tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-94161205314098957 2014-02-16T11:48:14-05:00 Original reporting on little-known U.S. government funded foreign aid projects, so-called "drug war" initiatives, and overseas business subsidies. TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e201a73d79549f970d 2014-02-16T11:48:14-05:00 2014-02-16T11:48:14-05:00

Just as details are emerging about a controversial, nationwide vehicle-surveillance database, WND has learned the federal government is planning an even more invasive spy program using “physiological signatures” to track down individuals.

Steve Peacock tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2019104dc0d3d970c 2013-08-20T20:06:04-04:00 2013-08-20T20:06:04-04:00

Things are not what they seem in Egypt. Those who support the "democratically elected" Morsi do not share the American vision of democracy and freedom. Islamist radicals are attempting to retake the government, and it very well may be in U.S. national interests to steer far clear of this turmoil.

Steve Peacock tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e20192ac6b047e970d 2013-08-07T13:12:36-04:00 2013-08-07T13:12:36-04:00

Contradictory claims of total dollar figures for U.S. foreign aid circulate around the Internet, containing oft-repeated figures that may or may not reflect reality. In response to those conflicting claims, WND has compiled a list of significant U.S. aid totals based on a review of congressional and Obama administration documents...

Steve Peacock tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e20191049be04b970c 2013-08-06T10:59:09-04:00 2013-08-06T11:02:36-04:00

The U.S. Senate has rejected an effort to crack down on U.S. taxpayer monies being forwarded to the violence-ridden nation of Egypt, and now the Obama administration is preparing to send more heavily armed, missile-equipped naval patrol ships to the interim government there. For that purpose, Washington is hiring private contractors to make the transoceanic delivery on its behalf.

Steve Peacock tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e20192ac5e62ef970d 2013-08-05T00:17:35-04:00 2013-08-05T00:25:31-04:00

Contradictory claims of total dollar figures for U.S. foreign aid circulate around the Internet, containing oft-repeated figures that may or may not reflect reality. In response to those conflicting claims, WND has compiled a list of significant U.S. aid totals based on a review of congressional and Obama administration documents and databases.

Steve Peacock tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2017d4267daf4970c 2013-03-30T15:55:48-04:00 2013-03-30T15:55:48-04:00

Many thanks to Andrew C. McCarthy of National Review Online for using U.S. Trade & Aid Monitor today as a supplemental resource in his article "Shhh, Don't Tell Anyone Hamas Won."

Steve Peacock tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2016768ab8d86970b 2012-07-22T12:34:49-04:00 2012-07-22T12:34:49-04:00

Check out my latest article for WND, "Cash flows for 'madrassa' lawmaker -- Contributors include Obama appointee as U.S. Marshal."

Steve Peacock tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2016305d46006970d 2012-05-25T13:34:05-04:00 2013-05-26T19:52:05-04:00

The violence in northern Nigeria is mistakenly viewed as a religious conflict rather than simply a tribal dispute over land, according to the Obama administration.

Steve Peacock tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e20168eba48756970c 2012-05-20T20:05:28-04:00 2012-05-20T20:05:28-04:00

My latest contribution to WND.com: "Obama: Slaughter of Christians a misunderstanding; Pricey 'knowledge generation' project aims to reduce such conflicts."

Steve Peacock tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e201543360a0f0970c 2011-06-30T16:11:45-04:00 2011-06-30T16:13:01-04:00

The next phase of a global information-warfare campaign to influence public and media perceptions about military operations in Afghanistan is unfolding, according to an updated U.S. Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A) planning document that U.S. Trade & Aid Monitor has located.

Steve Peacock