Money Can’t Buy Us Democracy - New York Times

Money Can’t Buy Us Democracy - New York Times:

"By AKBAR GANJI
Published: August 1, 2006

Tehran, Iran

IN February, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice asked Congress for $75 million to help Iran’s democratic opposition. In Iran, her request was widely discussed in the news media and in opposition circles. It became particularly controversial after an article in The New Yorker on March 6 suggested that this money might be used in an attempt to change the regime in Tehran with the help of Iranian democrats, particularly those living abroad."