How USAID Helps Finance Islamist Terror with Sam Westrop
USAID has been engaged in recent years in financing Islamic terrorist organizations. A report by the Middle East Forum documents $122 million in taxpayer funds reaching extremist groups. This report has been reviewed and heard by the House DOGE subcommittee and is now under investigation for potential criminal referrals. The findings challenge long held assumptions about oversight and accountability in U.S. foreign aid. How did this happen? Was it negligence, incompetence, or something more? As investigations unfold, serious questions remain. Who is responsible? Will there be consequences? And what does this mean for the future of American aid policy?
Sam Westrop has been the head of Islamist Watch at Middle East Forum since March 2017. Prior to this he was research director at Americans for Peace and Tolerance (APT), and ran Stand for Peace, a London-based counter-extremism organization monitoring Islamist activity in the UK. His writings have appeared at National Review, National Post, and The Hill, and he has appeared on many television and radio stations, including BBC, Al Jazeera, and Newsmax.
