Saudi Prince Threatens Payback for Giuliani Snub (posted 10/12/01)

newsmax ^ | Oct. 12, 2001 | newsmax

[callisto]

Billionaire Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal suggested Friday that he'll make New York pay a price for Mayor Rudy Giuliani's refusal to accept his $10 million dollar check for the Twin Tower relief fund, saying he's ready to "put his money where is mouth is."

The Saudi prince contributed the big bucks after Giuliani gave him a tour of the World Trade Center disaster site Thursday. Bin Talal said at the time, "Saudi Arabia is with the United States wholeheartedly."

But hours later the wealthy Arab released a statement saying:

"I believe the the government of the United States should reexamine its policies in the Middle East and adopt a more balanced stance towards the Palestinian cause. Our Palestinian brethren continue to be slaughtered at the hands of the Israelis while the rest of the world turns the other cheek."

Upon hearing about the bin Talal's press release, Giuliani condemned the statement as "highly irresponsible and very, very dangerous." Hizzoner's aides returned the Saudi's money after determining that his check had not yet been cashed.

The mayor's snub prompted the Saudi prince to leave in a huff for home, where he spoke to NBC's Andrea Mitchell.

"He's not backing down," Mitchell told radioman Don Imus Friday morning. "He says he has a big stake in New York (and) he puts his money where his mouth is."

Bin Talal's financial stake in the Big Apple includes a $10 billion investment in banking giant Citicorp, half ownership of the Plaza Hotel, substantial investments in the Saks Fifth Avenue department store and NewsCorp., the parent company of the New York Post and the Fox News Channel.

He also has part of his $20 billion personal fortune invested in AOL Time Warner, Apple Computer.

[Scholastic]

Go Rudy!

[Cyber Liberty]

Memo to the "prince": This is the wrong time to be making threats against the US in general, and New York in particular.

[Bikers4Bush]

Nice to see that all of the terrorists are truly coming out of the woodwork.

I think the Saudi's have forgotten who it is that made them wealthy.

It sure as heck wasn't their arab brothers.

[nevergore]

Identify his funds as terrorist supporting and then nationalize them....He will then be the former billionaire Prince from Saudi Arabia.....

Payback is a B*tch....Remember how they nationalized OUR oil fields without compensation!

NeverGore

[sinkspur]

Well, Binny, keep your politics out of your investments and you might get treated better.

Reminds me of another wealthy clown (Ted Turner) who thinks his money gives his mouth more prominence than it deserves.

[DainBramage]

He can roll his money up into a big ball and shove it up his royal heinous.

[putupon]

Snub him again whwn he needs new carburators for the F-16's we sold him!

[twntaipan]

The arrogant Saudis should all pack up--I like the idea of declaring their assets to be frozen (as part of the terrorist financial support network). I am sick of these turds coming to our shores and then defending the attacks on WTC (the Allah apologists on FR can flame away).

[KeepTheEdge]

I believe the 'Prince', (Why is he even a Prince? Because of crude oil reserves?), has it all mixed up.

The only thing the USA needs to re-examine is our relationship with even oil-rich regimes, that possibly help UAE passported thugs fly planes into our buildings.

[Aquinasfan]

Hey Alwaleed bin "Skyhook" Talal,

Two words: breeder reactors.

[jraven]

Rudy's action definitely lifts him above any other figure in american life (except Bush -- what a GREAT press conference!). The guy has shown such grit and great instincts for doing the right thing in a moment's notice that I certainly hope there's BIG political life for him after he leaves the mayor's post. I don't see ANY of the clowns running for mayor now filling Rudy's socks, let alone his shoes!

[EdZep]

This reminds me of hitchhikers who flip you off when you don't pick them up. Your judgement is proved correct that they're not the type of people you want to associate with in the first place.

Socialists in Congress? Click on the zeppelin, Grasshopper.

[BushWonGore'sDone]

Man with all those billions invested you'd think he would given a little more than 10 mill. I'm with you Rudy.

[Bommer]

HEY PRINCE TABLECLOTH HEAD!

REMEMBER: You only exist because WE ALLOW YOU TO EXIST!

[eureka!]

Memo to W: This punk is with "them". Freeze his assets. That'll teach him...

[TheOtherOne]

Wow, RUDY STEPS UP!!!!

[culpeper]

I'd like to see him sell out of his U.S. investments, but he won't, he needs the U.S. capital markets to park his petrol dollars. Just another terrorist sympathizing dirtbag. LETS START DRILLING IN ALASKA NOW AND BEGIN DEPORTATIONS NOW!!!!!!

[eFudd]

he puts his money where his mouth is."

Why would he put his money on the posterior of the Talaban?

[blam]

Topple the house of SAUD! Screw those SOB'S!