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FLASHBACK: Giuliani rejects $10 million from Saudi prince
CNN ^ | Oct 12, 2001

Posted on 05/22/2017 5:53:22 PM PDT by Ray76

Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Thursday the city would not accept a $10 million donation for disaster relief from Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal after the prince suggested U.S. policies in the Middle East contributed to the September 11 attacks.

Giuliani flatly rejected the prince's position. "To suggest that there's a justification for [the terrorist attacks] only invites this happening in the future," he said. "It is highly irresponsible and very, very dangerous.

"And one of the reasons I think this happened is because people were engaged in moral equivalency in not understanding the difference between liberal democracies like the United States, like Israel, and terrorist states and those who condone terrorism.

"So I think not only are those statements wrong, they're part of the problem," Giuliani said.

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1 posted on 05/22/2017 5:53:22 PM PDT by Ray76
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To: Ray76

The truth is that was when they still were on the wrong side, but the “Arab Spring” of 2010 made them realize the Wahhabism they spread was now threatening the royal family too.


2 posted on 05/22/2017 6:01:31 PM PDT by aynrandfreak (Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
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To: Ray76

However obama figured Iran was the way to go so he funded them.


3 posted on 05/22/2017 6:05:29 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: aynrandfreak

Yeah let’s sweep those 3000 dead under the rug.

As for the WTC, I had already worked in it, so #### it. /s

And the sauds did get hit with YUGE financial losses after the lawsuits by the families /s

Can people stop saying dumb ####ing things like “THANK YOU SA!!” and “BEFORE when they WERE on the wrong side”

I know reality is what it is and they will never pay, but people here are losing their ####ing minds the past few days fawning over SA and it’s making me sick.


4 posted on 05/22/2017 6:05:48 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust Conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: dp0622

the cognitive dissonance on this one is astounding. the saudis aren’t our friends, they aren’t friends to liberal democracy anywhere, and they will continue to do what is expedient to keep their corrupt theocracy in power.


5 posted on 05/22/2017 6:16:44 PM PDT by socalgop
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To: aynrandfreak

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Iran are all fighting to be the “Big Dog” of Islam. Whichever one prevails will inevitably come after us.


6 posted on 05/22/2017 6:18:11 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: aynrandfreak
the “Arab Spring” of 2010 made them realize the Wahhabism they spread was now threatening the royal family too.

Yeah, now they're dedicated to fighting terrorism no matter how many dead American soldiers it takes.

7 posted on 05/22/2017 7:06:42 PM PDT by Eric Pode of Croydon
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To: Ray76
(Oct 12, 2001) FLASHBACK: Giuliani rejects $10 million from Saudi prince (this thread)

(Feb 4, 2015) Jailed al Qaeda operative makes explosive claims about Saudi royals funding pre-9/11 terror

(Aug 5, 2016) Prince and the '28 pages': Indirect 9/11 link to Saudi royal revealed

(Dec 15, 2013) Inside the Saudi 9/11 coverup

8 posted on 05/22/2017 7:55:01 PM PDT by Ray76 (DRAIN THE SWAMP)
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Yeah, but Giuliani had a sanctuary city.


9 posted on 05/22/2017 8:02:56 PM PDT by TakebackGOP
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To: TakebackGOP
No he didn't. Giuliani was open-borders but his city still followed federal law regarding arresting and detaining illegals. It wasn't on the level that it is now under DeBlasio.

Also the sanctuary policy was moot as it pertained to the 9/11 hijackers, since they came from Florida (after their flight training) and hijacked the planes out of Logan Airport in Boston.

10 posted on 05/22/2017 8:23:18 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Man-made global liberalism is killing the planet)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

I didn’t say it pertained to the 9/11 hijackers or terrorism. He did have a sanctuary city. He sued the federal government to keep it.


11 posted on 05/23/2017 3:10:57 AM PDT by TakebackGOP
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To: socalgop

What you said.


12 posted on 05/23/2017 7:05:45 AM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust Conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: dfwgator

I think Iran will nuke us once they’re able to finish their ICBM & nuclear program. Europe may end up having to decide between Putin or Erdogan if they can’t control their streets in a generation or less. I don’t trust the Saudis, but this King and Prince seem to be better, and I’d rather have the Saudis invade Iran than us having to in response to a nuke on Israel or us.


13 posted on 05/23/2017 7:10:08 PM PDT by aynrandfreak (Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
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