The zero hedge article asserts that the State Department is utilizing of millions of US dollars--gathered at the barrel of a gun--propping up some NGOs while attempting to harm other individuals or actors that are not in lockstep with US state interests.

Global Engagement Center," is reported as a State Department initiative through which US government and social media companies work to silence organizations not in lockstep with US empire.

The Ron Paul Institutes' Daniel McAdams who co hosts Rob Paul's "Liberty Report" on James Corbett's "Corbett Report" on March 8, 2018. The Ron Paul Institute and Jame Corbett Report have been listed as propaganda agencies. McAdams asserts the State Department will now be actively taxpayer funds to counter narratives that counter state misinformation.

McAdams asserts Global Engagement Center sprung out of an NDAA. Originally it was intended to counter AQAP and other Wahabist propaganda. Apparently it may now being shifted against alternative media--including media from a former US congressman and candidate for GOP nomination for president.

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https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-03-10/ron-paul-institute-exposes-state-departments-war-political-dissent

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