USA Today reports that
six months after announcing a plan to give $3 million to promote democracy in Iran, the State Department has yet to spend the money…. Tom Casey, a State Department spokesman, said the delay is bureaucratic. “There are no outside political considerations affecting these decisions,” he said. Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., who put the $3 million in the budget, expressed frustration with the delay. “This money should be made available immediately for those seeking to express their opposition to the hard-line Islamic government and to promote internationally recognized human rights,” he said.
