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The popular uprising against establishment politicians

December 6, 2019 by Sharyl Attkisson 4 Comments

I recently crossed Europe looking for comments and information about what’s called “populism.” I found there’s no commonly-accepted definition. But I would say it describes the popular uprising of voters against establishment politicians, left or right, whom voters feel aren’t listening to them. Experts say establishment politicians’ failure to address illegal immigration and refugee concerns […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Afghanistan reconstruction, Carter page, donald trump, drug smuggling tunnel, Mexican drug cartels, populism, SIGAR, surveillance abuse

Waste of U.S. tax dollars in Afghanistan

July 7, 2019 by Sharyl Attkisson

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 […]

Filed Under: Follow the Money, News Tagged With: john sopko, SIGAR, taxpayer waste

Keep one thing we’ve done right in Afghanistan: SIGAR

July 3, 2019 by Sharyl Attkisson

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 […]

Filed Under: Follow the Money, News Tagged With: Daniel Runde, john sopko, SIGAR, special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction

Exiting Afghanistan

July 1, 2019 by Sharyl Attkisson

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 […]

Filed Under: Follow the Money, News Tagged With: Afghanistan reconstruction, Full Measure, john sopko, SIGAR, taxpayer waste

Ghost Soldiers

February 8, 2019 by Sharyl Attkisson

Your tax dollars are paying for soldiers in Afghanistan who don’t exist. Watch our Full Measure investigation at the link below: http://fullmeasure.news/news/cover-story/ghost-soldiers-07-30-2017

Filed Under: Business, News Tagged With: Emmy awards, ghost soldiers, SIGAR, sopko

Afghanistan and billions of US tax dollar waste

January 11, 2019 by Sharyl Attkisson

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. […]

Filed Under: Business, News Tagged With: Afghanistan, AI, artificial intelligence, fraud, Full Measure, john sopko, lisa fletcher, opium, SIGAR, waste

Your tax dollars: wasted on an unwanted building (& other reasons to watch Sunday’s “Full Measure”)

October 10, 2015 by Sharyl Attkisson

5 good reasons to watch this Sunday’s “Full Measure” We investigate why millions of your tax dollars paid for a building nobody wanted, needed or intended to use. We chat with Ben Carson. Scott Thuman investigates security risks posed by refugees being admitted to the U.S. We interview President Obama’s former Ambassador to Syria Robert […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Afghanistan, Ben Carson, Full Measure, Robert Ford, SIGAR, Syrian refugees, taxpayer waste

Despite US taxpayer billions, Afghanistan remains global leader in illicit opium

July 30, 2015 by Sharyl Attkisson

[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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: john sopko, opium, SIGAR, special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction, taxpayer waste

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