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Civil Society, NGOs, and Saving the Needy: Imperial Neoliberalism

Zero Anthropology August 28, 2014 by Maximilian Forte The following is an...

Unmasking the “Good Intentions” of Canadian NGOs

"The NGO-mining corporation partnerships funded by the Canadian government are the latest example of how NGOs are used to put a “human face” on the inhuman, a tall order considering the trail of dead bodies and devastated ecosystems this sector of corporate capital has left in its wake."

NGOization: Depoliticizing Activism in Canada

"The wide variety of NGOs serves to confuse things. Depending on how one counts, there are hundreds or thousands of grant-dependent mission-oriented organizations in Canada. Many who work in NGOs insist that it is futile to make generalizations. There exist an undeniable plethora of NGOs. All of them, however, depend on a comparatively small pool of funders."

How Oppositionist Organizations Act Worldwide – From Egypt to Venezuela

In his TV show, late Hugo Chávez accused the group as being a Coup D’Etat group, and for being under US orders. “It’s called a soft coup”, he said.

Same Old Road to Hell

"The universe of NGOs is now enormous. They have been sent by the West to salvage nations torn by invasions, overthrows, and exploitation. In the process they co-opt many members of the leadership class, drawing in both government employees and activists from grassroots political and social movements, as they pay high wages by local standards, and offer travel and other benefits. The NGO as an agent of imperialism is not new—remember the missionaries—but the scale is."

The Humanitarian Industry: A “Force Multiplier” for Imperialism

"The most illuminating characterization of the humanitarian aid industry was made by none other than US Secretary of State Colin Powell, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs. According to the authors, in 2001 Powell stated, “Just as surely as our diplomats and military, American NGOs are out there serving and sacrificing on the front lines of freedom… NGOs are such a force multiplier for us, such an important part of our combat team” in Afghanistan."

FLASHBACK | The American Plan: How to Destroy an Agricultural Economy in Haiti

As it turns out, CARE had become involved in what was a very deliberate undermining of the Haitian peasant economy, the cornerstone of a plan that the World Bank and USAID had designed. This is how it happened.

It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words … | Haitians Want to Know: “Where’s the Money?”

Haitians have a question they would like answered.

WATCH: Canadian Aid to Haiti Tied to Mining Interests

"Strategic objectives of Canadian aid are to strengthen a pro-elite police and advance Canadian commercial interests."

WATCH: U.N. Troops Slaughter Haitian Civilians | Amnesty & HRW Complicit in Covering Up the Crimes

"It is in the roles of “peacekeepers” that emerging powers like Brazil, Chile, and Argentina came to embrace the western imperialist mission. Despite the pretext that the Latin American troops had come “to stabilize Haiti for elections,” the soldiers functioned as the private army of Haiti’s elite. Unarmed Haitians were enthusiastically killed with the same kinds of head shots the racist 1910’s US-occupation marines used to call “popping off Cacos.” Such thirst for Haitian blood from Latin Americans would have been disputable without this brave documentary."