Posted 1/20/2024, 6:21:00 PM
Qatar Allegedly Hired Ex-CIA Firm to Spy on and Discredit US Lawmakers Critical of Hamas Ties
- Qatar allegedly hired ex-CIA agent Kevin Chalker's company to spy on and discredit Sen. Ted Cruz and other US lawmakers opposed to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood
- The spy operation was called "Project Endgame" and aimed to protect Qatar's support for Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood
- Sens. Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton were targets, as was Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart and former House Foreign Affairs Chair Ed Royce
- The documents show Qatar aims to inject itself into fights against designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group
- Qatar also allegedly targeted the Counter Extremism Project, offering to pay to stop their criticism of Qatar's Hamas ties