A charitable act hoping to improve the situation of others without any expectation of reward is noble. However, we must distinguish between authentic charitable work and those using such things for manipulative purposes. Some United States government agencies have avoided employing force by using political or financial methods to influence domestic law and the policy of foreign nations. These methods expand a base of soft power by using charity groups to conceal deeper covert intentions. The expansion of a “humanitarian” group leads to greater funding, influence, membership, and sometimes more power under the guise of helping people. Legal clashes since last year over the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have led to significant budget cuts, moving several programs to the US State Department, and its formal closure. While some claim the entire agency was corrupt and others deem all its programs essential, neither claim is based wholly on facts…