He said what?
Posted on 10/12/2001 7:07:45 AM PDT by 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.
Kiss off, Sheik Huffy Puffy Clymer!!!
We helped his family?
Perhaps we should obey him and drop our true allies. { /sarcasm}
I thought the Jews owned all the media (/sarcasm).
Someone should remind him of the $50 billion a year it costs the USA to keep the 5th fleet protecting his sorry a$$ from Saddam and/or the Iranians.
Damn' straight. The veiled threat "he'll make Guiliani pay" can mean more than one thing.
Yes, the terrorists are all crawling out of the woodwork now, but remember: not all of them are Muslim. Some of them live right here in our own back-yard, and call themselves LIBERALS.
Funny you should say that. Last night while watching Fox News, the scrolling text at the bottom of the screen had a similar comment. Something like - New York tells Saudi Prince where he can put check.
Let this "Prince" do whatever dictatorial, royal-ass Princes do when they are confronted by Republicans in USA.
GO RUDY.
We fought a War of Independence against this high-and-mighty attitude of the British. It is just as offensive (more?) when it is from a Saudi Arabian, who lives in a country that has a law: If you wear a crucifix or a Star of David, you are a criminal!
He said what?
Now, now, dear. You know very well it doesn't matter who actually OWNS the media, since the Illuminati control all of it as they control everything else.
Or is that David Rockefeller who controls all of it?
Or is one the same as the other? Sorry, I'm a bit confused today.
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