To Subdue Haiti’s Resistance, USAID Will Assemble ‘Civil Society’ Puppets
While USAID claims that it provides international assistance to “strengthen democratic governance” in “support of American foreign policy,” the historical record reveals that it has been used to finance opposition groups and regime-change attempts in countries that challenge Washington’s foreign policy interest.
Researcher Peter Hallward documented how USAID funds were used to fund anti-government civil society fronts in Haiti after Aristide’s landslide election in 2000. This followed a cut in funding to Haiti immediately following Aristide’s victory.
The understanding that the NED and USAID serve as tools for U.S. imperialism is more widely accepted these days.