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Автор: Егермейстер (---.rochester.rr.com) Дата: 18-09-04 06:18 http://money.cnn.com/2004/09/16/news/economy/election_contribution.reut/index.htm?cnn=yes The third-biggest Kerry donor overall is the world's largest financial services firm, Citigroup Inc. (C: Research, Estimates) Ranked fourth is media and entertainment company Time Warner (TWX: Research, Estimates), the parent of CNN/Money. Третий по величине спонсор Керри: Citigroup; четвертый: Time Warner. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,768685,00.html While Buffett cleared out of Citigroup, Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed has invested heavily in it in recent months, becoming the largest single investor in what is the world's biggest financial group culminating in a $500m bet last month. Citigroup stock has been on a slide but market insiders say if it doesn't recover the whole financial system will fail. Это 2002 г., принц Альвалид выручает Citigroup, становясь ее крупнейшим индивидуальным инвестором. The prince bet on the long term, having originally sunk significant cash in Citibank 10 years ago, which has sustained other losses in his portfolio. He is reputed to be based in a Bedouin tent complex surrounded by satellite dishes and illuminated by arc lights in the desert close to Riyadh. From there the widely repeated rumour is that he acts as an investment front for the senior members of the Saudi royal family. They may be disappointed at some of Prince Alwaleed's decisions. For instance, the Saudi Royal, 45, is reported to have invested $2bn in AOL Time Warner; Priceline, the quirky travel agency; and German media group Kirch, all of which have suffered in recent months. Он же инвестировал 2 млрд долл. в AOL Time Warner (ныне просто Time Warner). http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/library/news/2004/08/sec-040803-rferl01.htm New York, 3 August 2004 For two alleged terrorist targets in New York City -- the Citigroup skyscraper and the New York Stock Exchange -- business activities went on as usual yesterday despite a heavy new layer of security. Viney Kapor is an asset management specialist who works at Deutsche Bank across the street from Citigroup building. He tells RFE/RL that all large financial institutions in New York should always be considered potential targets -- particularly those, like Citigroup, which have partial Saudi ownership. "A likely target? This is a very good target area -- [the Citigroup building], the [New York] Stock Exchange. I guess anything that exhibits American financial power. Citigroup is almost 6 percent owned by a Saudi prince, right? Terrorists are not big fans of the Saudi royal family, so I guess it makes it a good target to attack Citigroup. Это 2004 г., небоскреб Citigroup в Нью-Йорке считается одной из наиболее вероятных целей следующей атаки международных террористов. Отмечается, что принц Альвалид владеет 6-ю процентами Citigroup. http://www.washingtonfreepress.org/54/NoWarFever.htm November/December 2001 The check for $10 million that Prince Alwaleed sent to New York was publicly rejected by Mayor Guiliani, after the prince issued a statement suggesting that the US treat Israel and the Palestinians in a more balanced way. The whole event may have been bit of political theatre designed to play to the Saudi audience. Prince Alwaleed made it look like the Saudi ruling family cares about Palestinians, and Mayor Guiliani made it look like New York has no connection to Saudi oil money. In fact, many banks and corporations with headquarters in New York or other American cities depend on Saudi petrodollars. Prince Alwaleed is famous for bailing out needy corporations. In 1991, he bailed out Citibank with an $800 million investment, at a time when it was feared the bank might fail (Business Week, Sept 25, 1995). He has also helped out Disney, Planet Hollywood, Netscape and many others. The Saudis spent tens of billions buying arms in the past decade, mostly from the US and Britain, to the benefit of Boeing, Lockheed and others. The situation for the Saudi ruling family is precarious. It depends on US support to stay in power, but is squandering much of the country's oil wealth to fuel the American economy. This situation is producing unrest among the Saudi people. As many as 12 of the suicide hijackers were Saudi Arabians. Это конец 2001 года, мэр Нью-Йорка Руди Джулиани отвергает чек на 10 млн долл, предложенный принцем Альвалидом в обмен на то, чтобы США обращались с Израилем и палестинцами более сбалансированно. Спрашивается: кто заплатил за Беслан -- принц Альвалид или, наоборот, его враги из числа ближайших родственников? Вот принц Альвалид:  Осталось выяснить, кто его враги.
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