NED also funded political groups in the democracies of Western Europe in the 1980s.

USAID has funded international and domestic groups to monitor national elections.

In addition, it funds cultural groups and events affiliated with immigrant communities and minorities in Scotland.

The purpose was to ensure that the money from mineral sales was not being used to fund armed groups.

Furthermore, he declined to accept money from the United Way of Canada, as they were also funding pro-choice groups.

But the president's attempt to fund religious groups to provide social services has other flaws as well.

Iran is continuing to fund terrorist groups such as Hizbollah who are active in the Middle East.

In Somalia, word goes around quickly on which particular aid organisations are funding certain political groups or clans.