Steve Peacock's U.S. Trade & Aid Monitortag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-941612053140989572013-09-02T21:02:49-04:00Original reporting on little-known U.S. government funded foreign aid projects, so-called "drug war" initiatives, and overseas business subsidies.TypePadU.S. Escalates Contractor Roles in Africa (WND)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2019aff2807f9970c2013-09-02T21:02:49-04:002013-09-02T21:02:49-04:00The Obama administration suddenly is hunting for contractors to help haul military equipment and supplies to and from Egypt and other nations within the U.S. Africa Command’s area of responsibility, WND has discovered.Steve PeacockTom Woods and Pat Buchanan on War, Rand Paul, the Neocons and Moretag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2019104ab9597970c2013-08-09T13:29:16-04:002013-08-09T13:29:16-04:00Bestselling author Tom Woods, filling in for Peter Schiff, talks to Pat Buchanan about Obama/Putin/Snowden, the state of the GOP, the Rand Paul and John McCain wings, neoconservatism, and Iran.Steve PeacockHouse Tells Russia to Get Out of Georgia, While Quietly Building Up UAE Presencetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2017d3c30508b970c2012-09-20T10:44:52-04:002012-09-20T10:44:52-04:00The U.S. House of Representatives this week condemned the Russian Federation's occupation of disputed land in the former Soviet republic of Georgia... What the U.S. government is playing down, however, is the fact that the Obama administrationat the same time is helping to finance power infrastructure projects in Georgia that directly benefit U.S. ally United Arab Emirates.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 PeacockUSAID Dumping $50 Million into Central Asia Trade & Reform Projecttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2014e89c22f07970d2011-07-11T15:30:39-04:002011-07-11T15:30:39-04:00$50 million in contracts recently were awarded to four vendors under an initiative that seeks to promote economic growth in Central Asia, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) revealed today.Steve PeacockNOAA Seeks Contractors to Study Russian Fishing Fleets in Bering Seatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e201538f18b539970b2011-06-10T13:26:28-04:002011-06-10T13:28:42-04:00The impact of Russian fishing fleets on the endangered Steller Sea Lion currently is unknown—but the U.S. government is aiming to find out. Steve Peacock