Thread by @iyad_elbaghdadi

Dear @AtlanticCouncil - thank you for the opportunity to present a keynote address at your recent DFR event. It was a real honor. For those who missed it, here's a summary:
atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…

I was supposed to be there in person, but things have been rather complicated recently for myself, my family, and my team - so I had to prioritize safety and self-care and opt not to travel during this period.

My talk was about how the propaganda output of dictatorships can be reverse-engineered, and how deep analysis of this propaganda (especially on modern digital mediums) can indeed contribute greatly to open source intelligence.

I have the greatest respect for the @AtlanticCouncil and for @DFRLab, and some of my dearest friends work within these fine institutions. So it is with love that I need to flag the following:

So, my talk was about the propaganda output of dictatorships. But then, someone who for years held a nonresident fellowship at @AtlanticCouncil is now a well-placed propagandist for MBS. From his new position, this person has directly engaged in smear attacks on my person.

Here's his page on the @AtlanticCouncil's website. atlanticcouncil.org/component/tags…

And here's his new gig. Many of you even "congratulated" him on his new post as chief English-language propagandist for MBS.
english.alarabiya.net/en/media/digit…

And here is the platform he directly runs engaged in smear attacks on my person, trying to paint me as an extremist and a terrorism apologist, and to dispute the news that I've been targeted by the Saudi regime.
english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle…

I invite my esteemed friends at the @AtlanticCouncil to ponder over the situation where they invite me to give a keynote address at one of their conferences, meanwhile one of their nonresident fellows engages in smear attacks on me for the benefit of MBS. Thank you.