Steve Peacock's U.S. Trade & Aid Monitortag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-941612053140989572014-02-09T19:45:20-05:00Original reporting on little-known U.S. government funded foreign aid projects, so-called "drug war" initiatives, and overseas business subsidies.TypePadObama Plan: Temp Jobs at $1 Million Each (WND)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e201a51168809c970c2014-02-09T19:45:20-05:002014-02-09T19:45:20-05:00The federal government’s portfolio of international health-care initiatives has grown so enormous that the Obama administration is infusing another quarter-billion dollars simply to help operate this global bureaucracy.
The estimated return on this taxpayer-funded venture: 250 new support staff.Steve PeacockFirst Step of U.S.-Funded African Drought Project? Create New Bureaucracytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e201a3faafece6970b2013-12-18T14:11:34-05:002013-12-18T14:11:34-05:00A $20 million Kenya-based anti-drought program continues its search for contractors to carry out the five-year endeavor for the U.S. government -- and half the estimated cost will be eaten up in Phase One, which establishes a management bureaucracy to oversee the project.Steve PeacockFeds Hid Spending During Government Shutdown (WND)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2019b004932a5970d2013-10-24T21:23:56-04:002013-10-24T21:23:56-04:00The Obama administration during the partial government shutdown concealed a plan to funnel millions into yet another project in Afghanistan, where U.S. taxpayers are helping farmers grow wheat instead of illicit crops used in narcotics production.
Iranians and Pakistanis could particularly benefit from the endeavor, according to contracting documents WND discovered via routine database research.Steve PeacockUSAID to Drop Hundreds of Millions on Farmers - Starting in Kenyatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e20191041cb726970c2013-07-06T13:28:56-04:002013-07-06T13:29:59-04:00Although the House and Senate remain in a stalemate over what to cut or keep in the controversial Farm Bill, the Obama administration is proceeding with its own plan for farmers – in and around Kenya.
The East Africa Regional Construction initiative overall could cost U.S. taxpayers $210 million.Steve PeacockObama Drops Hundreds of Millions on (Kenyan) Farmers (WND)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e201901e1ceecf970b2013-07-03T21:31:52-04:002013-07-03T21:31:52-04:00Although the House and Senate remain in a stalemate over what to cut or keep in the controversial Farm Bill, the Obama administration is proceeding with its own plan for farmers – in Kenya.Steve PeacockHearing: Modernizing U.S. International Food Aid: Reaching More for Lesstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e20191032ed600970c2013-06-10T10:39:18-04:002013-06-10T10:39:18-04:00The House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Steve PeacockADM, Cargill, Others Get $57 Million in Global Food Aid Contracts (NEWS BRIEF)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2017c3379d799970b2012-11-14T12:45:07-05:002012-11-14T15:41:57-05:00Nearly $57 million in contracts recently were awarded to multiple vendors by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for food-aid endeavors.Steve PeacockWhite House Seeks to Spark Agribusiness Growth -- But Guess Where?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e20176176e61c4970c2012-08-25T10:04:26-04:002012-08-25T10:24:42-04:00Certain sectors of the agricultural industry are experiencing a “less impressive” growth rate than anticipated by the Obama Administration, which is stepping in to spark that growth. And it doing so in Uganda...Steve PeacockBids Due on $100 Million Afghan Slaughterhousetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2017743668292970d2012-07-16T08:14:38-04:002012-07-16T08:17:17-04:00The U.S.-funded construction of an Afghan National Army slaughterhouse -- whose estimated cost reaches upwards of $100 million -- is coming closer to fruition, as contractor bids are due this Saturday (July 21) . Steve PeacockUSAID Launching El Salvador Food & Trade Initiativetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e201676645091c970b2012-05-07T14:37:58-04:002012-05-07T14:37:58-04:00USAID will embark upon a what it is calling the Regional Integrated Trade and Food Security Project in El Salvador.Steve Peacock