The good old days--Giuliani rejects Saudi check for $10 million

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• Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal
• gave Mayor Giuliani a check for $10 million right after the attacks which the Mayor rejected when informed of the Prince's statement as follows:

(10/12/01): "In a written statement handed out by his publicist, the prince said: "At times like this one,

• we must address some of the issues that led to such a criminal attack.

• I believe the government of the United States of America should re-examine its policies in the Middle East and

• adopt a more balanced stance toward the Palestinian cause."

Giuliani, who had attended a memorial service with Alwaleed and accepted his $10-million offer to help victims' families, had a harsh response when he learned about the statement.

• "There is no moral equivalent for this attack," Giuliani said.... "Not only are those statements wrong,
  
• they're part of the problem."

Sunny Mindel, the mayor's communications director, told The Associated Press:

• "We are not going to accept the check — period."

The prince, an outspoken member of the Saudi royal family, is

• a major investor in American companies and

was No. 6 on Forbes magazine's 2001 list of the world's richest men,

• with a worth of $20 billion. "...

Bloomberg wants a mosque so bad he is tearful:

• 8/3/10, "Bloomberg Chokes up during Ground Zero Mosque Speech," Gothamist

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