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Day 13 — September 23

Who's Funding the Violent Hatreds?

A wealthy funding network sits behind many of these groups — and behind some of the messaging that decides how their victims' stories get told.

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Who's Funding the Violent Hatreds?

Follow the money: Gulf-state funding buys weapons, but it also buys media influence, campus programs and the framing itself.

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September 23

A wealthy funding network sits behind many of these groups — and behind some of the messaging that decides how their victims' stories get told.

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Remember + Honor + Stand Together

Day 13 — September 23

Who's Funding the Violent Hatreds?

A wealthy funding network sits behind many of these groups — and behind some of the messaging that decides how their victims' stories get told.

It's easy to focus on ideology and lose track of money — but a lot of what shapes both the violence and the narrative around it traces back to a small number of extremely wealthy funders, particularly from Gulf states.

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Who's Funding the Violent Hatreds?

Follow the money: Gulf-state funding buys weapons, but it also buys media influence, campus programs and the framing itself.

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September 23

A wealthy funding network sits behind many of these groups — and behind some of the messaging that decides how their victims' stories get told.

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Sources

Readings & sources

  • Harold Rhode, Modern Islamic Warfare, chapter 2
  • Dore Gold, Hatred's Kingdom: How Saudi Arabia Supports the New Global Terrorism (New York: Regnery, 2003), pp. 106–155
  • Con Coughlin, Catastrophic Failure: Blindfolding America in the Face of Jihad (2015), Parts VI and VII
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