VivirLatino

The U.S. government is sending millions of aid dollars to Venezuela. What is not clear is exactly who is getting this money.

Details of the spending are contained in a 1,600-page document of 132 grant contracts, released under the Freedom of Information Act. But names and details of nearly half of those who received money have been blacked out.

US officials say this was done because the Chavez government would harass or prosecute the grant recipients if they were identified.

Fair enough except I don’t think the U.S. follows it’s own lead when it comes to money coming into the U.S. (not to mention the U.S. being concerned about how other countries spend their money). Does Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez have a right/reason to be concerned?

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