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Qatari propaganda campaign intensifies with paid articles in Politico newsletter
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The Qatar ...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...i government is running sponsored messages on a widely read American political newsletter in the latest step of its propaganda campaign in the context of the Qatari Emir’s visit to the US. Politico’s Playbook newsletter ran several sponsored messages and ads from the Qatari government promoting Qatar’s relationship with the US. Politico, a Virginia-based political news organization, ran messages sponsored by Qatar which emphasized the strength of US-Qatari relations, despite key US allies boycotting Qatar because of its sponsorship of terrorism. One sponsored advert, titled "A Message from the Government of Qatar," included the statement: "Qatar and the United States enjoy a strong counter-terrorism relationship, one that includes military and intelligence cooperation integral to achieving peace and stability to the region." Politico also published a sponsored article written by a "POLITICO Focus contributor, sponsored by the government of Qatar," titled "Al Udeid: Home to 11,000 US troops and critical to winning the War on Terror." The article emphasized Qatar’s importance to the US and suggested an itinerary for the Qatari’s visit: "issues that include security, counterterrorism and the ongoing international pressure on Iran  ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneouslytaking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militiasto extend the regime's influence. The word Iranis a cognate form of Aryan,the abbreviation IRGCis a cognate form of Stürmabteilung (or SA),the term Supreme Guideis a cognate form of either Shahor Führeror maybe both, and they hate to discontinue its nuclear programs." ’THROWING ITS MONEY’ Politico has been criticized for promoting Qatari propaganda through sponsored-generated content. Politico identifies sponsor-generated content as "content produced or curated by an advertiser that lives on POLITICO and is promoted alongside POLITICO’s own editorial content. The content will be identified as ’sponsor-generated content’ anywhere it may appear on the website. POLITICO’s editorial department has no involvement in the creation of this content." Erick Erickson, a CNN and Fox News contributor, criticized Politico for publishing the sponsored content from the Qatari government, saying that Doha is "willing to turn a blind eye to terror networks operating from within the country." "While no disrespect is intended towards Politico’s Playbook, it is worth noting that Qatar is sponsoring it with a propaganda effort that denies its ties to terrorism," Erickson wrote in his blog, The Resurgent. "There has been a growing suspicion within national security corridors that Qatar is throwing its money around American news outlets to either suppress stories about Qatar or amplify stories about Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... and other American allies that have turned on Qatar," Erickson added. Posted by: Fred 2019-07-10 |
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