[NYTr] Bush Administration: Far from Law and Order

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Agencia Cubana de Noticias (ACN) - Nov 20, 2007
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Bush Administration: Far from Law and Order

By Angel Rodriguez Alvarez
AIN Special Service

The US foreign policy towards Cuba from the first day of the triumph of 
the Revolution in 1959, especially during the last 7 years, has been 
characterized by aggression and violations of international laws and 
norms.

During the last ten successive US administration's attempts to destroy 
the Cuban Revolution, it is not easy to define which government has 
been the worst, but many analysts believe that such an honor goes to 
the current George W. Bush team.

Such an opinion has its history and in a tight synthesis of the White 
House conduct in relation to Havana will show the role of this 
administration against Cuba.

Since 1992 to date, the UN General Assembly has approved a resolution 
demanding an end to Washington's economic blockade against the island 
16 consecutive times.  Such a demand from the international community 
who in 2000 was approved by 161 countries and in the last four years by 
over 180, far from being lifted, Washington has tightened it even 
further in the White House's illegal war.

The Bush Plan, a subversive program elaborated with the objective of 
destroying the Cuban government, is a document presented and approved 
personally by the US who has made it clear to the world that the 
document is the official government position in relation to the island.

Bush openly proclaims his right to intervene in Cuba's internal 
affairs, assigning multi million dollars for such purposes and sending 
his Secretary of State and Transition Coordinator, in his position as a 
modern Pro Consul, around the world to promote the anti Cuban policies 
among allied governments.

This gross interference, which lacks the elemental principles of
co-existence among states, has announced the creation of a special 
office to carry out espionage in Cuba and Venezuela.

It is no secret to anyone that Washington has turned its Interests 
Office in Havana in a source of internal subversion, where small right 
wing groups organized from the Interests Section itself leave the 
building with money, propaganda and orders in close coordination with 
their counterparts in Miami.

The most recent disrespect by the White House towards an international 
institution was recently held in Geneva.  It was during the World 
Conference on Radio Communications where the institution announced the 
illegality of the transmissions beamed from the US to Cuba.

It is important to recall that there are 22 radio transmitters from the 
US towards Cuba and a television station with over 2,000 hours a week 
of programming towards the island, with false and manipulated 
information and even calling for the execution of terrorist activities 
against the island.

The conference ended with a statement: "a radio station that works on 
board an airplane and only transmits towards the territory of another 
administration without authorization is not in agreement with the 
International Radio Communications Regulations."

The arrogant and illegal reaction of the irritated US representatives 
did not wait, and with all its arrogance and disrespect for 
international laws, they declared that "we will continue with the 
policy of transmissions towards Cuba".

Once again the White House intention was expressed.  Such conduct took 
place only 15 days after the 184 UN member nations demanded an end to 
Washington's economic blockade against Cuba and barely three weeks 
since Bush called on other nations to join its anti Cuba policy.