Nicaraguan Ruling Party
Accuses U.S. of Funding
Opposition
Nicaragua's ruling
party, the Sandinista
Front of National
Liberation (FSLN),
accused the United
States on Thursday of
funding opposition
activities aimed at
destabilizing the
government.
The U.S. Agency for
International
Development (USAID) gave
321,000 U.S. dollars to
15 rightist groups ahead
of the municipality
elections slated for
Nov. 9, FSLN told the
Sandinist radio station
"La Nueva Radio Ya".
"This money is to be
used to destabilize the
Nicaraguan government,
like it happened in
Santa Cruz of Bolivia
and in Venezuela in
2002, when they wanted
to topple those
governments," it said.
The interior director of
USAID, Carol Horning,
and U.S. ambassador Paul
Trivelli gave the funds
on May 28 to "anarchist
groups," it added.
The radio station also
presented USAID
documents showing fund
distribution to 15
social, religious and
communication
organizations.
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