What, exactly, is "populism" and why is it so-- popular? Sunday on Full Measure, I travel across Europe where there's been a rise in populism, both left and right. We'll look at some uncanny similarities to trends here in the U.S. We'll also have an update on waste, fraud and abuse of U.S. tax funds […]
john sopko
Waste of U.S. tax dollars in Afghanistan
Our Full Measure cover story today focused on the ongoing problem of waste, fraud and abuse of our tax dollars in Afghanistan. The scope of the money involves is massive: more than $130 billion. With Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John Sopko unraveling the many problems, it's no surprise that there is steady […]
Keep one thing we've done right in Afghanistan: SIGAR
The following is a news analysis. The Afghan War is the longest war in U.S. history. It has claimed the lives of thousands of U.S. soldiers and wasted billions of our tax dollars. Out of all that money being spent, there is pretty much only one independent force uncovering fraud, waste and abuse: the Special […]
Exiting Afghanistan
Refugees continue to flee Afghanistan more than 17 years after the U.S. began pouring billions of U.S. taxpayer money into the Muslim country to help. Where has all the money gone? We asked the man tracking it on behalf of all of us: John Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. The following is […]
Afghanistan and billions of US tax dollar waste
As President Trump talks about removing remaining US troops from Afghanistan, we'll have a troubling assessment of all the American tax dollars lost to waste, fraud and abuse. Sunday on Full Measure, we're talking to the Obama-appointed watchdog who still serves under President Trump: the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction Inspector General John Sopko. […]
Built with your tax dollars: the building nobody wanted
Why were millions of your tax dollars spent on a giant building in Afghanistan that the U.S. generals on the ground said they didn't need, didn't want and wouldn't use? We investigated the 64K Afghan Oasis on Full Measure. [button link="http://fullmeasure.news/news/shows/afghan-oasis"]Watch Afghan Oasis on Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson[/button] Also on the Sunday program: Ben […]
Despite US taxpayer billions, Afghanistan remains global leader in illicit opium
[Above image: a seedhead of Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum with white latex] Despite $8.2 billion U.S. tax dollars poured into counternarcotics efforts in Afghanistan, that country remains the world's leader in the illicit opium trade. That's according to a new report just released from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. Not only does Afghanistan produce […]
