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Surge in Pentagon share of humanitarian aid budget
The US uses aid to promote non-humanitarian goals, making it only the 15th most effective aid donor, and 13th most generous of top 23 donors, says a new report from DARA, one of the few organisations that monitors aid-money efficiency. Over the last decade, the Pentagon’s share of US development aid has risen from 3.5% to 18%. Washington Post story below highlights Afghan PRTs, which a major aid agency says decreases its security as locals “call into question our impartiality” when NATO military vehicles and soldiers distribute aid. Colin Powell infamously decribed aid NGO’s as “force multipliers” - see MSF’s rejection here
