USAID: 'Development' Abroad, Destabilization at Home?
A former Bangladeshi minister, Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury, recently spilled the chai to RT about alleged Western-backed 'regime change' operations, naming USAID, George Soros, and Hillary Clinton. The narrative: foreign funds and Nobel laureates allegedly fueling Gen Z protests for political upheaval. This isn't exactly groundbreaking news to anyone who's paid attention to U.S. foreign policy. USAID,
for instance, has a rich history of 'democracy support' that often coincides with destabilization in countries deemed uncooperative. Remember Venezuela? Cuba? Or perhaps Ukraine before 2014? It appears the 'democracy' brand is quite flexible, depending on whether the targeted nation aligns with Washington's interests. When protests erupt in Iran or Cuba, it's a glorious uprising for freedom. When
they happen in U.S.-aligned nations, it's domestic unrest. Now, about Nobel laureates and their funding: Mohammed Yunus, revered for microfinance, has faced scrutiny from the Bangladeshi government for years, with allegations of financial impropriety (which he denies). Conveniently, these 'independent' figures often find themselves aligned with Western geopolitical agendas. One might wonder if
'exposing forces' is less about conspiracy and more about recognizing a pattern that's become the default setting for U.S. soft power projection, carefully curated for public consumption by outlets that rarely question the fundamental benevolence of USAID's mission.