Many of CNN’s national security analysts have undisclosed ties to pro-jihad Qatari regime

Now it is all coming out. As I have pointed out for years, the American media elites — the enemedia — are not genuine news agencies, but propagandists for the far-left and apologists for the jihad. And this is one reason why: as it turns out, CNN has for years simply been a press agency for the Hamas-funding government of Qatar. The entire network should be closed down as an outlet for enemy propaganda.

“Many of CNN’s national security analysts have undisclosed ties to oppressive Qatari regime,” by Jordan Schachtel, Conservative Review, April 2, 2019 (thanks to Mark):

Several of the so-called national security experts at CNN that you see on television every night have direct links to the nation of Qatar, a terror-funding, Islamist enclave in the Middle East that has placed itself on the warpath against America’s most important regional allies.

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But you would never know about these connections, because none of the CNN regulars disclose their financial and/or institutional ties to Qatar when they appear on the airwaves. And off air, they are also not forthcoming about their Qatar-backed connections. Even when it comes to discussing issues where they have a clear conflict of interest, such as commenting on Israeli, Saudi, or UAE affairs, these CNN contributors have no issue going to bat against Qatar’s rivals, while never mentioning that their editorial freedom is restricted or that they are personally compromised.

These four CNN regulars, two of whom are full-time employees, double as Qatar-tied propagandists, but you would never know it if you only watched CNN.

Ali Soufan

A CNN regular who was prominently featured in the network’s anti-Saudi Arabia documentary, Ali Soufan is the executive director of the Qatar International Academy for Security Studies (QIASS), which is based in Doha and funded by the Qatari regime. Oddly, the leadership roster at the state-controlled Qatari institution is almost identical to his U.S.-based Soufan Group.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Soufan has a “personal relationship” with the top leadership of Qatar.

Soufan, like his Qatar-backed colleagues, frequently rails against the Saudis, Qatar’s top rival, for the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. He has also pushed debunked conspiracy theories about Saudi Arabia hacking into the personal information of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.

Mehdi Hasan

CNN regular Mehdi Hasan is a longtime presenter for Al Jazeera, the powerful Doha-controlled state media entity that was the favorite network of deceased al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden. Hasan’s employer pushes out a steady stream of pro-Islamist, anti-Semitic propaganda. As a state-controlled institution, its founding and continuing purpose is the advancement of Qatar’s national interests.

“Mr. Hasan works for al Jazeera, the Qatari-owned media enterprise that advances the interests of the state and its royal family. When he speaks, he’s no less a government spokesman than Kellyanne Conway or Sarah Sanders,” explained David Reaboi of the Security Studies Group in a Washington Times column last week.

“But the government he represents — to millions of unsuspecting American viewers — has long promoted the Muslim Brotherhood, funds the bloodthirsty designated terror group Hamas, has helped al Qaeda and the Taliban fundraise, and is relentlessly hostile to American interests,” he adds.

Juliette Kayyem

Kayyem, a CNN national security analyst, is a board member of the the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS), a front group controlled by Qatar that is an influence operation to secure and defend Qatar’s 2022 World Cup bid. Kayyem has regularly spoken on behalf of the organization and has been a media point of contact for the shadowy group. She has not been forthcoming about the reality that the ICSS is a Doha-controlled institution. A 2015 flyer from the group presents Kayyem as part of a group of “ICSS spokespeople” who can answer questions about a forthcoming two-day summit.

The leader of ICSS — which again, claims to be a sports-promoting outfit — is Mohammed Hanzab, who has a background as an intelligence and defense specialist in the Qatari military. Hanzab previously served as the president of Ali Soufan’s QIASS.

Kayyem regularly takes to the airwaves to bash Qatar’s rivals and has transformed her social media accounts into a one-stop shop for anti-Saudi Arabia talking points. When discussing issues involving Middle East politics, Kayyem does not disclose that she is on the board of a state-run Qatari institution.

Peter Bergen

Unlike the other individuals on this list, lead CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen does not appear to have a direct link to a Qatari state institution. However, Bergen, a regular visitor to the tiny, energy-rich nation, pushes blatant pro-Qatar agitprop when it comes to Middle East affairs.

Writing from Doha in November, in a piece that reads like propaganda from a state-run Qatari news site, Bergen commented that “Qatar looks like a far more natural ally for the United States than the Saudis.”…

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Thomas Faddis

5 years ago

GD fake news enemy of the people: cnn

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Kputt

5 years ago

Plse. Mr.President Trump and his administration: do something before it’s too late!:

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felix1999

5 years ago

Reply to  Kputt

He’s trying but the swamp is not cooperating with him and the pipeline to position is stuffed with Obama and establishment people. If he wanted to get a great person in there, the swamp would never confirm them. Obama did make a comment about that. He will do what he can. He could have gotten his agenda done had the GOP united but Ryan and McConnell didn’t want Trump’s agenda either. Now that McConnell is up for re-election he maybe more cooperative but don’t expect a complete betrayal to the establishment.

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Suresh

5 years ago

Reply to  Kputt

Agree. If Trump is smart enough , he should pass E.O to ban all terror/crime/drug linked persons from coming to America and those who advocate for them should lose their assets/citizenship and deported/jailed as terror agents.

Unless this is done there will be never ending cases . And America will become like canada/EU

Like this Left/Liberal Loons Run Country has been turned into ISIS/jihadi base https://tinyurl.com/y74v5327

But corrupt MSM will not talk about it

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Ziggy46

5 years ago

CNN is a threat to this Republic; it has been thus since its inception. It has wormed its way into the homes of Americans of which many do not want or watch its endless hours of fake-news and blatantly treasonous reporting. The fact that many of CNN’s national security analysts have ties with Pro-Jihad Qatari Regime is not shocking to some of us.

Most maddening is, CNN is a Fifth Column bent on subversion, propagandizing; only those deceased, or comatose would not realize this as fact. Nonetheless, not unlike, others of its duplicitous and treasonous endeavors, CNN hides behind the First Amendment. The First Amendment in the twisted worldview of CNN and others is merely a rock under which they can crawl to avoid indictment for treason. It is for their benefit and others betrayers, not those of a conservative politics but the Leftist-Progressive-Nazis and others of its perfidy and treasonous bent.

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MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet

5 years ago

Reply to  Ziggy46

CNN wasn’t bad twenty years ago when it had the likes of Lou Dobbs since then it has morphed into an outlet for islamic and leftist propaganda, but what news outlet hasn’t?

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felix1999

5 years ago

Well CNN is not alone. Behind Trump’s back Lindsey Graham is militarizing Qatar to make his re-election easier through more jobs! Of the poisons, Trump chose Saudi Arabia to militarize and Lindsey wants Qatar who is not getting along. Don’t worry. When Lindsey gets face time on FOX, he won’t mention this. He’ll talk about getting Barr to appoint a special prosecutor to get the Obama crowd. Shhhh .. he doesn’t mean it. It sounds good and makes his voters happy. in South Carolina. He’ll also be quiet about RED FLAG LAWS he wants that legislated so you can arbitrarily be disarmed and WOW it could get “bipartisan” support too! Angry sarcasm off.

South Carolina is becoming home to a quiet Qatari military aircraft project
Jordan Schachtel · March 5, 2019

The nation of Qatar, a tiny Gulf state known for its vast energy riches, tiny indigenous population, slave labor economy, and, of course, its troublesome connections to international terrorist organizations, has commenced a massive but under-the-radar spending spree in South Carolina. Through Barzan Aeronautical, a subsidiary of the Qatar defense ministry-controlled Barzan Holdings, Doha has targeted South Carolina as the location for a major military aircraft initiative. The state is home to several Qatar-friendly politicians and defense industry heavyweights.

Senator Lindsey Graham has held several face-to-face meetings with high-ranking delegations from the $320 billion Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), which has pledged to invest billions into the state. Over the past couple of years, Graham has emerged as one of the major pro-Qatar voices in the Senate. He routinely takes to television and other media platforms to repudiate Qatar’s regional adversaries, while bolstering its allies. The top donor to South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster’s recent successful gubernatorial campaign is a major Qatari lobbyist. Between 2017 and 2018, Imaad Zuberi, a lobbyist who represents the ultra-wealthy QIA, shelled out over $50,000 for McMaster’s campaign, according to campaign finance reports. Zuberi told associates that his donations to Republicans were a way to pay for further access to politicians, according to The New York Times. …
More here: https://www.conservativereview.com/news/south-carolina-is-becoming-home-to-a-quiet-qatari-military-aircraft-project/

Lindsey Graham on Gun Confiscation Laws: ‘Every Right Has Limits’
By Awr Hawkins
3/26/19

During Tuesday’s hearing on confiscatory red flag laws, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said, “every right has limits.” Graham supports red flag laws, and in early March, he told CNN the confiscatory laws represent a place Republicans and Democrats can “come together” on gun control. Ironically, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) was able to use the hearing as a venue in which to promote her “Extreme Risk Protection Order of 2019.”
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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/26/lindsey-graham-gun-confiscation-laws-every-right-has-limits/

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MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet

5 years ago

Shouldn’t CNN be registered as an agent of a foreign power?

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Alleged-Comment

5 years ago

CNN, just FOOL of sh it! Should have known. Communist Negro Network.

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Nabi Rasch

5 years ago

All these demented billionaires and billionaire despots are a major new wrinkle. Behind the scenes they can buy off almost any agency they like and force spurious perceptions on a public that hasn’t caught up with this sinister development. As billionaire money is a black hole, aggregating even more billions, this factor will become even more oppressive.

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hopespringseternal

5 years ago

Jeff Zuker must have a death wish. He is Jewish and would be killed by the Qutarists as soon as
they get into power.

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R. Arandas

5 years ago

The left’s alliance with Islam WILL fail, eventually. But it will do much damage before it does.

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