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Records Indicate USAID Funded College Tuition of Individual Linked to al Qaeda

  • The United States Agency for International Development funded college tuition for Anwar al-Awlaki through a fraudulent exchange visa application in 1990.
  • Al-Awlaki falsely claimed to be a Yemeni national to receive full funding for his studies at Colorado State University, despite being born in New Mexico.
  • Al-Awlaki became a key figure in al-Qaeda and was killed in a drone strike ordered by President Obama on September 30, 2011.
  • The Trump administration has intensified efforts to downsize USAID, citing excessive spending, while a federal judge temporarily halted these efforts.
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Townhall broke the news in Washington, United States on Sunday, February 9, 2025.
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