Posted on 03/01/2023 8:56:41 AM PST by Tench_Coxe
There is a proliferation of U.S.-funded, supposedly free journalism organizations and training courses linked to various left-wing opposition newspapers in Hungary, according to the Hungarian civil rights group, Tűzfalcsoprt (Firewall Group).
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While the web of supporting organizations has not yet been fully untangled, Hungarian domestic intelligence agencies have already determined that NGOs funded by billionaire oligarch George Soros along with U.S. state and state-linked organizations were involved in funding the opposition’s election campaign. This information was included in the report of the Hungarian domestic intelligence agency, the National Information Center, which was submitted to Hungary’s parliament on Jan. 20, 2023.
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The other donor to the Telex Academy is the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which is a U.S. government agency whose head, Samantha Power, visited Budapest this February. At her press conference, she said that the U.S. government was devoting the equivalent of 7 billion forints (€18.5 million) to “maintaining democracy” in Central Europe. According to Magyar Nemzet, USAID announced last year that it would support press outlets associated with Hungary opposition with ample funding.
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Imagine if one of these countries invoked Article 5 against another NATO member (I'll leave it to the audience to guess who that other NATO member is).
US funneling millions into Hungary’s left-wing opposition media
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No way! Leftists would never stoop to such tactics. I mean they hold the high ground on so many moral issues. /s
The rats sent that vile leftist skank Samantha Power over there to cause as much trouble as possible
Seems Soros has paid off so many US pols that he is now running the Financial Aid section of the State Department. We needed Trump yesterday.
When Orban was re-elected last year, the USA appointed a new ambassador in Budapest - a gay, “married” man with two kids and his “husband” in tow
In your FACE, Hungary!
“Hungary is a NATO country. Then again, so is Germany...”
And yet they spy on us, and steal our secrets, and probably try to compromise our assets and run “influence” operations on us, just as we do to them, and as all allies do to each other in the modern world.
Yep, GloboHomoNazi can't Tolerate Hungary's Homo-Tranny Refusal.
We must have "Regime" Change and install GloboHomoNazi Authoritarian Shills.
Trump needs to point this stuff out and seriously dumb it down to an ever dumber American populace.
“he is now running the Financial Aid section of the State Department...”
If you’re talking about USAID, it’s far more than that. USAID is basically a not-very-secret unofficial branch of the CIA.
“...the U.S. government was devoting the equivalent of 7 billion forints (€18.5 million) to “maintaining democracy” in Central Europe...”
In other words, $millions of our tax dollars to expand the Globohomo woke agenda. Instead of a putting a chicken in every pot, it’s putting a tranny teacher in every classroom.
US dems/libs....
Not US.
We are the King Daddy of NATO. It’s our favorite power tool. We can blow up Germany’s pipelines and then publicly gloat about it (as Nuland it). And they have to grin and bear it in silence.
What we’re doing in Hungary is SOP and we do it in lots of countries. Been doing it for decades. Actually, it’s pretty mild compared to what we’ve done in some countries.
They do the same thing every Israeli election.
USAIDCIAAGENT Samantha Power visited Hungary in February:
Saturday, February 11, 2023
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The following is attributable to USAID Spokesperson Jessica Jennings:
On February 9, Administrator Samantha Power arrived in Budapest and met with a group of young Hungarians to discuss their aspirations and perspectives on developments in Hungary. The young Hungarians and Administrator Power then walked together through historic central Budapest. During the walk, the Administrator noted that young people have the power to advance positive change through their energy, capacity to innovate, and willingness to work across traditional divisions.
On February 10, the Administrator began the day with a student-moderated discussion at Berzsenyi Dániel High School, where they discussed public service, the U.S.-Hungary relationship, and a range of foreign affairs and development issues. When Administrator Power asked the room of 200 students how they viewed their future, a student told her, “It’s up to us to make it positive.”
She then met with Hungarian governance and rights advocates, including representatives from the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, K-Monitor, Transparency International, and Eötvös Loránd University to discuss their work supporting democracy, transparency, and rights in Hungary. The Administrator highlighted USAID’s newly launched work to help support democracy in Central Europe, including by bolstering civil society and helping independent media thrive and build new audiences. Administrator Power also held a meeting with advocates for human rights and LGBTQI+ communities, where they discussed the experiences of LGBTQI+ people in Hungary and their efforts to increase understanding, support marginalized groups, and improve the lives of LGBTQI+ people in Hungary. The Administrator emphasized that the United States will continue to stand as an ally with LGBTQI+ people and all marginalized groups in their struggle for equality.
The Administrator met with Hungarian independent journalists and representatives of media-focused NGOs to discuss their commitment to reporting on issues of critical importance and views on how to address significant challenges to media freedom. They also discussed opportunities for expanding audiences and establishing sustainable revenue streams. On the steps of the historic Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library, the Administrator then spoke with local and international media about the U.S.-Hungary relationship and USAID’s relaunched work in Hungary. Administrator Power also highlighted the life-saving work of Hungarian search and rescue teams that have deployed to Türkiye in response to this week’s earthquake.
At the U.S. Embassy, Administrator Power met with American and local staff, including USAID field staff based at the Embassy supporting USAID’s global humanitarian assistance work and Ukrainian staff who have been hosted by Embassy Budapest following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Administrator Power concluded her visit by meeting Hungarian Minister of Justice Judit Varga, Minister of Defense Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky, and Chair of the Hungarian Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee Zsolt Németh. Administrator Power, U.S. Ambassador to Hungary David Pressman, and the officials from the Government of Hungary engaged in a candid conversation about opportunities and challenges in the bilateral relationship, as well as the importance and impact of the long friendship between the American and Hungarian people.
They also did it to the Embassy in Warsaw. I flipped the bird at it as I walked by it.
“The other donor to the Telex Academy is the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)”
CIA
Viktor Orban, Hungary’s Prime Minister, should order Samantha Power arrested for fomenting a Hungarian coup and have her permanently deported from the country or spend the rest of her miserable, communist life in a Hungarian prison. She has no business being in Hungary and stirring up trouble.
“USAID is basically a not-very-secret unofficial branch of the CIA.”
Obama’s mother worked for them.
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