US secretly fed political satire to Cuba in social media
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Draft">Draft</span> <span word="messages">messages</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="secretly">secretly</span> <span word="funded">funded</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="overtly">overtly</span> <span word="political">political</span>, <span word="documents">documents</span> <span word="obtained">obtained</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Associated">Associated</span> <span word="Press">Press</span> <span word="show">show</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="neutral">neutral</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="messages">messages</span> <span word="poked">poked</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Castro">Castro</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="satirist">satirist</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="project">project</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="messages">messages</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="assertions">assertions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="content">content</span>.</p><p><span word="Disclosure">Disclosure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="messages">messages</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="confrontational">confrontational</span> <span word="testimony">testimony</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flow">flow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="AP">AP</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Zun">Zun</span> <span word="Zuneo">Zuneo</span>, <span word="evaded">evaded</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="messaging">messaging</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="organize">organize</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="demonstrations">demonstrations</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="subscribers">subscribers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unaware">unaware</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="lengths">lengths</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conceal">conceal</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="involvement">involvement</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="oversight">oversight</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Senator">Senator</span> <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span> <span word="Leahy">Leahy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Vermont">Vermont</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="USAID">USAID</span> <span word="Administrator">Administrator</span> <span word="Rajiv">Rajiv</span> <span word="Shah">Shah</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="cockamamie">cockamamie</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="adequately">adequately</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>. <span word="Shah">Shah</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="committees">committees</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="messages">messages</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Cuban">Cuban</span> <span word="cellphones">cellphones</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="commentary">commentary</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="documents">documents</span> <span word="obtained">obtained</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AP">AP</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span> 7, 2009, <span word="took">took</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Cuban">Cuban</span> <span word="telecommunications">telecommunications</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>, <span word="Ramiro">Ramiro</span> <span word="Valdes">Valdes</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="colt">colt</span>" <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tamed">tamed</span>".</p>
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