Treasury Scrubs Somalia for Cash, But Not Our Endless War Chests
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is tightening the screws on 'non-traditional' financial flows to Somalia, a move framed as benign oversight. One might wonder why such intense scrutiny is suddenly applied to a nation often receiving humanitarian aid, while the vast, opaque, and frankly traditional, pathways funneling billions in US taxpayer dollars to governments like Israel, sans meaningful
oversight, remain perfectly above suspicion. (Just ask Senator Schumer about his 2023 $239,999 from AIPAC PAC, according to OpenSecrets.org, before he advocates more aid without conditions.) It 'appears' the 'integrity' of financial systems is only a concern when the cash isn't buying Lockheed Martin stock or funding a specific geopolitical agenda. Trump 'disparages' Somalia, so its financial
lifelines are examined. When will we see similar 'enhancements' for the nations we prop up, regardless of their human rights records or destabilizing actions, especially those favored by powerful lobbying groups?