 Roger Stone |
GOP political operative Roger Stone is back in the foreign lobbying game, registering Capstone Financial as a client advocating for “commodity rights and security” in Somalia, according to his federal filing dated Dec. 29.
Capstone is a western New York State operation that serves as a middleman for the sale of African livestock.
Stone told The Daily Beast that his work also focuses on US military and foreign policy as it pertains to Somalia.
The US has about 500 troops in Somalia who battle terrorist organizations affiliated with Al-Shabab and the Islamic State.
The Trump Administration has stepped up drone strikes in Somalia.
The New York Times has reported that American forces carried out 30 drone strikes in Somalia during 2017, double the amount conducted in 2016, A November strike killed at least 100 militants ties to al-Sjabab.
The Pentagon last month submitted a plan to the Trump White House, calling for at least another two years of military directed against Islamic militants in Somalia.
Former New York Senator Al D’Amato’s Park Strategies represents the Government of Somalia for outreach to the US Congress.
Bridges Partners is running an influencer campaign on behalf of Israel to promote the cultural interchange between it and the US.
San Diego’s Show Faith by Works is spreading pro-Israel messaging to Christian groups in the western US on behalf of the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
KNP Communications has lined up a contract to provide media training to members of Canada’s US embassy.
The firm of Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Brad Parscale has a four-month $6M agreement for strategic communications and media services in support of Havas Media’s engagement by Israel to develop a nationwide campaign in the US to combat antisemitism.
Imperium Strategies has signed the Government of Turkey as a client for government relations services.
