Chris Ruddy in 2020 denied directly to me that he'd taken money from Qatar, and blamed Steve Bannon for pushing that rumor. nytimes.com/2020/11/29/bus…

In fact: washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/03…

EXCLUSIVE: A Qatari royal's investment firm (involved in the Sen. Menendez bribery case) poured $50 million into NEWSMAX in 2019/20 -- while Qatar was under blockade and seeking influence and allies in Trumpworld.
👉DavidKenner Sarah Ellison Jonathan O'Connell
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FLASHBACK: When Daniel Lippman and I reported in 2018 that Qatar had eyed a stake in Newsmax, Newsmax denied it. 'This is all false.'
politico.com/story/2018/05/…

TODAY: @Davidkenner Sarah Ellison Jonathan O'Connell confirm that reporting and reveal that a Qatari royal now owns a big chunk of the…

SCOOP-->A Qatari royal invested about $50 mln in right-wing cable channel Newsmax. Top editorial brass told employees to avoid critiquing the emirate: 'We were not allowed to criticize Qatar,' one person told us. From DavidKenner Jonathan O'Connell and me. wapo.st/3xbV1FI

SCOOP from DavidKenner Jonathan O'Connell and me 👇👇👇

US sanctions Tal Dilian and Sara Hamou, key figures behind spyware consortium Intellexa. It's the first time Treasury sanctions people and entities for abuse of spyware. home.treasury.gov/news/press-rel…

ICIJ wrote about their global surveillance empire last year. icij.org/investigations…

I wrote last year about Sara Hamou's role in the cyber surveillance firm Intellexa, and her importance in establishing a hub for spyware companies in Europe: icij.org/investigations…

It seems she resigned last week from her role at Intellexa's Greek affiliate.

'Millions of Syrians lost a lifeline this month, after the World Food Program suspended all in-kind food assistance across Syria due to an unprecedented budget shortfall, due in large part to drastic cuts in United States government funding.' syriadirect.org/syrians-lose-w…

On behalf of all David Kenners, this is quite embarrassing

'When an organization has, say, financed the overthrow of the government of Guatemala, you would think there might be a speaking fee.' theparisreview.org/blog/2024/01/0…

For what it’s worth. I went to Yemen two years ago and met refugees whose families had been burned alive when Houthis locked them in a detention center and set it on fire. No international intervention after that. But the second you start threatening Red Sea shipping lanes…