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The SBVT propaganda smear campaign was financed by Sam Fox, a hardline billionaire. {{noteref|siegel}} The fact that Fox financed this project was revealed during his confirmation hearing to become ambassador to Belgium. While the Senate blocked his confirmation, even so Fox was appointed over the authority of the Senate. Furthermore, the PR company responsible for the SBVT (and whose bill Fox paid) was [[Arthur J. Finkelstein and Associates]] run by [[Arthur J. Finkelstein]], the "dirty-tricks guy for the Republicans". {{noteref|finkel}} Finkelstein is best know for his black-propaganda campaigns that are primarily character assassinations -- as the SBVT campaign demonstrates.

*{{refnote|siegel}}Jennifer Siegel, [http://www.forward.com/articles/controversial-envoy-to-belgium-vows-more-campaign/ Controversial Envoy to Belgium Vows More Campaign Giving], ''Forward'', 13 April 2007.*{{refnote|finkel}} Jeff Halper, [http://www.kpfa.org/cgi-bin/gen-mpegurl.m3u?server=aud1.kpfa.org&port=80&file=dummy.m3u&mount=/data/20070116-Tue1700.mp3 Dirty Politics], KPFA, 16 January 2006, relevant section starts at the 33:35m mark. ("They use the most sophisticated American PR firms, specially a guy called Finkelstein that you have never heard of in the States, but he is the dirty tricks guy for the Republicans. When Karl Rove and the Republicans when they go through all the campaign and you start getting negative advertising, the dirty tricks, and the Swift Boats, the dirty-dirty stuff, that is Finkelstein.")