saudi Prince, impressed with his own worth, while living in a shiite-hole that would have him herding goats if the west had not come there to develop the resources he now benefits so richly from.

So, the poor, poor Prince was listed as the 26th richest man instead of in the top ten? Cry me a river.

Hopefully any sane judge will toss this frivolous law suit out on its ear with the Prince and his legal team.

16 posted on 06/07/2013 9:36:50 AM PDT by Jeff Head
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17 posted on 06/07/2013 9:44:24 AM PDT by LyinLibs (If victims of islam were more "islamophobic," maybe they'd still be alive.)
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To: Irenic

What’s a few billion here or there?


18 posted on 06/07/2013 9:48:56 AM PDT by bgill (The problem is...no one is watching the Watch List!)
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I think we should have taken down these filthy wahabbists immediately after 9/11.

And we still should. Them and their goddamned oil.


19 posted on 06/07/2013 9:50:31 AM PDT by onedoug
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The higher you are on the list, the easier it is to impress the camels...


20 posted on 06/07/2013 9:54:29 AM PDT by Hegemony Cricket (The emperor < still > has no pedigree.)
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