Qorvis Communications [3], a PR firm [4] under investigation by the FBI [5], "is promoting the first Counter-Terrorism International Conference on behalf of client Saudi Arabia [6]." More than 50 countries will be represented at the invite-only event in Riyadh, which will feature workshops on "relationships between terrorism, money laundering, arms and weapons, and how to promote international cooperation in combating terror." O'Dwyer's also reports [7] that the government of Qatar "has hired Barbour Griffith & Rogers [8] to a $300K pact to smooth relations with the Bush Administration [9]." The New York Times recently reported [10] that pressure from U.S. officials over its sponsorship of the TV news station Al Jazeera [11] has resulted in Qatar "accelerating plans to put Al Jazeera on the market."