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Melissa Jones: /* Assad dictatorship */

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Assad dictatorship

Melissa Jones: /* Controversial clients */

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Controversial clients

Melissa Jones at 04:44, 8 September 2014

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Melissa Jones: /* Controversial clients */

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Controversial clients

Melissa Jones: updated

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Melissa Jones at 04:15, 8 September 2014

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Melissa Jones: /* Contact */

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Contact

Melissa Jones: /* Former people */

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Former people

Melissa Jones: /* Controversy */

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Controversy

Melissa Jones: gaddafi as a client

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 :In a document contained in the WikiLeaks releases, Brown Lloyd James advises the Syrian regime on how to spin its war against anti-Assad dissidents: “If hard power is necessary to quell rebellion, soft power is needed to reassure the Syrian people and outside audiences that reform is proceeding apace, legitimate grievances are being addressed and taken seriously, and that Syria’s actions are ultimately aimed at creating an environment in which change and progress can take place.” The document also advises the creation of a media campaign that would “create a reform ‘echo-chamber’ by developing media coverage outside of Syria that points to the President’s difficult task of wanting reform, but conducted in an non-chaotic, rational way.”
 :The WikiLeaks document appears to blow a rather large hole in Brown Lloyd James’s previous claim, made to the Hill last August, that “its work for the Syrian government ended in December 2010.” The Syrian e-mail released by WikiLeaks, which contained the BLJ plan as an attachment, is dated May 19, 2011. According to the Microsoft Word document properties, the proposal was written by BJL partner [[Michael Holtzman]] on May 15, 2011. The company’s 2011 Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) filings for Syria only say the company was doing business on behalf of the “Office of the First Lady of the Syrian Arab Republic,” remunerated only for its assistance in arranging that now infamous Vogue profile of Bashar al-Assad’s wife, Asma.
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 In 2011 and 2012 the firm faced flak for its work with the Assad dictatorship in Syria, reportedly $5,000-per-month work that included landing a fawning ''Vogue'' profile of Syrian first lady [[Asma al-Assad]].
-Communications released by Wikileaks between the Syrian government and Brown Lloyd James (BLJ) shone light on the firm's tactics and denials that it had done any work for the Assad regime since 2010. The [[Washington Post]]'s [[Jennifer Rubin]] wrote that:
+Communications released by Wikileaks between the Syrian government and Brown Lloyd James (BLJ) gave a rare insight into a lobby group’s PR strategy for an authoritarian regime, and disproved its denials that it had done any work for the Assad regime since 2010. The [[Washington Post]]'s [[Jennifer Rubin]] wrote that:
 :In a document contained in the WikiLeaks releases, Brown Lloyd James advises the Syrian regime on how to spin its war against anti-Assad dissidents: “If hard power is necessary to quell rebellion, soft power is needed to reassure the Syrian people and outside audiences that reform is proceeding apace, legitimate grievances are being addressed and taken seriously, and that Syria’s actions are ultimately aimed at creating an environment in which change and progress can take place.” The document also advises the creation of a media campaign that would “create a reform ‘echo-chamber’ by developing media coverage outside of Syria that points to the President’s difficult task of wanting reform, but conducted in an non-chaotic, rational way.”

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 ==Controversial clients==
 Brown Lloyd James's New York office was hired in 2009 to promote Libyan dictator Muammar Gadaffi as ‘a fascinating world figure’ around the time of his UN visit. It also worked with his son [[Saif Gaddafi]]. The agency's partner Sir [[Nicholas Lloyd]] defended the work done at a time when Libya was recognised by the UK and US governments. Protest group The [[Really Ethical PR Agency]] said however it was "time to remember the disgraceful work being done to improve the image of something which is appalling". <ref> Matt Cartmell, [http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/1060326/Brown-Lloyd-James-targeted-protest-Gaddafi-promotion-links Brown Lloyd James Targeted In Protest At Gaddafi Promotion Links] PRWeek, 16 March 2011, accessed 15 June 2011 </ref>
-In 2011 the firm faced flak for its work with the Assad dictatorship in Syria, reportedly $5,000-per-month work that included landing a fawning ''Vogue'' profile of Syrian first lady [[Asma al-Assad]].
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-That same year, another controversial client included the Iranian opposition outfit [[Mujahideen-e-Khalq]]. BLJ was hired by a Germany-based MEK backer named [[Ali Taslimi]] working on behalf of Camp Ashraf, a refugee camp in Iraq north of Baghdad that houses over 3,000 Iranian MEK members and supporters. For an initial fee of $40,000, BLJ signed on to provide political consulting services and "a broad range of public relations services for the months of May and June 2011" to Camp Ashraf, which is officially listed as the client. <ref> Asawin Suebsaeng, [http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/09/mujahedin-iran-mek-lobby-brown-lloyd-james Brown Lloyd James: Lobbying for Backers of a Terrorist Group], ''Mother Jones'', Oct. 3, 2011 </ref>
+Communications released by Wikileaks between the Syrian government and Brown Lloyd James (BLJ) shone light on the firm's tactics and denials that it had done any work for the Assad regime since 2010. The [[Washington Post]]'s [[Jennifer Rubin]] wrote that:
 ==People==

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 In 2011 the firm faced flak for its work with the Assad dictatorship in Syria, reportedly $5,000-per-month work that included landing a fawning ''Vogue'' profile of Syrian first lady [[Asma al-Assad]].
-In May 2011 BLJ raised took on the task of promoting the cause of the Iranian opposition outfit [[Mujahideen-e-Khalq]]. The firm was hired by a Germany-based MEK backer named [[Ali Taslimi]] working on behalf of Camp Ashraf, a refugee camp in Iraq north of Baghdad that houses over 3,000 Iranian MEK members and supporters. For an initial fee of $40,000, BLJ signed on to provide political consulting services and "a broad range of public relations services for the months of May and June 2011" to Camp Ashraf, which is officially listed as the client. <ref> Asawin Suebsaeng, [http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/09/mujahedin-iran-mek-lobby-brown-lloyd-james Brown Lloyd James: Lobbying for Backers of a Terrorist Group], ''Mother Jones'', Oct. 3, 2011 </ref>
+That same year, another controversial client included the Iranian opposition outfit [[Mujahideen-e-Khalq]]. BLJ was hired by a Germany-based MEK backer named [[Ali Taslimi]] working on behalf of Camp Ashraf, a refugee camp in Iraq north of Baghdad that houses over 3,000 Iranian MEK members and supporters. For an initial fee of $40,000, BLJ signed on to provide political consulting services and "a broad range of public relations services for the months of May and June 2011" to Camp Ashraf, which is officially listed as the client. <ref> Asawin Suebsaeng, [http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/09/mujahedin-iran-mek-lobby-brown-lloyd-james Brown Lloyd James: Lobbying for Backers of a Terrorist Group], ''Mother Jones'', Oct. 3, 2011 </ref>
 ==People==

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 '''Brown Lloyd James''' or '''BLJ''' is a PR and lobbying firm founded by [[Peter Brown]] and [[Howell James]]. It offers a number of services including 'Public Diplomacy', 'Reputation Management' and 'Government Relations', which it describes as follows: "Brown Lloyd James has personal contacts with leading policymakers and senior politicians around the world and across political spectra. We provide strategic guidance to organizations on how to position themselves before and communicate with this critical audience and to win them to your cause."<ref>[http://www.brownlloydjames.com/services.htm BLJ website], accessed August 2009</ref>
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+==Controversial clients==
 Brown Lloyd James's New York office was hired in 2009 to promote Libyan dictator Muammar Gadaffi as ‘a fascinating world figure’ around the time of his UN visit. It also worked with his son [[Saif Gaddafi]]. The agency's partner Sir [[Nicholas Lloyd]] defended the work done at a time when Libya was recognised by the UK and US governments. Protest group The [[Really Ethical PR Agency]] said however it was "time to remember the disgraceful work being done to improve the image of something which is appalling". <ref> Matt Cartmell, [http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/1060326/Brown-Lloyd-James-targeted-protest-Gaddafi-promotion-links Brown Lloyd James Targeted In Protest At Gaddafi Promotion Links] PRWeek, 16 March 2011, accessed 15 June 2011 </ref>
 ==People==

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 tel: +44 20 7591 9610<br>
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 ==References==

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 ===Former people===
-*[[Howell James]], co-founder of BLJ, is a former Cabinet communications chief. In 2009 he is director of corporate affairs for [[Barclays Bank]].James was reported to have once been in a relationship with Reinaldo da Silva, Peter Mandelson’s partner. <ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1209939/Peter-Mandelson-s-PR-friend-opens-office-Libya.html#ixzz0Pen516am Peter Mandleson's PR friend opens office in Libya], ''Daily Mail'', 30 August 2009</ref>
+*[[Howell James]], co-founder of BLJ, is a former Cabinet communications chief. In 2009 he is director of corporate affairs for [[Barclays Bank]]. James was reported to have once been in a relationship with Reinaldo da Silva, Peter Mandelson’s partner. <ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1209939/Peter-Mandelson-s-PR-friend-opens-office-Libya.html#ixzz0Pen516am Peter Mandleson's PR friend opens office in Libya], ''Daily Mail'', 30 August 2009</ref>
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