all 8 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] 26 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Konyndyk, who led USAID’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic under the Biden administration

So this was the guy telling Filipinos that the Chinese vaccine was poison, right?

  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • [–] 24 points 1 month ago

    That looks like it came from the DoD:

    The U.S. admission followed a June 14 Reuters investigation that revealed how the Pentagon launched a secret psychological operation to discredit Chinese vaccines and other COVID-19 aid in 2020 and 2021, at the height of the pandemic.

    Through phony internet accounts with tens of thousands of followers meant to impersonate Filipinos, social media posts decried the quality of face masks, test kits and China's Sinovac shot. As a result of the Reuters investigation, the Philippine Senate Foreign Relations Committee launched a hearing into the matter and sought a response from the U.S.

  • source
  • parent
  • [–] 17 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    former USAID disaster response chief

    I thought USAID is more or less a CIA front? At least I remember people here posting that back when it was defunded.

  • source
  • hideshow 3 child comments
  • [–] 28 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Yes but they also did things like this to launder their reputation and give themselves just enough credibility as an aid organization to get their foot in the door of other countries to then facilitate the CIA stuff.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • [–] 15 points 1 month ago

    It's like billionaire philanthropy, it doesn't cost much to them, but it's great PR move. Amerikkka will bomb you, steal your resources, sanction and starve you, but they'll give you a band aid to help you out.

  • source
  • parent
  • [–] 16 points 1 month ago

    add it to the death toll of capitalism

  • source
  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    "Trump admin"... ok

  • source