Despite US President Barack Obama鈥檚 promise to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez that his administration wouldn鈥檛 interfere in Venezuela鈥檚 internal affairs, the US government-funded National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is channelling millions to anti-Chavez groups.
Foreign intervention is not only executed through military force. The funding of 鈥渃ivil society鈥 groups and media outlets is one of the more widely used mechanisms by the US government to achieve its strategic objectives.