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Gadhafi paid millions to U.S. firms to polish his global image
Gadhafi paid millions to U.S. firms to polish his global image - CNN.com
Hillary's close adviser caught in Libya scandal
Visited country as part of marketing group aiming to enhance Gadhafi's public image
Hillary's close adviser caught in Libya scandal
CNN) -- Just a few years before becoming embroiled in fighting a rebellion, Moammar Gadhafi was spending millions of dollars a year to wage a secret PR campaign to burnish his global image as a statesman and a reformer, confidential documents show.
The mercurial leader hired The Monitor Group, a Boston-based consulting firm, to execute a public relations strategy that included paying think-tank analysts and former government officials to take a free trip to Libya for lectures, discussions and even personal meetings with Gadhafi starting in 2006.
Gadhafi paid millions to U.S. firms to polish his global image - CNN.com
Hillary's close adviser caught in Libya scandal
The group's official summary memo of the project, obtained by WND, says Monitor Group has also been in discussion with philanthropist George Soros about ways to "advocate on Libya's behalf."
Visited country as part of marketing group aiming to enhance Gadhafi's public image
Hillary's close adviser caught in Libya scandal