Former U.S. Congressman Ron Paul once said that the NED wasted a lot of U.S. taxpayers’ money to support foreign politicians and parties favoured by the U.S., and provided “soft money” to fund foreign election activities, but portrayed such manipulation of elections as “promoting democracy”.
The Russian Foreign Ministry in 2015 listed the NED as an “undesirable organization” and banned its activities in Russia.
“It is unpopular and despicable for Washington to use the NED as a means of foreign interference as every country has the right to pursue a development path suited to its national realities and the needs of its people,” said Wang Congyue, an associate researcher at the Institute of American Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 