Steve Peacock's U.S. Trade & Aid Monitortag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-941612053140989572012-05-18T16:04:06-04:00Original reporting on little-known U.S. government funded foreign aid projects, so-called "drug war" initiatives, and overseas business subsidies.TypePadUSTDA Paying for El Salvador Shipping-Vessel Safety Projecttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e201676696c9e5970b2012-05-18T16:04:06-04:002012-05-18T16:04:06-04:00The subsidization of a shipping-vessel safety project in El Salvador is the latest overseas endeavor for which American taxpayers are footing the bill.Steve PeacockUSAID Justice Project Aims to Cut Crime, Boost Economy of El Salvadortag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2016305670a35970d2012-05-09T12:45:06-04:002012-05-09T12:45:06-04:00A 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 PeacockUSAID Launching El Salvador Food & Trade Initiativetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e201676645091c970b2012-05-07T14:37:58-04:002012-05-07T14:37:58-04:00USAID will embark upon a what it is calling the Regional Integrated Trade and Food Security Project in El Salvador.Steve PeacockFeds Hiring Contractor to Help Fight Crime Across Nationtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e201675f6b1892970b2011-12-26T12:48:19-05:002011-12-26T12:48:19-05:00The 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