Icahn, meanwhile, has amassed a more than 13 percent stake that he hopes will squeeze Ackman into the abyss of failed fund managers.

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"We will not allow you, your highness, to take Kuwait into the abyss of autocracy, " he said.

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"We will not allow you, your highness, to take Kuwait into the abyss of autocracy, " he warned.

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