An ICIJ Investigation
Collateral Damage
Post-9/11 U.S. military aid and assistance had a huge impact in nations around the world — and at home.
Collateral Damage
U.S. hands out vast sums of money while ignoring human rights records
By Nathaniel Heller
May 22, 2007
- Five years after the September 11 attacks on the United States, the influence of foreign lobbying as well as a shortsighted emphasis on counterterrorism objectives over broader human rights concerns have generated staggering costs to the U.S. and its allies in money spent and political capital burned.
