Steve Peacock's U.S. Trade & Aid Monitortag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-941612053140989572013-04-28T21:19:04-04:00Original reporting on little-known U.S. government funded foreign aid projects, so-called "drug war" initiatives, and overseas business subsidies.TypePadWND: U.S. Prepares for Casualties in Africatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e201901baad6fa970b2013-04-28T21:19:04-04:002013-04-28T21:19:04-04:00The extrication of U.S. Special Forces injured in African military ventures soon will provide contractors with an additional revenue stream, now that the Obama administration plans to keep such vendors on stand-by, 24/7, for cross-continent airborne mobilization.Steve PeacockData on Desires of Middle Eastern TV-News Viewers Soughttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e201676945d2a0970b2012-08-14T13:10:47-04:002012-08-14T13:10:47-04:00Viewer choices of TV news sources in the Middle East—particularly in the aftermath of the Arab Spring—are about to be evaluated by the U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors, which also will assess recent promotional efforts for its Alhurra TV operations.Steve PeacockU.S. Seeks New Means of Predicting Internet Growth Overseas, from Albania to Zimbabwetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2015390378688970b2011-07-27T17:23:19-04:002011-07-27T17:34:13-04:00The U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) is looking for a contractor capable of developing a new analytical model to predict Internet usage and growth -- in thirty-two foreign nations, from "A" (Albania) to "Z" (Zimbabwe). Steve PeacockWhite House Funds Moroccan River Project, But Seeks to Slash U.S. Waterway Clean-Up Effortstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2014e88240096970d2006-02-25T00:00:00-05:002012-05-06T11:43:37-04:00The U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA) is funding an evaluation of advanced technologies to stem chronic river pollution -- in Morocco, that is. The Moroccan river initiative comes to light just as the Bush Administration has proposed massive cuts to river pollution-prevention initiatives across the United States. According to...Steve Peacock