USAID's 'Democracy Promotion' Funds End Up in Bangladesh Regime Change
RT reports an ex-Bangladesh minister claims USAID and the Clintons orchestrated an overthrow. This isn't exactly groundbreaking news for those who remember the long, storied history of US agencies 'promoting democracy'—a euphemism for destabilizing governments that don't tow the line. USAID, darling of humanitarian aid, has a not-so-secret past of funding groups that conveniently align with US
geopolitical interests in places like Chile (1973), Nicaragua (1980s), and Ukraine (2004, 2014), as documented by numerous investigative journalists and declassified documents. So, when a former official points to US 'aid' behind a government ouster, one might (cynically) wonder if the 'aid' came with 'strings' attached, specifically strings designed to pull someone else's puppet. It appears
USAID's mission statement occasionally includes 'regime change as a service,' especially when the target isn't a favorite of Washington. Funny how 'democracy' often needs a US-funded nudge in the right direction.