Conservative media targeted by Qatari foreign influence operations

[Timber Rattler]

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/3414894/conservative-media-targeted-qatari-foreign-influence-operations/

After President Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election, foreign agents working on behalf of the Qatari government appear to have shifted their focus to right-wing media, fueling speculation that the terror-linked Gulf state is attempting to win influence among conservatives.

Between January 1, 2024, and election day, just over 10% of communications sent by Qatari foreign agents to the media were directed to conservative outlets or commenters, according to a Washington Examiner review of Department of Justice records. Since Republicans won control of the White House and Congress on election day, the proportion of messages sent by Qatari operatives to conservative outlets and commenters has surged to more than half of their total correspondence with the media.

Perhaps Qatar’s biggest victory in its post-election right-wing media campaign thus far was securing an interview between Tucker Carlson and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in March. The interview, which has raked up nearly six million views across X and YouTube, was friendly, with Carlson praising the country.

Qatar paid top dollar to ensure this interview took place. Foreign Agents Registration Act records show that Lumen8 Advisors LLC, a legal consulting company for which very little public information is available, helped facilitate between Carlson and the Qatari dignitary. The Embassy of the State of Qatar pays Lumen8 Advisors $180,000 per month “to provide media and communication coaching and consulting services.”

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Well that explains a lot...now about this Lumen8 outfit:

https://efile.fara.gov/docs/6537-Short-Form-20180329-2.pdf

https://efile.fara.gov/docs/6537-Exhibit-AB-20210908-4.pdf

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[Smokin Joe]

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Additionally, it has exposed the problem of Boeing not having delivered in 2022, as advertised, and instead, talking about delivering the new planes in 2027, soonest.

That's a minimum of 5 years late and God only knows how much over budget. The current planes are past the end of a 'normal' 25-30 year service life, now, having been in service for 35 years already.

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