Posted on 02/03/2025 12:06:45 AM PST by ransomnote
The Trump administration and its allies moved to tighten control of the U.S. Agency for International Development over the weekend, signaling an intent to act forcefully to bring the U.S. foreign policy apparatus in line with the president’s “America First” approach to engaging with the world.
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Voorhees was put on leave after he did not allow officials from the “Department of Government Efficiency” to access a sensitive compartmented information facility — commonly known as a SCIF — an ultra-secure room where officials and government contractors take extraordinary precautions to review highly classified information, according to three current and former USAID officials.
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When USAID personnel attempted to block access to some areas, DOGE officials threatened to call federal marshals, the aide said. The DOGE officials were eventually given access to “secure spaces” including the security office.
The Senate staffer also said top officials from USAID’s office and the bulk of the staff in USAID’s Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs were put on leave later Saturday. Some of them were not notified but had their access to agency terminals suspended.
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“USAID is a ball of worms,” Musk said. “There is no apple.”
“It’s gotta go. It’s beyond repair,” he added.
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Article Excerpt: Voorhees was put on leave after he did not allow officials from the “Department of Government Efficiency” to access a sensitive compartmented information facility — commonly known as a SCIF — an ultra-secure room where officials and government contractors take extraordinary precautions to review highly classified information, according to three current and former USAID officials.
ransomnote: The media is hiding the fact that 25% of USAID given foreign countries is spent on weapons/defense; the MSM is framing the story as if Trump is agressively denying women and children drinking water, food etc. (Humanitarian aid)
SO when the reader comes across talk of USAID's classified information secured in their SCIF, the public wants to know what kind of classified information could there be when the topic is food deliveries etc. Further, if it's food, and in the case of Ukraine, firewood, then why can't Musk's people be allowed in?
Notice in Wiki's definition below, SCIFs are related to military, national security/national defense and intelligence parlance. Methinks USAID was overly 'active' in those realms, yet the MSM simply rattles on about the Trump administration denying orphans clothing/food/heat/light/water. And surely USAID officials wouldn't want to talk about giving 10% to the 'Big Guy', disguising the true purpose of the funds, and shipping crates of cash to other Globalist despots around the world, while chatting at the water cooler.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensitive_compartmented_information_facility
A sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF / s k ɪ f /), in United States military, national security/national defense and intelligence parlance, is an enclosed area within a building that is used to process sensitive compartmented information (SCI) types of classified information.
Choke it out and start over. It’s our “We the People’s” money.
Wow!
The Pest needed 5 liars for this one!
Wrest control? He is the President.
I wonder if Elon calling it a ball of worms is code for more than just Langley? Whatcha think?
as benign... spit, normally a legit question.
Yes, American taxpayers/citizens, are going to NOW learn how much the U S GOV, and their clever charitable orgs. have been prison gang raping them...
BUSTED!
Paging Gina Haspel! Paging Gina Haspel! Paging Gina Haspel!
BTTT
Exactly! What does an agency that distributes humanitarian aid need with ultra secret rooms designed for military and intelligence agency secrets?
Let me provide a clue. USAID is a front for the CIA, just like many United Nations refuge aid programs support terrorist organizations.
The USAID is not doing what Congress created or funded it to do and the Deep State does not want the secrets let out. Trump is going to shine the light of day on all the Deep State secrets. Musk and DOGE just uncovered a big one by accident.
Congress should review the USAID authorization and its legitimate funding and then do a very detailed audit to see if USAID was performing illegal acts and misusing federal funds. I think that the misuse of such funds should serve as justification for the destruction of the entire agency.
The information is streaming out like a fire hose. I can’t even imagine this is actually happening. It’s like every dream we ever had is coming true while we’re awake.
I would rather ask...who all within USAID require a SCI-clearance? If they respond a ‘hundred’ folks...something is screwed up.
Any bets these are all former CIA people?
Gut it and shut it.
the r/FBI account on Reddit is openly discussing subversion — lol
Wrest control?
It’s under Executive Branch, is it not?
This is funded by those 1000 page house budget bills no one reads. It’s time to limit bill sizes to something someone can read in a reasonable amount of time.
USAID was the beginning of the disaster of the Syrian civil war. According to Wikileaks, US Embassy and USAID were assessing ways to exploit that Syria had numerous religions. They judged they could generate sectarian violence, and it would lead to Assad’s downfall.
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