In 2011 Manafort approved a clandestine strategy to discredit Tymoshenko abroad. REUTERS Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort authorised a secret media operation on behalf of Ukraine's former president featuring "black ops", "placed" articles in the Wall Street Journal and U.S. websites and anonymous briefings against Hillary Clinton. The project was designed to boost the reputation of Ukraine's then leader, Viktor Yanukovych, the Guardian reported in an exclusive article. It was part of a multimillion-dollar lobbying effort carried out by Manafort on behalf of Yanukovych's embattled government, emails and documents reveal. The strategies included: proposing to rewrite Wikipedia entries to smear a key opponent of the then Ukrainian president; setting up a fake thinktank in Vienna to disseminate viewpoints supporting Yanukovych; a social media blitz "aimed at targeted audiences in Europe and the U.S.;" briefing journalists from the rightwing website Breitbart to … [Read more...] about The Guardian: Former Trump aide approved ‘black ops’ to help Ukraine president Yanukovych
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Former Trump aide approved ‘black ops’ to help Ukraine president
Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort authorised a secret media operation on behalf of Ukraine’s former president featuring “black ops”, “placed” articles in the Wall Street Journal and US websites and anonymous briefings against Hillary Clinton. The project was designed to boost the reputation of Ukraine’s then leader, Viktor Yanukovych. It was part of a multimillion-dollar lobbying effort carried out by Manafort on behalf of Yanukovych’s embattled government, emails and documents reveal. The strategies included: • Proposing to rewrite Wikipedia entries to smear a key opponent of the then Ukrainian president. • Setting up a fake thinktank in Vienna to disseminate viewpoints supporting Yanukovych. • A social media blitz “aimed at targeted audiences in Europe and the US”. • Briefing journalists from the rightwing website Breitbart to attack Clinton when she was US secretary of state. … [Read more...] about Former Trump aide approved ‘black ops’ to help Ukraine president
Russia-Trump: Who’s who in the drama to end all dramas?
US & Canada 26 February 2018 Share this with Facebook Share this with Twitter Share this with Messenger Share this with Messenger Share this with Email Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40709270 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel Related TopicsRussia-Trump inquiry It's more gripping than any box set we can get our hands on right now.The investigations into Russian interference in the US election, and whether the Trump campaign … [Read more...] about Russia-Trump: Who’s who in the drama to end all dramas?
WikiLeaks ‘shares Fire and Fury Michael Wolff book slammed by Donald Trump as fiction’
WIKILEAKS has shared what it claims to be Michael Wolff's controversial book that claimed Donald Trump never planned on winning the US presidency.The organisation, which has regularly dumped masses of leaked information on the internet, shared what it alleges is a PDF version of the book that has rocked the world with its claims about the US President.Although it is not known if it is the entire publication, the leak comes after huge lines snaked outside of book shops in the US after it was released.CNN reported that publisher Henry Holt was facing a backlog of orders from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other bookshops.Michael Wolff's book was quick to rocket to number 1 on Amazon's best sellers list, with bookstores reporting that they had sold out just days after it was released.Excerpts of the book have already been shared with media, but the publisher states that no part of the publication could be reproduced without permission from them. It is unclear whether WikiLeaks was given … [Read more...] about WikiLeaks ‘shares Fire and Fury Michael Wolff book slammed by Donald Trump as fiction’
WikiLeaks ‘shares entire Fire and Fury Michael Wolff book slammed by Donald Trump as fiction’
WIKILEAKS has shared the full version of Michael Wolff's controversial book that claimed Donald Trump never planned on winning the US presidency.The organisation, which has regularly dumped masses of leaked information on the internet, shared the full PDF version of the book that has rocked the world with its claims about the US President.It comes after huge lines snaked outside of book shops in the US after it was released, with CNN reporting that publisher Henry Holt was facing a backlog of orders from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other bookshops.Michael Wolff's book was quick to rocket to number 1 on Amazon's best sellers list, with bookstores reporting that they had sold out just days after it was released.Excerpts of the book have already been shared with media, but the publisher states that no part of the publication could be reproduced without permission from them. It is unclear whether WikiLeaks was given this permission.The release of the full book online could mean a … [Read more...] about WikiLeaks ‘shares entire Fire and Fury Michael Wolff book slammed by Donald Trump as fiction’