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U.S. funds intended to promote democracy in Cuba have been used to buy crab meat, cashmere sweaters, computer games and chocolates, according to a U.S. congressional audit published on Wednesday.

Это редкий случай, когда деньги в результате оказались потрачены на что-то не совсем бессмысленное.

President George W. Bush has proposed increasing spending on Cuba-related programs, including propaganda transmissions by Radio and TV Marti, by $80 million over the next two years.

Date: 2006-11-16 04:21 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
Это еще понравилось:

...the program, which paid out $76 million between 1996 and 2005 to support Cuban dissidents, independent journalists, academics and others.

Date: 2006-11-16 04:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] birdwatcher.livejournal.com
Говорит Радио Свобода, независимая радиостанция, финансируемая Конгрессом Соединенных Штатов Америки.