public relations radio spots for saudi arabia?

[nosmokes]

are y'all hearing these on your radio?

very strange stuff.



http://www.kfi640.com/media/Fear.mp3

And here's a comedic version, although the straight-up version was funny enough for me.

http://www.kfi640.com/media/parody.mp3

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

1. They've done TV and magazine ads too

It is strange, PR for a government.

I'm just waiting for, "Saudi oil is extra greasy!" or maybe, "15 of 19 terrorists agree, Saudia Arabia is great!"

[zappaman]

2. Heard it this morning

and had the same reaction of "how strange". Really, why the push all of a sudden and has this ever happened before? I can't recall any country taking out these kind of ads before. When they do, it's about tourism, not what "good guys" they are.
Very very odd.

[nosmokes]

3. shoulda looked first...

i know it's lame answering my own thread, but i found this:
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Bill Berkowitz
WorkingForChange
11.15.02

Spinning for Saudi Arabia
U.S. PR firms working overtime polishing Kingdom's tarnished image

Saudi Arabia, the home base for 15 of the 19 September 11 terrorists, is seen by many Americans, to put it generously, as an ambivalent ally in the "war against terrorism." According to a recent report from the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), "individuals and charities based in Saudi Arabia have been the most important source of funds for al-Qaeda; and for years, Saudi officials have turned a blind eye to this problem." (Read CFR's report, "Terrorist Financing," here.)
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Hiring Patton Boggs to distribute Embassy backgrounders -- $170,000.

Hiring Burson-Marsteller to smooth out the Kingdom's "war on terrorism" record -- $2.7 million.

Hiring Qorvis Communications to bolster Saudi Arabia's flagging image in the U.S. -- $200,000 per month.

Keeping the American public and the U.S. military off its back? -- Priceless. For more please see the Bill Berkowitz archive.
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Bill Berkowitz is a longtime observer of the conservative movement. His WorkingForChange column Conservative Watch documents the strategies, players, institutions, victories and defeats of the American Right.  

©Working Assets Online

[realisticphish]

4. maybe they see kerry winning

and think, "O, fuck, now we'll have to get stuff fairly", so they're trying to make us all like them

:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[GRLMGC]

5. Yeah!

We were on the road and this spot came on. I was all like "What the hell is this?" Kinda bizarre.