US Should Disclose its Funding of Opposition Groups in Bolivia and Other Latin American Countries

"USAID is not supposed to be a clandestine organization, but nevertheless the U.S. government refuses to divulge which groups in Bolivia are supported with U.S. tax dollars," Weisbrot said. "By providing clandestine aid to groups that are almost certainly in the opposition, it gives the impression that the U.S. is contributing to efforts to destabilize the Bolivian government." Full Story »

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Mike LaBonte
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by Mike LaBonte - Oct. 1, 2008

It's a press release, but it does have a few evidence links. But to support the key claim it should back up the assertion that "the U.S. government refuses to divulge which groups in Bolivia are supported with U.S. tax dollars".

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