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Impunity International

"In 2015-2016 Amnesty International supported--and continues to support—US and NATO military aggression in countries like Libya and Syria, which is bolstered by the public relations campaigns of Avaaz and Purpose--Wall Street-funded marketing agencies with deep ties to the very heart of the military industrial complex. "

The Nonprofit Industrial Complex: an Accessory to the Crime of Imperialism

"These figures have assisted in the granting of a license that enabled the Group to effectively send arms and money to the ‘Free Syrian Army’. The license was provided by the US State Dept’s oddly named ‘Office of Terrorism Finance and Economic Sanctions Policy’."

Wag the Dog: Campaigns of Purpose

"In 2014, the New York public relations firm Purpose created a campaign to rally international support for the Syrian “humanitarian intervention.” A euphemism for armed aggression by the US and NATO in places like Libya, this Syrian campaign in 2012 was backed by the New York lobby Avaaz, which in turn set up communications support for the so-called Syrian resistance."