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Dominicans protest U.S. army reinforcements in their country
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Government says the U.S. soldiers only there to do humanitarian work The Alternative Social Forum said that the real reason the U.S. army is present in the region is to control, dominate and interfere in the Dominican Republic's politics. Dominicans protest U.S. army reinforcements in their country - March 15, 2006 |
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Jump To Comment: 1US derails efforts for democracy in Iran
Prominent activists inside Iran say President Bush's plan to spend tens of millions of dollars to promote democracy here is the kind of help they don't need, warning that mere announcement of the U.S. program endangers human rights advocates by tainting them as American agents, the WASHINGTON POST reports on Tuesday page ones,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/20....html
Supposed health clinics supposed civilian airports in return for what
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has been the principal U.S. agency for providing economic and humanitarian assistance to developing and "transitional" countries since 1961, though it spends less than 0.5% of the federal budget. It is "an independent federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State". US foreign assistance has always had the furthering of America 's foreign policy interests, which includes supporting the US economy, US agriculture and US trade, as a key part of its remit.
The USAID website candidly states, "The principal beneficiary of America 's foreign assistance programs has always been the United States. Close to 80% of the USAID contracts and grants go directly to American firms. Foreign assistance programs have helped create major markets for agricultural goods, created new markets for American industrial exports and meant hundreds of thousands of jobs for Americans."