Black Money, Black Flags: How USAID Paved the Way for Syria’s Militant Takeover

MintPress News by Alexander Rubinstein  As the designated terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) establishes its proto-government in Idlib, notoriously corrupt NGOs are stepping in to fill the gaps in public services, with some even defecting to work alongside the group. The United States, which spent two decades and $5.4 trillion overthrowing governments hostile to al-Qaeda, […]