Posted on 09/25/2005 6:43:56 PM PDT by anti-infidel
Saudi Prince Buys Large Share of Fox News 16:55 Sep 25, '05 / 21 Elul 5765
(IsraelNN.com) Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal has purchased 5.46 percent of the Fox corporation, according to Gulf Daily News, raising concern that the conservative Fox News may soften its anti-terror stance due to the views of the new shareholder.
Al-Waleed, the nephew of the late Saudi King Fahd, was in the news when he visited the World Trade Center's remains just after the September 11th attacks and offered then-New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani a $10 million check for relief efforts. Al-Waleed then released a statement blaming US foreign policy and support for Israel for the attacks.
Giuliani returned the prince's check with a statement that, "There is no moral equivalent for this attack. The people who did it lost any right to ask for justification when they slaughtered . . . innocent people ... Not only are those statements wrong, they're part of the problem."
[i]that the conservative Fox News may soften its anti-terror stance[/i]
FoxNews has an official anti-terror stance?
Allah the news that's fit to print?
Owning a mere 5.46% can influence Fox News? I would certainly hope not!
http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/10/2004/LIR.jhtml?passListId=10&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&uniqueId=0RD0&datatype=Person
The jet-setting prince is transforming himself into a businessman-cum-political-activist. Sure, he's still got his $10 billion stake in Citigroup. But in Saudi Arabia this nephew of the king has called for a range of reforms: elections, women's rights and job creation. And he's publicly criticized the state-owned oil company, Saudi Aramco. Plus, he's a vocal supporter of the U.S.—and has set up centers at universities in Cairo and Beirut to teach the American political system. On his latest spin through the U.S., in January, he met with former U.S. Presidents Carter, Clinton and Bush to talk about what he calls "narrowing the gap between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia."
The guy's net worth is 21 Billion. Sounds more like a savvy businessman than a political activist to me.
Can probably get you lunch with Rupert any time you want, though.
If we see Greta's burka fly away in the next hurricane, then we know Fox News is with the Islamofascists.
A savvy businessman??? Its pretty easy when you are born with a ruby and diamond encrusted platinum spoon with gold trim in your mouth!!
Just ducky. There is no news to watch anymore as it is.
5.46% in a company like FOX, equals
about a nickel.
Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal has purchased 5.46 percent of the Fox corporation, according to Gulf Daily News, raising concern that the conservative Fox News may soften its anti-terror stance due to the views of the new shareholder.
I think so. That combined with the fact that I believe old Rupert married a Chinese girl who has a close relative in the Red Army. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Faux News is NOT Fair & Balanced anymore.
5.46 % is large ?
He wants to turn it into "Walid's World".
Fox News is kicking butt because it reports news, gives a good view from both sides, and hires eye candy on-air talent. That's all it should be anyway. The moment it becomes a mouthpiece for anyone, including a stockholder, it will lose its viewer base. Viewers have abandoned CNN, ABC/CBS/NBC, MSNBC and all the others for a reason. Why would they want to risk losing their enviable position now?
Any idiot with a lot of money could have bought 5.46%, including George Soros. Do you think Soros would influence Fox News? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!
A burka for Greta is a great idea. Put one on her lib sister too.
All the news that's Shi'ite to print..
He inherited 15 billion and ran it into a fortune
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