#Iran building #ShadowState inside Georgia. I was interrogated for saying so
I know about being targeted by this government as several of us raised concerns about Iran’s expanding influence in #Georgia — including the operation of an unaccredited Iranian university on Georgian soil — the #security services summoned us
Ins Georgia today, exposing #foreign adversary influence is treated as crime, while the network itself not #harassed
https://kyivindependent.com/iran-is-building-shadow-state-inside-georgia-i-was-interrogated-for-saying-so/
#authoritarian #Freedom #oppression
Iran is building shadow state inside Georgia. I was interrogated for saying so
On March 7, 2026, a crowd of Georgian citizens gathered outside Iran's embassy in Tbilisi. They held aloft portraits of recently killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and chanted a pledge of obedience to the supreme leader of a foreign theocracy.
A few blocks away, thousands of other Georgians continued the pro-European protests that have filled Rustaveli Avenue since the disputed November 2024 elections, demanding a new vote and a return to the Western path we fought for — and nearly died building.
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[thread] consultants, lobbyists, government
Watched this last evening: very interesting, alarming.
[Australia] Shadow State: How consultants infiltrated government
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-07/shadow-state:-how-consultants-infiltrated/102699746
* includes transcript
* full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pduOqZPnqVc
Good summary:
How the big four accounting firms infiltrated governments, earning more than $10b over a decade while taxpayers are in the dark
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-17/pwc-ey-kpmg-deloitte-government-10-billion/102602370
#KPMG #PWC #EY #Deloitte #consultants #democracy #Australia #ShadowState
'Consultants are everywhere'
"Australia's spending on consultants is among the highest in the world."
"Australian governments have paid the big four firms a staggering $10 billion over the past decade."
"The consultants are pretty much feasting on the public service."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-07/kpmg-consultants-overcharging-defence-four-corners/102644518
#ShadowState #governance #PublicService #tax
Consulting firm KPMG overcharged Defence while raking in billions of dollars, whistleblowers say
Consulting giant KPMG has been accused by whistleblowers of wasting public money, submitting inflated invoices and billing the Department of Defence for hours never worked.
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