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alp227 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-19-10 07:26 PM
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King Abdullah Looking To Buy St Vincent's, And Move Park51 There?
Source: The Huffington Post

There's a rather intriguing rumor making the rounds today, thanks to the New York Post and a lawyer close to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.

Dudley Gaffin, a Manhattan attorney with links to Saudi royalty, is asking community leaders about a proposed plan where the 87-year-old King would buy the bankrupt St. Vincent's hospital and reopen it -- and then move the proposed Park51 to an adjacent building nearby.

Abdullah, who is worth more than $20 billion, is allegedly looking into saving the hospital and moving the proposed Islamic center away from ground zero in a PR move to show that Muslims do good work.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/19/king-abdullah-looking-to-_n_798833.html



Oh, speaking of Saudi King Abdullah



I discovered this story from the Drudge Retort.
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dkf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-19-10 07:32 PM
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1. Totally cool.
Love this idea. This type of project from King Abdullah is exactly the positive PR Muslims need and best of all it comes from someone Osama Bin Laden hates.

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emilyg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-19-10 07:45 PM
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2. Good.
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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-19-10 07:53 PM
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3. Is he pregnant? nt
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-19-10 09:20 PM
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4. George forgot to put a helmet on his soldier
:rofl:
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