Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque on Wednesday accused
US President George W. Bush of acting like the world's policeman,
saying that he had no right to judge any other country.
In a speech at the general debate of the UN General Assembly,
Perez Roque said: "With a foul language and an arrogant tone,
President Bush insulted and threatened some ten countries; he gave
orders, in a firm and authoritarian fashion."
Bush told the assembly in Tuesday's speech that "in Cuba, the
long rule of a cruel dictator is nearing its end," urging the
Central American country to have "free and competitive
elections."
Besides Cuba, Bush also passed judgment upon some other
countries.
In a protest against Bush's speech, the Cuban delegation stormed
out of the plenary meeting of the UN General Assembly.
"With such bossiness never ever seen in this hall, he dished out
terms and judgments on a score of countries," he said, referring to
Bush's speech at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
"It was an embarrassing show," Perez Roque said. "The delirium
tremens of the world's policeman, sprinkled with the mediocrity and
the cynicism of those who threaten to launch wars in which they
know their life is not at stake."
He stressed that the US president had "no right at all to pass
judgment on any other sovereign nation."
Perez Roque said that Bush's trumpeting of democracy was a lie
because "he came into office through fraud and deceit."
The foreign minister also said that Bush is responsible for the
death of 600,000 civilians in Iraq and for authorizing "tortures at
the Guantanamo Naval Base and at Abu Ghraib."
The US president has "no moral authority or credibility to judge
anyone," he said.
Washington does not have full diplomatic relations with Havana,
and has maintained an economic embargo on Cuba for decades.
(Xinhua News Agency September 27, 2007)
