Transforming Turkmenistan: Inside the Public Relations Work of Lobbyists October 9, 2008

Ken Silverstein, Washington Editor, Harper’s Magazine

In the halls of Congress, who is willing to promote the interests of those regimes most marked by repression and corruption? Posing as a representative of a fictional firm with investments in the natural gas fields of Turkmenistan, investigative journalist Ken Silverstein met with top K Street lobbying entities with the goal of transforming Turkmenistan’s image into an emerging democracy and dollar-friendly market. In his new book, Turkmeniscam, Silverstein examines the covert PR work of Washington lobbyists and how the power to sway public opinion can be easily bought.

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