we're sorry, here have a horse

[Ian Murray]

A striking sign of the Saudis' eagerness to reach out to the United States has been an
11th-hour scramble within the royal family to find a gesture of solidarity with the
American people on the anniversary of the attacks.

The royal family has considered presenting the racehorse that won the Kentucky Derby and
Preakness Stakes this year as a gift to the victims' families, according to one adviser to
the family. The horse, War Emblem, which was owned by Prince Ahmed bin Salman, who died in
July, would be part of the commemoration at Ground Zero.

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/29/international/middleeast/29SAUD.html