Stardate 20011013.1427 (On Screen): Saudi Prince Bin Talal was confused by the
refusal of his gift of $10 million to the city of New York -- but he apparently has figured out why it happened: it was the Jews. Evidently, as soon as Mayor Giuliani got back to his office, he telephoned his masters at the Jewish International Bankers Conspiracy and asked them what he should do. And they ordered him to refuse it, since it came from an Arab.
Or at least that's what he's announced. I can't figure out whether this is actually what he believes, or whether it's what he's saying back home in order to mitigate the embarassment caused by the refusal. This, at least, makes him look like a victim. The truth -- that he was acting like a boor -- isn't something he really wants to admit, to others and maybe even to himself. It wasn't the message he was delivering that was rejected, it was the time and place and method he used to deliver it. (discussion in progress)
You know, if the Jews didn't exist, we'd have to invent them.
