Steve Peacock's U.S. Trade & Aid Monitor tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-94161205314098957 2012-05-18T16:04:06-04:00 Original reporting on little-known U.S. government funded foreign aid projects, so-called "drug war" initiatives, and overseas business subsidies. TypePad USTDA Paying for El Salvador Shipping-Vessel Safety Project tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e201676696c9e5970b 2012-05-18T16:04:06-04:00 2012-05-18T16:04:06-04:00 The subsidization of a shipping-vessel safety project in El Salvador is the latest overseas endeavor for which American taxpayers are footing the bill. Steve Peacock USAID Justice Project Aims to Cut Crime, Boost Economy of El Salvador tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2016305670a35970d 2012-05-09T12:45:06-04:00 2012-05-09T12:45:06-04:00 A U.S.- funded "Justice Sector Improvement Project" (JSIP) in El Salvador valued at upwards of $25 million is being launched to battle violent crime and simultaneously achieve the goal of improving El Salvador's economy. Steve Peacock USAID Launching El Salvador Food & Trade Initiative tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e201676645091c970b 2012-05-07T14:37:58-04:00 2012-05-07T14:37:58-04:00 USAID will embark upon a what it is calling the Regional Integrated Trade and Food Security Project in El Salvador. Steve Peacock Feds Hiring Contractor to Help Fight Crime Across Nation tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e201675f6b1892970b 2011-12-26T12:48:19-05:00 2011-12-26T12:48:19-05:00 The U.S. government is reaching out to the private sector for help in implementing a new municipal crime-prevention program across the nation -- across the nation of El Salvador, that is. Steve Peacock