Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque yesterday 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 U.S. 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.