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US to finance Syrian oppositionHerald SunFeb. 18, 2006 |
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 THE United States will allocate $US5 million to finance the Syrian opposition, the State Department said overnight, two days after announcing a similar initiative for the Iranian opposition. The State Department said in a statement that it will give the money "to accelerate the work of reformers in Syria." The money would come from the department's Middle East Partnership Initiative, it said. The grants "will build up Syrian civil society and support organizations promoting democratic practices such as the rule of law; government accountability; access to independent sources of information; freedom of association and speech; and free, fair and competitive elections," the statement said. The State Department announced on Wednesday that it would seek $US75 million dollars to step up efforts, through extra broadcasts and other activities, to influence democratic change in Iran. 
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