Providing “Public Relations” support to “terrorists” prosecuted in Saudi Arabia Courts

Saudi Arabia Prosecutes PR Groups Aiding Terror
by Ronn Torossian – 21 May, 2012 – FrontPage Magazine

In an interesting development, a special Saudi Arabian criminal court recently began a criminal trial where one of the defendants is charged with among other counts, providing PR support to terrorists. Among the criminal charges being faced: “utilizing media to support terrorism, publishing inflammatory statements on a number of electronic sites.” One wonders if Saudi Arabia is charging people in criminal court for providing Public Relations support for terrorists, why are terrorists allowed to continue using American technology and PR Firms to spread their message?

There are many great uses for Public Relations, but a justified cause is not enough to be right these days, either in politics or in business. In any battle, preparation for any war includes a PR battle plan, and the bad guys seemingly get it. Terrorists and their supporters continue to use modern day public relations tools and they are increasingly skilled at doing so.

Hamas, which was designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the U.S. Department of State in April 1993, tweets regularly at http://twitter.com/hamasinfo. This, despite a 2004 U.S. Department of Justice statement that Hamas threatened the United States through covert cells on American soil. …more