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The '''United States Agency for International Development''' ('''USAID''') is | The '''United States Agency for International Development''' ('''USAID''') is an agency of the US State Department with the stated mission to assist in "international development." Former USAUD director, John Gilligan admitted it was "infiltrated from top to bottom with CIA people."<ref>{{News citation|journalist=David H. Price|date=2016|title=Cold War Anthropology|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Cold_War_Anthropology/dn6tCwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22infiltrated+from+top+to+bottom+with+cia+people%22+gilligan&pg=PT146&printsec=frontcover|newspaper=Duke University Press|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref> | ||
It has been described as [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] cut-out organization that is used to promote regime change operations in countries that are targeted by US imperialism.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Wayne Madsen|date=2014-04-08|title=USAID: A history of front companies acting on behalf of the CIA|url=http://www.intrepidreport.com/archives/12659|newspaper=Intrepid Report|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103200816/http://www.intrepidreport.com/archives/12659|archive-date=2021-11-04|retrieved=}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|journalist=[[Ben Norton]]|date=2021-06-01|title=How USAID created Nicaragua’s anti-Sandinista media apparatus, now under money laundering investigation|url=https://thegrayzone.com/2021/06/01/cia-usaid-nicaragua-right-wing-media/|newspaper=[[The Grayzone]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104212806/https://thegrayzone.com/2021/06/01/cia-usaid-nicaragua-right-wing-media/|archive-date=2021-11-04|retrieved=}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|journalist=[[Kit Klarenberg]]|date=2021-05-09|title=‘Humanitarian’ agency USAID was ‘key tool’ for Washington undermining the Venezuelan government, official review reveals|url=https://www.rt.com/op-ed/523110-usaid-venezuela-undermine-government/|newspaper=[[RT]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005232844/https://www.rt.com/op-ed/523110-usaid-venezuela-undermine-government/|archive-date=2021-10-05|retrieved=}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 16:20, 5 November 2021
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an agency of the US State Department with the stated mission to assist in "international development." Former USAUD director, John Gilligan admitted it was "infiltrated from top to bottom with CIA people."[1]
It has been described as CIA cut-out organization that is used to promote regime change operations in countries that are targeted by US imperialism.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ David H. Price (2016). "Cold War Anthropology" Duke University Press.
- ↑ Wayne Madsen (2014-04-08). "USAID: A history of front companies acting on behalf of the CIA" Intrepid Report. Archived from the original on 2021-11-04.
- ↑ Ben Norton (2021-06-01). "How USAID created Nicaragua’s anti-Sandinista media apparatus, now under money laundering investigation" The Grayzone. Archived from the original on 2021-11-04.
- ↑ Kit Klarenberg (2021-05-09). "‘Humanitarian’ agency USAID was ‘key tool’ for Washington undermining the Venezuelan government, official review reveals" RT. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05.