{"id":2401497,"date":"2025-02-11T15:51:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T20:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calling-card-for-us-democratic-party-found-along-with-missiles-rifles-in-terrorist-weapons-cache\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T15:54:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T20:54:43","slug":"calling-card-for-us-democratic-party-found-along-with-missiles-rifles-in-terrorist-weapons-cache","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calling-card-for-us-democratic-party-found-along-with-missiles-rifles-in-terrorist-weapons-cache\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Calling Card&#8217; for US Democratic Party Found Along with Missiles, Rifles in Terrorist Weapons Cache"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalling-card-for-us-democratic-party-found-along-with-missiles-rifles-in-terrorist-weapons-cache%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2401497&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>recent reports have\u2063 indicated that packages from\u2062 the U.S. Agency \u2064for \u200cInternational Progress (USAID) were discovered alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/racist-transgender-arrested-by-fbi-after-threatening-to-kill-transphobes-and-minority-groups\/\" title=\"FBI arrests racist transgender for threatening to harm &#039;transphobes&#039; and minorities\">weapons owned<\/a> by the terrorist group Hezbollah in \u2063Lebanon. This revelation comes amid criticisms\u200d of USAID&#8217;s funding practices, with some Democrats defending the agency as a tool of &#8220;smart power.&#8221; Former Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) members have noted the presence of USAID\u200c materials in arms caches\u200c linked to Hezbollah, highlighting\u2064 concerns about the diversion of U.S. taxpayer money to terrorists. Analysts suggest this is \u200dnot an isolated incident, as <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">previous investigations revealed significant funds approved<\/a> \u200bfor organizations tied to radical groups.\u2064 Critics\u2064 argue that USAID has consistently failed to vet its partners in conflict\u200b zones, \u200draising serious\u200d questions about the effectiveness of its oversight adn \u200bthe implications\u2063 for\u200d U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-threatens-to-veto-house-gops-israel-aid-bill\/\" title=\"Biden admin may veto GOP&#039;s Israel aid bill.\">foreign aid policy<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Packages from the United States Agency for International Development were found last year in a cache of weapons owned by the terrorist group Hezbollah, according to new reports.<\/p>\n<p>The reports come at a time when USAID&rsquo;s funding is under attack and the agency is being defended by Democrats such as Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware, who called USAID &ldquo;smart power,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/democratic-senator-defends-usaid-allegedly-funding-sesame-street-show-iraq-teaching-values\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The packages were found in Lebanon, an Israel Defense Forces soldier said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/02\/10\/world-news\/packages-from-usaid-found-in-hezbollah-safe-house-by-idf\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=nypost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;From the American taxpayer to Hezbollah, with love,&rdquo; Asher Fredman, formerly with the IDF and currently currently executive director of the think tank Misgav Institute for National Security and Zionist Strategy in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p>He said sniper rifles, anti-tank missiles, and explosives were found, along with USAID materials in a Lebanese village from which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bombshell-usaid-cia-state-dept-played-role-1st-trump-impeachment-top-reporter-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hezbollah<\/a> had withdrawn.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They had been there recently,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;They fled the village as they saw the IDF on the way.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When I served in Lebanon last October, we found huge Hezbollah weapons caches, together with USAID care packages (not to mention UNICEF folders),&rdquo; Fredman <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/fredman_a\/status\/1887237848689991739\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on social media platform X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">When I served in Lebanon last October, we found huge Hezbollah weapons caches &ndash; together with USAID care packages (not to mention UNICEF folders).<\/p>\n<p>From the American taxpayer to Hezbollah, with love.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?\">@elonmusk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JUJBqGn96x\">pic.twitter.com\/JUJBqGn96x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Asher Fredman &#1488;&#1513;&#1512; &#1508;&#1512;&#1491;&#1502;&#1503; (@fredman_a) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fredman_a\/status\/1887237848689991739?\">February 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Gerald Steinberg, founder of NGOMonitor, said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/usaid-scandal-means-everday-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the find<\/a> was no surprise to insiders.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The folks at USAID knew that taxpayers&rsquo; money and &lsquo;emergency assistance&rsquo; went to terrorists.&nbsp; @NGOmonitor has repeatedly documented systematic aid diversion by terrorist organizations in Lebanon, Gaza, and Yemen,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GeraldNGOM\/status\/1887392317788615066\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The folks at USAID knew that taxpayers&rsquo; money and &ldquo;emergency assistance&rdquo; went to terrorists.<br \/> &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NGOmonitor?\">@NGOmonitor<\/a> has repeatedly documented systematic aid diversion by terrorist organizations in Lebanon, Gaza, and Yemen.&rdquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cbxsSBmcbg\">https:\/\/t.co\/cbxsSBmcbg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Prof Gerald M Steinberg (@GeraldNGOM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeraldNGOM\/status\/1887392317788615066?\">February 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Middle East Forum noted that it probed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/usaid-scandal-means-everday-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USAID<\/a> and &ldquo;uncovered $164 million of approved grants to radical organizations, with at least $122 million going to groups aligned with designated terrorists and their supporters,&rdquo; the group said in a report posted on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meforum.org\/fwi\/fwi-research\/terror-finance-at-the-state-department-and-usaid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The report estimated that billions in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-are-some-of-the-craziest-spending-items-in-the-coronavirus-stimulus-bill\/\" title=\"Here Are Some Of The Craziest Spending Items In The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill\">additional aid<\/a> went through ageneices that &ldquo;have consistently failed to vet their terror-tied local partners, and show little interest in improving their practices, to the apparent indifference of the federal government.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Millions of federal dollars have been handed by USAID to organizations directly in Gaza controlled by Hamas, with government officials even visiting Gaza terror proxies&rsquo; offices and launching joint programs,&rdquo; the group said<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;USAID staff attend the offices of charities which seemingly operate on behalf of senior Hamas leaders, while staff of multiple multi-million dollar USAID beneficiary charities openly praise and encourage violence against Jews,&rdquo; the group said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/israel\/at-usaid-funding-for-terror-tied-groups-and-internal-hostility-toward-israel-goes-back-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Free Beacon<\/a> quoted a source it identified as a former State Department official who said the Biden era was a bonanza for terror groups.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For those who believe in a strong U.S.-Israel relationship, elements of USAID have been problematic for years,&rdquo; the source, who was not named, said. &ldquo;There was even a lack of embarrassment among some USAID staffers about being associated with terrorist organizations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They weren&rsquo;t even in line with some of the Biden administration&rsquo;s policies,&rdquo; the source said.&nbsp;&ldquo;It&rsquo;s more than just problematic grants to anti-Israel organizations. It&rsquo;s also their role in the internal approval processes and statements within the administration. There&rsquo;s an entire bureaucratic process they&rsquo;re a part of. 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This revelation arises amid criticism of USAID&#8217;s funding, with Democratic figures like Senator Chris Coons of Delaware defending the agency, labeling it as &#8220;smart power.&#8221; An Israel Defense Forces soldier indicated that these packages were located in Lebanon. Asher Fredman, a former IDF member and current executive director at the Misgav Institute for National Security and Zionist Strategy in Jerusalem, remarked on social media about finding significant Hezbollah weapon stockpiles alongside USAID care packages during his service in Lebanon last October. Gerald Steinberg, founder of NGOMonitor, stated that this discovery was expected among insiders who have documented aid diversion by terrorist groups in regions like Lebanon and Gaza. The Middle East Forum also reported on substantial grants approved by USAID to radical organizations linked to terrorism. A former State Department official commented on how the Biden administration has been beneficial for terror groups and criticized certain elements within USAID for their associations with such organizations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2401498,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Weapons-and-calling-card.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32923,23344,33017,6039,50213],"class_list":["post-2401497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democratic-party","tag-national-security","tag-political-analysis","tag-terrorism","tag-weapons-cache"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Weapons-and-calling-card.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2401497"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2401501,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401497\/revisions\/2401501"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2401498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2401497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2401497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2401497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}