Bruce buys into the notion that foreign aid is some sort of help. It is pure evil, intended to buttress the US empire, as Butler notes, and its clients overseas. For example, the US is using some of its stolen aid to rehabilitate the Indonesian military in its horrific anti-secession war in Aceh. The uniformed murderers and rapists and torturers decide who gets the aid looted from the American taxpayer. Meanwhile, the feds are tying to divert all private charity to those “with a strong relationship with the federal government,” as the Bush babe at the USA “Freedom Corps” said … Continue reading Re: America a cheap-skate?

I usually agree with Mike Rogers, and always enjoy reading him, but his comments on America’s foreign aid “contributions” have me confused. Mr. Rogers’ post could be interpreted as justifying US foreign aid on the grounds that other countries also send money overseas, sometimes as a result of bullying by the United States. Of course, the US should not bully other nations into stealing money from their citizens to support foreign aid or any other government program or policy. However, the fact is the United States “contributes” more in foreign aid than any other nation (in 2003 the US spent … Continue reading Re: America a cheap-skate?