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USAID was born in, and has always functioned as part of, a team approach to counterinsurgency. woborders.blog/2011/03/09/usaid-and-counter-insurgency-five-decades-old/On twitter.com
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So when Bolivians perceive USAID as an extension of a simultaneous drug war, or a US recruitment tool for political allies, they are (in the big picture) perceptive rather than paranoid.Permalink On twitter.com
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This doesn't mean that every USAID project in Bolivia was a disaster or a plot. There might not have been spies lurking within the organic chocolate export catalyst program. Nor should the Caranavi bus station have foregone an upgrade.Permalink On twitter.com
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USAID's design poses a problem for US Americans (like me) who think our country owes material reparations to the global South, but don't want it to be used as a tool for manipulating other governments.Permalink On twitter.com