Benjamin Baird

3 days ago | meforum.org | Benjamin Baird

America faces a silent invasion. Not of armies or navies, but of capital. Qatar, a tiny Gulf emirate with just 300,000 citizens, has deployed nearly $40 billion across our nation’s institutions since 2012. This is not mere investment. It is calculated influence. Benjamin Baird’s meticulous investigation exposes the full scope of Qatar’s American enterprise. The numbers speak plainly: $33.4 billion into businesses and real estate; $6.25 billion to universities; $72 million to lobbyists.

Nov 3, 2024 | tjvnews.com | Benjamin Baird

By Benjamin Baird, Middle East ForumIn a bid to win over Muslim voters in a battleground state, former president Donald Trump has forged an unlikely alliance with a Michigan mayor who leads an all-Muslim city council located within Detroit. Once consumed with hatred of “Islamic radicalism,” Trump called in 2015 for a “total and complete shutdown” of Muslim immigration to the U.S.; now he supports that radicalism. Who is Mayor Ameer Ghalib?

Nov 1, 2024 | meforum.org | Benjamin Baird

In a bid to win over Muslim voters in a battleground state, former president Donald Trump has forged an unlikely alliance with a Michigan mayor who leads an all-Muslim city council located within Detroit. Once consumed with hatred of “Islamic radicalism,” Trump called in 2015 for a “total and complete shutdown” of Muslim immigration to the U.S.; now he supports that radicalism. Who is Mayor Ameer Ghalib?

Oct 28, 2024 | meforum.org | Benjamin Baird

At the request of a Hamas-appointed mayor, a Southern California town was presented this summer with a most unusual proposal: a “twinning relationship” with war-torn Gaza City. Otherwise known as a sister city agreement, the proposed deal would require recognizing and establishing diplomatic ties with a foreign terrorist organization.

Oct 26, 2024 | jpost.com | Benjamin Baird

A Southern California town was presented this summer with a most unusual proposal: a “twinning relationship” with war-torn Gaza City. Otherwise known as a sister city agreement, the proposed deal would require recognizing and establishing diplomatic ties with a foreign terrorist organization.