Elias Marat

Controversial News Rating App NewsGuard Linked to Saudi Arabia’s PR Machine

The third-largest investor in the mainstream media narrative-enforcing tool is Publicis Groupe, a multinational advertising firm based in Paris whose subsidiaries include public relations and damage-control firms whose modus operandi is the manipulation of media narratives for a range of corporate clients.

Elias Marat
By Elias Marat
Pompeo | Saudi Arabia | Yemen

Controversial news rating app NewsGuard has been found to not only have ties to politicians and figures spawned by the Homeland Security state, but is also tied to a Washington, D.C.-based PR firm that shielded Saudi Arabia from charges associated with the September 11th attacks and took generous payments from Riyadh to help spin its murderous war

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GOP Plows Forward as Democrats Block Anti-BDS Bill in Senate Amid Gov’t Shutdown

The Combating BDS Act has now become hostage to the dynamics of partisan contention within the U.S. Senate – a possible silver-lining to the ongoing drama surrounding the shutdown.

Elias Marat
By Elias Marat
Marco Rubio | Israel

As the partial government shutdown churns along with no end in sight, a controversial bill that would criminalize pro-Palestinian advocacy has stalled in the Senate as Democrats balk over considering any bill that fails to reopen the government. On Tuesday night, Senate Democrats blocked the Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East

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