Roiling controversy has surrounded President Donald Trump’s announcement of sweeping changes at the US Agency for International Development, or USAID. The agency does supply humanitarian aid, yet it seems a portion of its budget goes to dubious propaganda campaigns worldwide. Little attention has been paid to the agency’s involvement with the CIA, particularly in creating the infamous 1974 Kissinger Report, which advocated for population control to further US “national security interests” in developing countries.
Freedom Fighters or Rogue Agency?
Numerous Democratic lawmakers have denounced efforts to reform USAID as illegal, unconstitutional, or even – according to Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) – tyrannical. Upon further inquiry, it appears the seemingly innocuous agency has been using a facade of philanthropic activities to conceal its more profound…
