UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – Brazilian President
Dilma Rousseff launched a blistering attack
on the United States Tuesday at the United
Nations over America’s widespread spying
on her country.
“The argument that illegal interception of
information is allegedly intended to protect
nations against terrorism is untenable,”
Rousseff told the opening of the UN General
Assembly.
“Brazil knows how to protect itself,” she
insisted, amid a damaging row over
revelations of widespread spying by the US
National Security Agency, including on
Rousseff’s email communications and on
the state-run energy giant Petrobas.
Rousseff has cancelled a long planned state
visit to the United States next month in
anger at the revelations leaked by fugitive
former CIA employee Edward Snowden,
The “recently disclosed information along
the activities carried out by global network
of electronic spying has brought anger and
repudiation among vast sectors
worldwide,” Rousseff said as she addressed
the first day of the annual UN General
Assembly.
“Citizens’ personal data and information
have been indiscriminately targeted and
intercepted,” she said, speaking through a
translator to the leaders of 193 nations
gathered at the United Nations.
“Business information oftentimes of high
economic and strategic value have been a
target of spying activity,” she said.
“Meddling in such manner in the lives and
affairs of other countries is in breach of
international affairs and as such it is an
affront to the principles.. that otherwise
govern relations between countries.
“The right to security of a country’s citizens
can never be ensured by violating the
fundamental human and civil rights of other
countries.”
But US President Barack Obama who
stepped up to the podium just after
Rousseff insisted that while the United
States was now reviewing its intelligence
gathering, it had proved invaluable in the
fight against terrorism.
“As a result of this work and cooperation
with allies and partners, the world is more
stable than it was five years ago. But even a
glance at today’s headlines indicates the
dangers that remain,” Obama said. Source: vanguard

she just spoke like hugo chavez...may his soul rip.....I don't understand what the US intends to gain from this their excessive interference into most developing countries. nigeria...our gej......is always their oh yes member..ever loyal to almighty obama.....smh