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I thought I was done with this guy, but just for entertainment purposes, today we have this after his several tweets pushing the idea that the AU should be relocated to another African country.
Unfortunately for him, Ms Netjes is a journalist, and she can bring the receipts, as they say. https://twitter.com/RenaNetjes/status/1278783609017638913
It's also worth noting that when Ms. Netjes had to leave Egypt bc her reporting made the authorities uncomfortable, she wasn't alone. Other foreign correspondents and Egyptian reporters were targeted. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/04/dutch-journalist-rena-netjes-egypt
So yeah, I have a big problem with a high-profile academic targeting @RenaNetjes or other analysts who bring up facts & who tries to stoke internal conflict in other nations. Hey,
@BBCWorld, if this guy calls reporters and your own staff liars, please don't put him on the air.
@BBCWorld, if this guy calls reporters and your own staff liars, please don't put him on the air.
Thanks, @jadoctorbird for bringing this to my attention. Figures. But this individual has his name and profile out there while he plays "agent provocateur." All analysts have biases but when you outright shill for a regime... https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/twitter-deletes-thousands-accounts-connected-egypt-saudi-arabia
And there's this. In previous tweets, he pushed the notion he was a target of cyber-attack as a fact. Now it's possibly. It gets better...
Here's Ms Merhom's "important thread." DON'T pick on Ms Merhom. She's just giving Cyber Warfare 101 here -- and note how she says "possibly."
But he's made a big deal out of this, only for a tepid "possibly." Sure, it's possible. But given that he's already tweeted that...
But he's made a big deal out of this, only for a tepid "possibly." Sure, it's possible. But given that he's already tweeted that...
... he's in contact with people trying to overthrow the Ethiopian gov't and keeps churning a steady stream of negative tweets focused on Ethiopia's internal affairs, is it reasonable to accept anything he says as factual?
