Mike Benz
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And it includes creating, for example, voluntary councils of an outside organization that would nominally look to the public like it was a grassroots organization that is helmed by fine upstanding members of the American establishment or people in great repute. He actually uses the line, members of the American business community of the caliber of Alan Dulles.
And it includes creating, for example, voluntary councils of an outside organization that would nominally look to the public like it was a grassroots organization that is helmed by fine upstanding members of the American establishment or people in great repute. He actually uses the line, members of the American business community of the caliber of Alan Dulles.
Of course, Alan Dulles was the CIA chief. A true criminal. Right. And at the time, his brother was running the State Department. And it goes on to say that it would look to the world like it's an NGO. Right. but it would receive funding from the CIA, it would receive guidance from the CIA, and it would constantly coordinate. And it was at that very year that the term NGO really emerged.
Of course, Alan Dulles was the CIA chief. A true criminal. Right. And at the time, his brother was running the State Department. And it goes on to say that it would look to the world like it's an NGO. Right. but it would receive funding from the CIA, it would receive guidance from the CIA, and it would constantly coordinate. And it was at that very year that the term NGO really emerged.
Of course, Alan Dulles was the CIA chief. A true criminal. Right. And at the time, his brother was running the State Department. And it goes on to say that it would look to the world like it's an NGO. Right. but it would receive funding from the CIA, it would receive guidance from the CIA, and it would constantly coordinate. And it was at that very year that the term NGO really emerged.
became a codified term when the term non-governmental organization was entered into the charter of the UN Declaration on Human Rights in 1948, where the Economic and Social Council was directed to coordinate everything it did with NGOs. And that's really the sort of etymology of that term in terms of its explosions when the UN codified that term.
became a codified term when the term non-governmental organization was entered into the charter of the UN Declaration on Human Rights in 1948, where the Economic and Social Council was directed to coordinate everything it did with NGOs. And that's really the sort of etymology of that term in terms of its explosions when the UN codified that term.
became a codified term when the term non-governmental organization was entered into the charter of the UN Declaration on Human Rights in 1948, where the Economic and Social Council was directed to coordinate everything it did with NGOs. And that's really the sort of etymology of that term in terms of its explosions when the UN codified that term.
And that's what essentially set off this NGO arms race, this proliferation of cells within American statecraft, the American business community, within the American intelligence community, the national security community, to each create their own cellular circuitry in order to advance their interests. And I can get sort of deeper into that story.
And that's what essentially set off this NGO arms race, this proliferation of cells within American statecraft, the American business community, within the American intelligence community, the national security community, to each create their own cellular circuitry in order to advance their interests. And I can get sort of deeper into that story.
And that's what essentially set off this NGO arms race, this proliferation of cells within American statecraft, the American business community, within the American intelligence community, the national security community, to each create their own cellular circuitry in order to advance their interests. And I can get sort of deeper into that story.
If you'd like, I can just take it from history there to present. But I'd feel remiss if I didn't also note that there's a government and there's a business side of it. And the thing that I think a lot of people are missing in this story and the attempt to take on the rogue elements of the NGOplex is that Last time we talked, it was right after USAID had announced its closure.
If you'd like, I can just take it from history there to present. But I'd feel remiss if I didn't also note that there's a government and there's a business side of it. And the thing that I think a lot of people are missing in this story and the attempt to take on the rogue elements of the NGOplex is that Last time we talked, it was right after USAID had announced its closure.
If you'd like, I can just take it from history there to present. But I'd feel remiss if I didn't also note that there's a government and there's a business side of it. And the thing that I think a lot of people are missing in this story and the attempt to take on the rogue elements of the NGOplex is that Last time we talked, it was right after USAID had announced its closure.
And I took what a lot of people, I think, thought was a somber tone on that, that I was celebrating its shutdown, but I was braced. for impact about the ramifications of this and how it might play out. And I think I use the term that this is necessary to do this open heart surgery. We also have to ensure that the patient doesn't die on the operating table.
And I took what a lot of people, I think, thought was a somber tone on that, that I was celebrating its shutdown, but I was braced. for impact about the ramifications of this and how it might play out. And I think I use the term that this is necessary to do this open heart surgery. We also have to ensure that the patient doesn't die on the operating table.
And I took what a lot of people, I think, thought was a somber tone on that, that I was celebrating its shutdown, but I was braced. for impact about the ramifications of this and how it might play out. And I think I use the term that this is necessary to do this open heart surgery. We also have to ensure that the patient doesn't die on the operating table.
Just because it's the right diagnosis doesn't mean you can set it and forget it. If you don't midwife the process diligently, you could kill the entire American empire. And I bring up that point here because it's not just American intelligence and American statecraft and, you know, the State Department, the DOD, the CIA.
Just because it's the right diagnosis doesn't mean you can set it and forget it. If you don't midwife the process diligently, you could kill the entire American empire. And I bring up that point here because it's not just American intelligence and American statecraft and, you know, the State Department, the DOD, the CIA.
Just because it's the right diagnosis doesn't mean you can set it and forget it. If you don't midwife the process diligently, you could kill the entire American empire. And I bring up that point here because it's not just American intelligence and American statecraft and, you know, the State Department, the DOD, the CIA.