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The Left Flank @vgaph.bsky.social

There are 99 names on the Memorial Wall at USAID Headquarters in the Ronald Reagan Building. The corresponding CIA memorial at Langley commemorates only 140 fallen, despite being twice the size and having 15 more years of history than USAID.

feb 7, 2025, 2:24 pm • 0 0

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The Left Flank @vgaph.bsky.social

I would not suggest that USAID is beyond reproach. I myself have been critical of some of the organization’s practices, but I never questioned their intent, because, like most civil servants, they never did anything other than try and complete the mission given to them by Congress and the President

feb 7, 2025, 2:25 pm • 0 0 • view
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The Left Flank @vgaph.bsky.social

Many of these people risked, and many lost, their lives in this endeavor. If this is truly the end of USAID, the face of America to millions suffering around the globe for six decades, than these men and women deserve far better than to be slandered as a “criminal organizatio

feb 7, 2025, 2:26 pm • 1 0 • view