A soldier with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recently stumbled upon a stash of weapons in Lebanon, and to everyone’s surprise, there were also humanitarian aid packages from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) there. This discovery has sparked a lot of questions about whether American aid is unintentionally supporting terrorist groups. Asher Fredman, a former IDF soldier now leading the Misgav Institute for National Security and Zionist Strategy, shared with The Post that he found these USAID-labeled packages while patrolling a Hezbollah stronghold in an unnamed Lebanese village.
Among the items Fredman found were sniper rifles, anti-tank missiles, and explosives. With a hint of irony, he commented, “From the American taxpayer to Hezbollah, with love.” The aid packages not only bore the USAID logo but also had the United Nations World Food Program branding, labeled in both English and Arabic, declaring, “Gift of the United States of America” and “From the American People.”
Fredman pointed out that Hezbollah was using the location as a staging ground for attacks against Israel. He noted that they had vacated the area upon spotting the IDF approaching. An IDF spokesperson mentioned they didn’t have additional details about the USAID packages found at the site.
President Donald Trump is actively working on plans to dismantle USAID, which has been distributing billions in taxpayer-funded humanitarian aid globally. This initiative is part of a larger effort spearheaded by the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, which aims to cut down on wasteful spending in federal agencies. Leading this department is none other than Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX.
In a significant move last week, USAID’s workforce was reduced from about 10,000 employees, many of whom were stationed internationally, to roughly 300. The agency reported spending a massive $68 billion in 2023 alone. President Trump addressed the issue on his Truth Social platform, expressing his belief that USAID’s spending practices have been largely fraudulent and unexplainable.
Trump’s post read: “USAID is driving the radical left crazy, and there is nothing they can do about it because the way in which the money has been spent, so much of it fraudulently, is totally unexplainable.” He also emphasized that the corruption within the agency is unparalleled and called for its closure.
Gerald Steinberg, the founder of NGO Monitor, has been vocal for a long time about how U.S. humanitarian aid in the Middle East gets diverted to terrorist groups. On X, he stated, “The folks at USAID knew that taxpayers’ money and ‘emergency assistance’ went to terrorists.” He also pointed out that his organization has documented instances of aid diversion by terrorist organizations in Lebanon, Gaza, and Yemen.
Fredman has previously voiced concerns about finding similar evidence of aid misappropriation in Lebanon. He shared on X that during a previous mission in Lebanon, they discovered large Hezbollah weapons caches along with USAID care packages and UNICEF documents. His message was aimed at Elon Musk, highlighting the ongoing issue.
The USAID-branded aid found with Hezbollah is concerning, especially as President Trump has announced plans to slash U.S. funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). This decision comes after investigations showed that some UNRWA employees were involved in the October 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel. Consequently, Israel has decided to cut ties with the agency.
The ongoing misuse of aid has led to increased calls for tighter oversight of U.S. taxpayer-funded assistance programs abroad. Many are now questioning how such aid ends up in the hands of those it was never intended for. The situation has only intensified the scrutiny on how international aid is managed and delivered.
Conservatives argue that this is yet another example of how government programs can be mismanaged and abused. They believe that more stringent measures need to be put in place to prevent such occurrences in the future. The discovery in Lebanon is a stark reminder of the challenges faced in ensuring aid reaches its intended recipients.
The findings have fueled the debate over foreign aid and its potential unintended consequences. With billions of dollars at stake, the importance of oversight cannot be overstated. The current administration is determined to address these issues head-on and make necessary changes.
Critics of USAID argue that the agency has been inefficient and its funds misallocated. They see Trump’s actions as a necessary step toward accountability and better management of taxpayer dollars. The push for reform has gained momentum, with many supporters rallying behind the president’s decisions.
Opinions about the role of humanitarian aid in conflict zones are varied, but the need for reform is a common theme. The situation underscores the complexity of providing aid in regions with unstable political landscapes. As debates continue, the focus remains on ensuring aid is used for its intended purpose.
The controversy surrounding USAID is emblematic of broader concerns about government spending. Conservatives see this as an opportunity to advocate for smaller government and more effective use of public funds. The administration’s actions are seen as a step toward achieving these goals.
The discussion about aid in the Middle East has brought attention to the broader issue of international assistance. Ensuring that aid does not end up in the wrong hands is a priority for many policymakers. The situation calls for a reevaluation of how aid is distributed and monitored.
The current administration is committed to addressing these challenges and making necessary changes. The focus is on improving systems to prevent misuse and ensure aid effectiveness. The findings in Lebanon have only reinforced the need for such reforms.
Calls for change are growing louder, with many advocating for a more efficient use of resources. The administration’s actions are seen as a move in the right direction. The goal is to ensure that aid serves its purpose and benefits those who truly need it.
Arrest the Communist Judge who’s protecting USAIDE while blocking Elon Musk from further investigations and Arrest everyone at USAIDE who’s packaging those weapons and food for America’s enemies to fight against Isreal and America’s military.!!
All involved in this Treasonous acts against the United States must be placed in front of a Fireing Squad and shot dead while on live television for the World to see.
The labels on the containers read from USAIDE with love of the American People is bullshit, it sure as Hell isn’t sent with my love. I would rather send explosions ready to detonate the minute the package explode the minute it’s opened killing America’s enemies.
I too agree and say, Go get ‘em with extreme prejudice!
All involved in this activity from top to bottom are all-out
Traitors who pull triggers remotely to kill Americans!
This aiding and abetting of the enemy an outright act of Treason is considered under the U.S. Constitution punishable by hanging, and therefore it’s time to reinstate The Gallows!
There’s probably many more corrupt Agencies in the government which must be closed or cleaned up.
This is just the tip of the betrayal perpetrated on us by dems Hopefully it is fully disclosed.
Was anybody actually in charge at USAID? Bring them in for Congressional interrogation and jail them if warranted. We cannot have disbursed billions of dollars without someone signing off!
How much you wanna bet George Soros is behind this dirty mess?
Soros must hang! He is a diabolical and demonic perpetrator of many evils and a traitor to the hilt of all Americans!
This doesn’t surprise me. There never has been oversight on any aid that we issue to foreign countries and the UN is not to be trusted. They are corrupt and anti-American.
I’ve said for a while that the UN needs to be kicked the hell out of America!
Why aren’t these people in prison for TREASON they are enemies against the American people. Democrats need to be held accountable this is definitely treason to our nation our own government funding all this corruption for so long and only now it’s coming out who’s responsible for allowing this to happen.
This is a disgrace what the democrats were allowed to get away with for so long. Every government agency needs to be shut down and investigated. These criminals need to be in prison for life or shot for treason. This is supposedly America.
Now we begin to see why our Nation is in so much debt, nearing a 40 $Trillion National Deficit nearly half of which was created in just the last 4 years under the Demoncraps!
And now we all know the rest of the story of how so many of those Demoncraps are so filthy rich, some even $billionaires with hidden offshore accounts which makes all the accumulated Old Days Mafia loot from their many racketeering schemes combined look like chump change!
This is our Tax Dollars at work, just not for We the People but instead for many of the Elite and Dirtiest Lowdown Scums that we elected into office!
Every time I read something like this, I get more angry than before. I would like to see some Democrats get an all-expenses-paid vacation to Gitmo – permanently.
If this stuff had happened a hundred years ago, they would be executed for treason.
Just abou a hundred years ago the New York Times white washed Stalin’s engineered famine in Ukraine.
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The question of truth is at the heart of the story Holland tackles—the deadly famine, engineered by Stalin’s regime, that swept through Ukraine, the Volga Basin, the Kuban and Don regions of the North Caucasus, and Kazakhstan in the winter of 1932-1933. In Ukraine alone, where it is known by its Ukrainian name of Holodomor and often referred to as the terror-famine, it took an estimated 4 million lives. In this exceptionally fertile land, Stalin imposed impossible production demands, expropriating all available grain and livestock and using the ensuing starvation to break the back of the peasantry, whose resistance to collectivization threatened to undermine his industrialization efforts.
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But Stalin’s crime was only one face of the story. The other face was the extraordinary failure on the part of the world to report and acknowledge the facts. Many were complicit in this failure, but the starring role undoubtedly belonged to the Moscow-based Western journalists, who misreported, underreported, and failed to report about what was plainly happening under their noses. Walter Duranty, the New York Times’ man in Moscow, outright lied about the events, deliberately misleading his readers. In 1932, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for reporting. Holland’s exploration of the complicity of the press in one of Joseph Stalin’s greatest crimes lends the film an unexpected relevance to our current moment, when the role and purpose of the media and of journalism itself seem to be under attack—from both would-be dictators and people for whom virtue is the arbiter of truth.
I watched a Canadian journalist informing an American journalist that The Communist Democrats send $billions of taxpayers money to Canada where it’s funneled back into the United States through Quebec, right back into the hands of the Communist Democrats while Trudeau, gets a percentage.
It’s called MONEY LAUNDERING and the Communist Democrats have gotten away with it.
Ordinary American Citizens will go to prison for this crime.
This is one reason why I call for the arrest and charges for Treason and the hanging or Fireing Squad of all Treasonous acts committed by the Communist Democrats and Rinos.
Brother, I agree that would do good to curtail and send the right message of deterrence, if the “cat had not been out of the bag for so long,” to the point where society and civilization are utterly corrupted and we basically have “a hell on earth set of rules” ruling the masses around the planet! I ache knowing if only the original traditional values set forth in America back in the day had been able to flourish the way all of this evil has, it would be a world of difference far from this mess; but it did not! And why I ask myself, because corruption to some degree is on all of us, which is why Jesus Christ had to come and die on a cross for “all who will believe in Him,” as otherwise there would be absolutely no hope for any of us!
What I see is we are fighting now more than an “uphill battle” we are fighting “an impossible battle” and “the only true hope,” is for anyone who wants to be saved, to “turn to Jesus Christ on that cross and ask for forgiveness and the free gift of eternal life in heaven that only He can provide!”
Amen.
Stalin one of the many past “Bolshevik” butchers, which have through Communism been transposed into many other countries including America now over the last 75 years!
They, those Butchers promised to destroy America from within and they have nearly succeeded “for all intents and purposes,” and the reason they had that confidence for their plan to succeed is because it was inspired by Satan who is their real leader! Show me a leader of a full blown Communist Hellhole and I’ll show you a Son of Satan!
Look how popular secularism, witchcraft, paganism, voodoo, and actual Satan worship are today in America! Witchcraft was in full display in the Super Bowl festivities and we all know by now what controversy occurred during the Olympics right in your face Blaspheming of God!
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If anyone isn’t concerned about their own immortal soul and where it’s headed when they die, right now is the time to get worried and get right with God Almighty!
I say with urgency and sadness to all, that “this is the point of focus for me as to what this all adds up to,” because the “final curtain” is about to close on all of this! This isn’t meant to go on and on like it’s been going in such a hurry or like some “bat out of hell;” the wick is about all burned out!
Elon Musk and President Donald Trump are turning their focus toward financial corruption within the federal government, launching a probe into how public officials have accumulated millions while working in taxpayer-funded positions. The investigation, led by the Department of Government Efficiency Service (DOGE), is part of a broader effort to root out fraud and misuse of government funds.
At a White House press briefing, Musk raised questions about how certain federal employees have managed to amass substantial wealth. “Where does it come from?” Musk asked. “Maybe they’re great investors, in which case we should take their advice. But mysteriously, they get wealthy. We don’t know why.”
Trump issued an executive order expanding DOGE’s authority, requiring federal agencies to coordinate with Musk’s office on financial audits and hiring freezes. The order also directs agencies to reduce staffing and eliminate wasteful expenditures identified by DOGE.
Musk pointed to USAID as an agency under review, stating that its financial oversight has been lacking. “The reason departments can’t pass audits is because payments don’t have categorization codes,” he said. “It’s just blank checks flying out of the building.”
In addition to financial audits, DOGE has already terminated nearly $900 million in federal contracts. Musk and Trump have claimed these cuts are due to waste and fraud but have not yet disclosed specific details about the affected agreements.
The initiative has faced legal pushback from labor unions and Democratic state attorneys general, who argue that Trump and Musk are bypassing congressional authority. However, both have vowed to continue pursuing transparency and accountability in government spending.
I’ve been saying for years the Communist Democrats have been stealing taxpayers money.