The Center for American Progress is the extraordinarily well-funded, mendacious and subversive hard-Left organization that published a highly deceptive and misleading report on “Islamophobia,” a neologism designed to intimidate people into fearing to oppose jihad terror and Sharia oppression. The CAP is antisemitic as well. And now we see why: it’s on the payroll of the United Arab Emirates, which uses it to promote an Islamic supremacist agenda in the United States.
Meanwhile, Pope Francis praises the UAE for its “diversity.”
“Center for American Progress Fires Staffers for Leaks About UAE Influence,” by Robert Kraychik, Breitbart, January 17, 2019 (thanks to the Geller Report):
The Intercept reported on Wednesday that the Center for American Progress (CAP) — a left-wing think tank founded by Clinton and Obama administration alumnus John Podesta in 2003 — fired two staffers suspected of leaking information related to the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) influence over CAP’s operations.
The UAE is one of CAP’s primary donors, with CAP listing the Gulf state’s embassy as having donated between $500,000 and $999,999 in 2017.
CAP’s internal investigation of leaks followed The Intercept’s publication of a report in December examining left-wing groups’ — including CAP’s — responses to legislative efforts to end U.S. military support for Saudi Arabia in Yemen’s ongoing civil war.
The two fired staffers were reportedly investigated by CAP for leaking an internal email exchange to The Intercept. The email exchange related how CAP would publicly respond to the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi Arabian officials in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.
With the UAE as a close ally of Saudi Arabia, CAP experienced perplexity in considering its response to Khashoggi’s death at the hands of Saudi Arabian officials.
The Intercept explains some of the UAE-CAP financial relationship:
[Brian Katulis, CAP’s Gulf expert] is close with the UAE’s ambassador in Washington, Yousef Al Otaiba, who is the go-between for Emirati money flowing into Washington. Otaiba also played a key role in elevating Mohammed bin Salman to his position as crown prince of Saudi Arabia, using his considerable influence within the American foreign policy establishment to make the case for bin Salman’s moderation and reform-minded approach to government.
Katulis is CAP’s link to Otaiba. As The Intercept has previously reported, Katulis worked with the diplomat to help organize UAE-sponsored trips to the wealthy Gulf country for American think tank experts, according to emails purloined from Otaiba’s Hotmail inbox. They were released to the media by a group called Global Leaks amid a row between the UAE and its neighborhood rival Qatar. According to the emails, Katulis has also given Otaiba advice on how to lobby the Trump administration on issues relating to Egypt….
constance says
It was very obvious the muslim countries support obama/hillary as they bought and paid for them. podesta is an obama/clinton flunkie who benefitted quite well also. any muslim country who gives money to support the democrats have nothing good in mind for our country. they will do anything to extend their tentacles to get sharia in our country, period . read the muslim brotherhood project for the USA, the assholes are working their plan and the democrats turn a blind eye as they want the money, a damned shame we are being sold out and for what; extreme oppression.
Mac-101 says
The CONTENTS of Clinton’s and Podesta’s emails need investigated. Also Soros and his NGO heads need indicted as Financial, Domestic and Internationalist Terrorist! Tens of thousands of died due to THEIR Colored Revolutions let alone starved after economic collapse engineered by them!
Frederick King says
Easy tosee why hillary had muslim advisers and computer workers.
Tom S. says
I hope we’ve gotten to the point in the “Return of the King” where the orcs and goblins turn on each other, and that this is an example of one of the first skirmishes. I have a question: At what level of foreign funding do the leadership, publisher and senior editors of think tanks and media like CAP and CNN have to register as foreign lobbyists? I’m sure Paul Manafort’s attourneys would like to know.
constance says
you didnt print my first comment so will try again. it is obvious uae/saudis/other muslim countries would support obama/clintons as they wanted to buy us out and impose sharia; that is plain as the nose on your face. podesta is just a puppet for soros who hates our country and will do anything to get sharia imposed in our country. buying politicians is a good start. also, the muslims are doing a good job of imposing the muslim brotherhood project for the USA; wake up folks. if you do not want extreme oppression and NO freedom, then work against those who hate the USA.
gravenimage says
Constance, your first post is above.
Sometimes comments can take a few minutes to post.
mortimer says
The Red-Green Axis of Evil is clearly visible in these firings.
How long can those staff members work for such a conspiratorial organization without experiencing a pang of conscience?
Does anyone at the Center for American Progress think they are not working to impose neo-feudalism on the world?
The Center for American Progress is clearly a disinformation factory. How could a decent person work there?
J D S says
If ANYONE thinks big money, Hollywood, democrat party, people like Soros, Muslim countries, think tanks and the like, aren’t out there doing everything possible to throw us under the bus..then I want to sell them some waterfront property in Arizona.
Geoffrey de Brito says
Reportedly, the Saudi’s ‘donated’ over 25 Million to the Clinton ‘Foundation’. That’s almost certainly “just the tip of the iceberg”.
“The Red-Green Axis of Evil” is a temporary ‘marriage of convenience’. Islam and the Marxist Left each correctly view the West’s conservative right as a far greater obstacle to their agenda than they do the other. If the West’s conservative right collapses, they’ll turn on each other in a heartbeat.
Charles says
George Soros’ “philanthropies” are not intended for principled social policies. The are proxy organizations designed to implement the subversive tactics of his very rich clients. Soros is receiving money into offshore accounts to do the bidding of foreign enemies with large pools of liquid cash, and MB affiliations. In this way they can buy off the media, and sew discord into the American political sphere. The Democratic party is far more malleable since it lacks any principles in regards to social agendas. Soros does the same in Europe with his NGO’s and his control of the media. With his “refugee” flotilla of ships he managed a stealth Islamic invasion of europe and successfully quashed all opposition by media narrative inculcating the people into believing opposition is “racist”. This is success beyond the expectations of his clients. Soros could care less about these alleged “refugees”. He dumps them on shore expecting the locals to provide food and housing, while he spends nothing. His clients build mosques for their minions. Soros has one principle and one principle only, and that is money. He is effective at what he does, and his clients keep him well paid.
gravenimage says
The Soros-funded propaganda smear machine Center for American Progress fires staffers for leaks about UAE influence
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Why does *this* not surprise? That something called the “Center for American Progress” is influenced by a vicious Shari’ah state that sponsors Jihad could not be more perverse. Of course they want to hide this.
julie says
cap says its mission is ‘nonpartisan’; what a joke and a lie, every board member is a democrat, their only mission is to destroy President Trump and they just love all that money soros is giving them even though most of them are very wealthy to begin with. what a pile of crap. their 501c3 designation should be rescinded along with the splc. there is NOTHING to make them deserve this designation. they are sheep in wolves clothing. the board members are tom daschle, neera tanden, stacey abrams, glenn hutchins, kristin mugford, john podesta (hillarys buddy) , tom steyer, donald sussman, and hansjorg wyss.
their collections are 45 million plus; mostly from soros and sharia sponsored countries and sympathizers. do they want to be part of soros sponsored caravans. soros doesnt give a damn about illegal aliens, his goal is destruction of America by any method he can pay for and these useful idiots are helping him. you should all be ashamed of yourselves.
Gail says
I wonder how many non 501c3 designations were given to illegitimate groups by Lois Lerner and her bunch of liars while Obama was in charge??? Probably more than we care to know.
saf says
the leakers are fortunate not to have met the same fate as Seth Rich… but perhaps heart attacks and/or questionable suicides are in the future of these folks… the communist elite does not allow an act of defiance to go unpunished especially as it is used as a warning for others!
Mac-101 says
The latest “Suicide” effects us ALL. It was Trump’s Drug Czar, Daniel Best, who was found suicided with blunt force trauma in front of a garage early in the morning the day or so before he was going to announce his plan to drastically reduce prescription prices in America!
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Demand the CONTENTS of Clinton and Podesta’s emails are investigated!