The Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamic State and American PR Firms
by Ronn Torossian
The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) requires any American acting as agents of foreign principals in a political or quasi-political capacity to make public disclosures of their relationship with the foreign principal – and the most recent FARA filing unveiled shows that the governor of the Iraqi province of Mosul has hired Chartwell Consultancy for the sum of $300,000 to “assist in reclaiming land from Islamic State.” The stated mission of the project is “reaching out to Congress and the executive branch “with the expressed purpose of securing the territory and people of the Republic of Iraq’s Ninavah Governorate.”
While one imagines this campaign will seek to urge America to fight the Islamic State (ISIS), it shows how much words matter. Hiring an American PR agency to fight ISIS – in an era where first lady Michelle Obama tweeted “Our prayers are with the missing Nigerian girls and their families,” and posted a photo of herself holding a piece of paper with the message “#BringBackOurGirls.”
One wonders when the Administration tweets rather than fights radical terrorists, what is justice all about?
The pendulum swings both ways: PR giant Burson-Marsteller is working for Ennahdha (Renaissance) Party, the Tunisian Branch of Muslim Brotherhood. Despite the fact that the head of the Enhadda Party – Sheikh Rachid al-Ghannouchi — has called for the murder of U.S. troops abroad, signed onto a 2004 fatwa endorsing the killing of U.S. troops in Iraq and has personally urged the Muslim world to “burn and destroy” U.S. interests across the globe, he recently spoke at Yale University, and some media chooses to portray him as “moderate.”
PR for terror is not a new phenomenon – NY PR Agency Brown Lloyd James secured a Vogue profile in February 2011 titled: “Asma al-Assad: A Rose in the Desert” — of course we know the aftermath of that tale. The same firm worked in the past to boost the regime of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadaffi, and Fenton Communications has worked for Qatar to delegitimize Israel. While terrorism worldwide continues, there’s millions to be made on all sides of the communications battlefield.
Bro. Nick says
Truly “the word of the LORD” always says it plainly and clearly and concisely:
“FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL:
which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”
(1 Tim 6:10 [KJV])
“The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.”
(Ps 12:8 [KJV])
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Jonathan G says
Burson Marsteller must be boycotted for supporting groups like Ennhada who want Americans dead.
mortimer says
The consensus of Islam is united on the necessity of jihad to defeat the kafirs. The only difference Muslims have is who should do it.
In the absence of a caliph, everyone may do it or not. With a caliph, everyone must conduct jihad if called. But who is a valid caliph?
pumbar says
Ask David CaMoron; he’d know.
daniella wilson says
Although all Muslims are called upon to do Allah’s work (Jihad) others may participate by supporting Jihad(is) through Zakat. Even though this support does not guarantee a place in Paradise, it’s a great start. However, the 72 raisins are only guaranteed for the Jihadi, Shaheed that dies directly as a result of waging military Jihad against the unbelievers. It’s easy to see therefore, that there are NO ADULT MUSLIMS, that pay Zakat that do not have blood on their hands, because they all know full well that a portion of this is their contribution to, killing converting or subjugating the unbelievers. This is the everyday work of a Muslim, whether they admit it or not.
Bro. Nick says
An interesting comment about the photo of the IS Jihadists and the man whose head is to be cut off – have you noticed the colors of their clothing?
Black and Orange are traditionally the colors of Halloween. I found the following comment of interest – ‘No matter what you think of halloween, know that it is the very highest satanic holy day.’
Does anyone know if the Mohammedans have a special day on the 31st of October?
Why shouldn’t the Satanic followers of Mohammedanism wear and use colors that are of special significance to the devil, for the following from “the word of the LORD” is true of them:
“Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do.
HE WAS A MURDERER from the beginning,
and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: FOR HE IS A LIAR, and the father of it.”
(John 8:44 [KJV])
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John C. Barile says
As the Islamic Calendar is a lunar one–like the Jewish–and yet–unlike the Jewish–it is not kept in synchronicity with the seasons or the solar year, it thus has no fixed date or seasonally recurring holidays,
Bro. Nick says
@ John C. Barile – Thanx – I didn’t know that the Mohammedans used a lunar calendar.
Jack Diamond says
The victim wears an orange jumpsuit because it’s what Muslims in Gitmo had to wear. The black Halloween costumes reflect the darkness at the heart of Islam and like the war cry “allahu akbar”, like the throat cuttings, attempt to instill fear in the hearts of unbelievers following the example of Muhammad, son of perdition.
DiMu says
They’re no different from the American companies that profited from the Nazis.
Business has no morality unless it is forced upon them and with a Dhimmi in the White House, that’s not going to happen, and probably not under the business-friendly Republicans either.
No doubt, government is profiting in some way. Look at the narco-industry model. Everyone knows that it can only operate with government support on an international scale! Look at the arms industry!
The test will be to see whether the powerful Senate Committee on Foreign Relations holds any hearings on the matter. I bet not!
Voluptuous Hypothesis says
We are betrayed once again.