Amil Khan on X: "I could go on; and I probably will in a longer piece, but, in conclusion: I’m looking forward to Kit’s latest effort. 'Hack and leak' has become a right of passage for anyone doing serious work opposing military dictators and kleptocrats. Have you even been doxxed, bro? 7/7" / X

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Amil Khan
@Londonstani
Dec 17, 2021
Russian info ops arent what they used to be. Someone going by the name @KitKlarenberg is about to publish an article in [insert Russian state-affiliated media] accusing me of being a terrorist propandist etc etc. So far, so yawn. Heres a short #thread on why I expected better 1/:
Amil Khan
@Londonstani
Dec 17, 2021
First off, it’s impossible to know if hacked documents have been tampered with before you get them. @KitKlarenberg is tweeting a professional bio of me that says “embedded with terrorist organisations”. Who would say that? Seems kind of bonkers 2/
Amil Khan
@Londonstani
Dec 17, 2021
Also, social media platforms take a dim view of the distribution of material obtained via hacking. And if they get annoyed, you are likely to get shuffled off to Parler to join Katie Hopkins 3/
Amil Khan
@Londonstani
Dec 17, 2021
Secondly, context is key. Random snippets of docs dont provide it. I used to be a reporter, I embedded with a bunch of unsavoury people including Anjum Choudhary and militias in Darfur. If you want to know what I was up to, watch the Panorama we made 4/ bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00…
Amil Khan
@Londonstani
Dec 17, 2021
3rd, you need credible messengers. Poor Kit is struggling here. Even though he's been writing for top tier ultranationalist Serbian sites some of his sources remain unconvinced by a "journalist who pretended to investigate crimes against humanity" 5/ stop007.org/home/black-lis…
Amil Khan
@Londonstani
Dec 17, 2021
This doesnt help; "we set out to employ someone Jewish for the purpose. This was not only because Jewish rates are, generally, exceptionally competitive; Judaists are also ...comfortable with, the notion of self-ridicule" i might be missing context 6/ occupyfaith.org.uk/2015/02/27/sta…
Amil Khan
@Londonstani
I could go on; and I probably will in a longer piece, but, in conclusion: I’m looking forward to Kit’s latest effort. 'Hack and leak' has become a right of passage for anyone doing serious work opposing military dictators and kleptocrats. Have you even been doxxed, bro? 7/7
9:20 PM · Dec 17, 2021
Kit Klarenberg
@KitKlarenberg
Dec 17, 2021
"Anyone doing serious work opposing military dictators and kleptocrats" - no Amil, you very much seem to have been doing work *supporting* the worst armed elements imaginable, people who indiscriminately torture and kill children, as your client @amnesty has documented at length.
Kit Klarenberg
@KitKlarenberg
Dec 17, 2021
Look forward to it as do my lawyers x
Kit Klarenberg
@KitKlarenberg
Dec 17, 2021
You've been making an awfully large amount of money from these activities Amil and it can only be considered in the public interest your shocking history is exposed