An Associated Press report says the U.S. government secretly financed a social network in Cuba in an effort to stir political unrest and undermine the country's communist government.
The program evaded Cuba's Internet restrictions by creating a so-called "Cuban Twitter" text-messaging service that could be used to organize political demonstrations.
The network reportedly drew in tens of thousands of subscribers who were unaware it was backed by the U.S. government.
The AP says details uncovered by its reporters appear to contradict the U.S. Agency for International Development's longstanding claims it does not conduct covert actions.
Besides spending $5 billion of taxpayer dollars directly we also funneled money through USAID to the group that overthrew a democratically elected gov.
ReplyDeletePando has confirmed that the American government – in the form of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) – played a major role in funding opposition groups prior to the revolution.
http://pando.com/2014/02/28/pierre-omidyar-co-funded-ukraine-revolution-groups-with-us-government-documents-show/
Assistant Secretary Nuland at U.S.-Ukraine Foundation Conference
We’ve invested over $5 billion to assist Ukraine in these and other goals that will ensure a secure and prosperous and democratic Ukraine.
http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/texttrans/2013/12/20131216289031.html#ixzz2xsur40Re