Confronting The Devil
"The devil came here yesterday and this place still smells of sulphur".
(President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela to Bush's speech at the UN General Assembly)
President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has long been known for his outspoken and firm stance against the US administration. He is a fierce critic of the US and has been fighting teeth and nails against the "hegemony of the US" in this free world. The US "imperialism", according to Chavez, is "a threat to the survival of the human race." Thus he is vehemently against any injustice in the international policies of the US, especially towards the Third World.
Speaking in front of the heads of states and other dignitaries at the UN General Assembly meeting in New York recently, Chavez has created a new wave of controversy in the President Bush vs Rest of the World relationship. Quoting at different times left-wing US intellectual Noam Chomsky, Greek philosopher Aristotle and film director Alfred Hitchcock, Chavez called Bush “the devil”, "a liar" and "a tyrant". He further said that President Bush was talking at the meeting "as if he were the owner of the world." Thus he called for the drastic reform of the UN to reduce the US influence in the functioning of this international body.
This remark is by far the latest and the most controversial remark ever made by any head of states in a speech at a UN General Assembly against the US. Iranian President’s take on the US in his speech at the same forum the previous day was the first. This should not make us difficult to make up that both Chavez and Ahmadinejad are the most outspoken critics of the foreign policies of the US administration.
With the obvious facts in the Middle East and other parts of the world as well as President Bush attitude towards the rest of the world, especially towards Islam and Muslims, it is not surprising that verbal attacks on President Bush by Ahmadinejad and Chavez were recieved with warm applause. They know about these facts but they do not have enough courage to voice their own dissent and disapproval againts the US administration.
I think it is necessary for the rest of the world to realize all these facts and join hands to fight against any hegemonic tendencies of bigger bully to preserve "freedom and democracry" in this free world. Chavez and Ahmadinejad have given us example on how to take position in this matter. If President Bush really wants to spread "democracy and freedom" in the world, he should remember that in democracy, dialogue is the key to solve problems and differences, and not the use of force or threats of sanctions.
Besides, in democracy, everyone is equal. How will he spread democracy when Bush and his supporters think that they are the first among equals?
(President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela to Bush's speech at the UN General Assembly)
President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has long been known for his outspoken and firm stance against the US administration. He is a fierce critic of the US and has been fighting teeth and nails against the "hegemony of the US" in this free world. The US "imperialism", according to Chavez, is "a threat to the survival of the human race." Thus he is vehemently against any injustice in the international policies of the US, especially towards the Third World.
Speaking in front of the heads of states and other dignitaries at the UN General Assembly meeting in New York recently, Chavez has created a new wave of controversy in the President Bush vs Rest of the World relationship. Quoting at different times left-wing US intellectual Noam Chomsky, Greek philosopher Aristotle and film director Alfred Hitchcock, Chavez called Bush “the devil”, "a liar" and "a tyrant". He further said that President Bush was talking at the meeting "as if he were the owner of the world." Thus he called for the drastic reform of the UN to reduce the US influence in the functioning of this international body.
This remark is by far the latest and the most controversial remark ever made by any head of states in a speech at a UN General Assembly against the US. Iranian President’s take on the US in his speech at the same forum the previous day was the first. This should not make us difficult to make up that both Chavez and Ahmadinejad are the most outspoken critics of the foreign policies of the US administration.
With the obvious facts in the Middle East and other parts of the world as well as President Bush attitude towards the rest of the world, especially towards Islam and Muslims, it is not surprising that verbal attacks on President Bush by Ahmadinejad and Chavez were recieved with warm applause. They know about these facts but they do not have enough courage to voice their own dissent and disapproval againts the US administration.
I think it is necessary for the rest of the world to realize all these facts and join hands to fight against any hegemonic tendencies of bigger bully to preserve "freedom and democracry" in this free world. Chavez and Ahmadinejad have given us example on how to take position in this matter. If President Bush really wants to spread "democracy and freedom" in the world, he should remember that in democracy, dialogue is the key to solve problems and differences, and not the use of force or threats of sanctions.
Besides, in democracy, everyone is equal. How will he spread democracy when Bush and his supporters think that they are the first among equals?
blog by Ahmad Qisa'i, Ph.D at 10:27:00 PM
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