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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 USAID 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 (2016-03-10). "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.