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Dems Side With Right-Wingers On Middle East Oppression

Posted on May 12, 2021May 12, 2021By Editor

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Journalism & Mass media

USAID admits to Venezuela regime change fraud

Posted on May 7, 2021May 7, 2021By Editor

Red Lines host Anya Parampil explores an internal USAID report admitting the agency’s policy on Venezuela was driven by the State Department and National Security Council’s push for regime change. … Read More >USAID admits to Venezuela regime change fraud

Middle East

US announces $235mn aid package for Palestinians, backs 2-state solution to conflict with Israel

Posted on April 8, 2021April 8, 2021By Editor

The US backs a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict and will restore some $235 million in aid to the Palestinians which was cut by former President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced. … Read More >US announces $235mn aid package for Palestinians, backs 2-state solution to conflict with Israel

Middle East

New York-Based Aid Group to Pay $6.9Mln for Misuse of USAID Funds for Syria, Justice Dept Says

Posted on March 20, 2021March 20, 2021By Editor

The New York-based International Rescue Committee has agreed to pay the US government $6.9 million in fines after an investigation revealed that its staff engaged corrupt practices while distributing humanitarian aid for Syria, the Department of Justice announced on Friday. … Read More >New York-Based Aid Group to Pay $6.9Mln for Misuse of USAID Funds for Syria, Justice Dept Says

Shows

Wolves in sheep’s clothing & the future of Covid vaccinations

Posted on January 15, 2021January 15, 2021By Editor

Were some US congressional members in on the MAGA raid on Capitol Hill? Biden puts fan of alleged war criminal Henry Kissinger, Samantha Power, in charge of USAID. And the state of Covid-19 vaccinations in the United States and around the world. … Read More >Wolves in sheep’s clothing & the future of Covid vaccinations

USA

Obama-era hawk Samantha Power reportedly tapped as US foreign aid body head. Critics ask: Libya, Syria & Yemen legacy, anyone?

Posted on December 14, 2020December 14, 2020By Editor

Joe Biden reportedly considers picking Samantha Power to head the relief agency USAID in his administration. If selected, she’ll be tackling humanitarian disasters that she “helped” create during Obama era, critics claim. … Read More >Obama-era hawk Samantha Power reportedly tapped as US foreign aid body head. Critics ask: Libya, Syria & Yemen legacy, anyone?

Latin America

‘Coup-Plotters for Hire’: Unearthed USAID Nicaragua Regime Change Doc Puts 2018 Protests in Context

Posted on August 6, 2020August 6, 2020By Editor

An uncovered US Agency for International Development (USAID) document lays out a blueprint for regime change in Nicaragua. An expert told Sputnik the playbook shines a new light on the 2018 protests in Nicaragua as well as similar operations in other countries targeted by the US, such as Venezuela. … Read More >‘Coup-Plotters for Hire’: Unearthed USAID Nicaragua Regime Change Doc Puts 2018 Protests in Context

World

Coronavirus stimulus bill funds State Dept/USAID operations that once helped trigger polio outbreak in Syria

Posted on April 16, 2020April 16, 2020By Editor

A look at recent USAID schemes from Pakistan to Syria shows US empire can be very hazardous to your health. … Read More >Coronavirus stimulus bill funds State Dept/USAID operations that once helped trigger polio outbreak in Syria

World

Setback for US? Sri Lanka Shuns Million Dollar American Agreement Over National Security Concerns

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020By Editor

The Millennium Challenge Cooperation Agreement was approved by the previous government of Ranil Wickremesinghe in the last year of his tenure but he was unable to get approval from Parliament, evoking widespread resistance among people who believed it compromised the nation’s sovereignty. … Read More >Setback for US? Sri Lanka Shuns Million Dollar American Agreement Over National Security Concerns

Op-ed

US wants to spend $38mn raising a generation of Euro-Atlantic Ukrainians, but it has to fight Ukraine to do it

Posted on February 22, 2020February 22, 2020By Editor

USAID wants to spend $38 million on reimagining the Ukrainian identity as something bigger than language, ethnicity and place of birth. And the biggest obstacle is not ‘Russia’s malign influence,’ in spite of what pundits claim. … Read More >US wants to spend $38mn raising a generation of Euro-Atlantic Ukrainians, but it has to fight Ukraine to do it