Steve Peacock's U.S. Trade & Aid Monitortag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-941612053140989572007-06-02T00:00:00-04:00Original reporting on little-known U.S. government funded foreign aid projects, so-called "drug war" initiatives, and overseas business subsidies.TypePadAnticorruption Initiative Gains Steamtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2014e88240593970d2007-06-02T00:00:00-04:002007-06-02T00:00:00-04:00The U.S. Congress has been unable -- or unwilling -- to sufficiently tackle the issue of governmental corruption, but TPR sister site Exhortations to the Oblivious is poised to solve this problem. Check out U.S. Needs Uganda's Help -- Write Now, Before It's Too Late! for more on this initiative.Steve Peacock" Outsourcing Victory "tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2014e8824043f970d2006-12-20T00:00:00-05:002006-12-20T00:00:00-05:00Tired of the depressing accounts of waste and corruption in government procurement that TPR so often uncovers and chronicles? Well, for a change of pace, TPR suggests you check out cartoonist Mark Fiore's hilarious take on the foibles of wartime federal contracting, Outsourcing Victory.Steve PeacockWe Are a Beacon of Light, Part IIItag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2014e88240377970d2006-09-16T00:00:00-04:002006-09-16T00:00:00-04:00The worldwide extension of the U.S. government's leadership in combating corruption and waste is continuing unabated, evidenced by the latest plan by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to deploy yet another Senior Anticorruption Advisor -- this time, our nation gets to shine as a Pure Beacon of Light...Steve PeacockSocks and Rocketstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2014e882402f2970d2006-07-26T00:00:00-04:002006-07-26T00:00:00-04:00TPR's sister site, Exhortations to the Oblivious, has a plan once and for all to help Iraq to re-occupy Iraq. Sock it to 'em, King George. Click here to find out more.Steve PeacockArmies of Incarcerated Cosmetologists Springing Up in West Virginiatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2014e8824026e970d2006-06-28T00:00:00-04:002006-06-28T00:00:00-04:00Crime doesn't pay -- unless, that is, you're an aspiring cosmetologist serving time in a federal penitentiary in West Virginia. To read the full text of this satirical report, visit our sister site Exhortations to the Oblivious.Steve PeacockBank Like An Egyptiantag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2014e882401dd970d2006-05-09T00:00:00-04:002006-05-09T00:00:00-04:00If only my wife were an Egyptian banker, we wouldn’t be having the damn problems we’re having right now. Three days into her first semester back in school -- after a long-delayed effort to complete her bachelors degree -- her laptop simply died. Seriously. It just ceased to exist, right...Steve PeacockCompassionate Conservatism for One Million Homeless Iraqistag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2014e882401c1970d2006-04-26T00:00:00-04:002006-04-26T00:00:00-04:00I'm reposting this article, which originally was distributed via Indymedia Oct. 19, 2004, because of the sad irony that it represents. Take note of the fact that I wrote the piece in my awestruck response to Bush Administration reaching the 1,000 mark of dead U.S. soldiers -- we are now...Steve PeacockUSDA Gets Sheepish on Americatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2014e88240187970d2006-04-06T00:00:00-04:002006-04-06T00:00:00-04:00A confession: I lack knowledge about sheep sperm and blood. As a result, I cannot comment on such matters authoritatively. There is, however, a bright spot regarding this shortcoming (no pun intended): the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA), which maintains a frozen depository of this stuff, apparently doesn’t know much...Steve PeacockUSDA Gets Sheepish on Americatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2014e8824017a970d2006-04-06T00:00:00-04:002006-04-06T00:00:00-04:00Satire Our sister site Exhortations to the Oblivious takes a satirical look at the good, the baaaaad, and the ugly side of federally funded programs. Click here to find out more.Steve PeacockArmor & Irony: Destroy the Village & Sell Huts to Homeless Villagerstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2014e88240110970d2006-03-18T00:00:00-05:002012-08-23T09:53:58-04:00Isn't it ironic that U.S. industry produces items such as mini armored troop carriers, while simultaneously manufacturing bombs known as sensor fuzed weapons, which are made to destroy such human-delivery watercraft? To view the entirety of this satirical piece, please visit our sister site, Exhortations to the Oblivious ***UPDATE: Link...Steve Peacock