There have long been rumors* about USAID being a CIA front, at least in part. Here Sundance at the Conservative Treehouse writes the quiet part out loud. Hat tip to Lucianne.com for the link.
If USAID was the charitable wing of the U.S. State Dept., why would the remaining senior leadership be instructing all employees to urgently start destroying all records? The answer is easy, the charity mission of USAID was a front for the real operational mission of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
USAID has always been a CIA operation within the U.S. State Department silo. The documents they are now being told to shred and burn with urgency are the CIA operational details of how USAID manipulated foreign governments and CIA assets. This is one big coverup operation.
CTH cite a Politico document as their source on the shredding. My personal guess is that some fraction of USAID’s activities were being directed at other-than-CIA issues being worked by, for example, the LGBTQ+ lobby.
These served as camouflage for the more sinister geopolitical agendas being worked by the Agency, giving the fig leaf of diplomatic immunity to “aid” personnel who don’t work in the embassy or consulate.
*Decades ago I remember reading or hearing about a good-hearted, selfless individual who applied to work at USAID. He or she was rebuffed with the comment that "We're not really a charitable organization."
