Weird Q&A State Dept.: Status of USAID Money - Cuba

[magbana]

From Karen Wald's Cuba-inside-Out List. In addition to the US organizations mentioned below that can bid for USAID grants, foreign organizations can do so as well! talk about a really good way to hide the money.
magbana


TOPIC: Weird Q&A STATE DEPT: Status of USAID Money - Cuba
http://groups.google.com/group/Cuba-Inside-Out/t/6486276ed22a2a38?hl=en
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Date: Wed, May 27 2009 3:10 pm
From: "Karen Lee Wald"



re "Question: What is the status of the money being given to Cuba?"
You would think that the State Dept Spokesman could at least get it right (correct the question that was asked) but he didn't. As
Wlter Lippmann pointed out in CubaNews

The money, of course, does not go to "Cuba" but to U-selected opponents of the Cuban government.al
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May 25, 2009 Monday
US Department of State: Status of USAID Money - Cuba


Ian Kelly, Department Spokesman, Office of the Spokesman, Bureau of Public Affairs

Washington, DC

Question Taken at the May 21, 2009 Daily Press Briefing

Question: What is the status of the money being given to Cuba?

Answer: For FY 2008, the United States Government provided $45 million for the Cuba Democracy program. The competitive process of making grant awards is on-going. Two-thirds of the funding has been obligated through signed agreements. The
balance of the funding to be awarded by late summer.

Plans for U.S. government assistance for FY 2009 have not been finalized.

[Judi Lynn]

1. $45,000.000.00? O mi god, I'm thinking of moving to Cuba to get in on that gravy train.

This is so damned sick.

[Mika]

2. I guess the Cuban gov should set up some fake "dissidents" to get some of this cash too.

The US gov is doing just that, so I think Cuba should do the same and cash-in. :eyes: