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Mandela hints that Bush is a racists
Nelson Mandela today intensified his criticism of US policy on Iraq, and alleged that racism is a factor in countries challenging the United Nations.
“No country, however powerful it may be, is entitled to act outside the United Nations,” the former South African president said on his arrival at in Jakarta, the Indonesian capital.
“The United Nations is here to promote peace in the world and any country that acts outside the United Nations is making a serious mistake.”
Mandela, a frequent critic of US policy on Iraq, also said that countries were only challenging the mandate of the United Nations now because Secretary-General Kofi Annan is black.
“I have also said when the secretary-generals were white, we never had the question of any country ignoring the United Nations,” he said.
“But now that we have got the black secretary-generals like Boutros Boutros Ghali and now Kofi Annan, certain countries that believe in white supremacy, are ignoring the United Nations,” he said. “We have to combat that without reservation.”
President Bush has said the United States will lead a coalition to oust Saddam Hussein from power if he does not destroy his weapons of mass destruction.
Prime Minister Tony Blair has said he would not rule out taking action against the Iraqi leader without UN backing
Mandela and the South African government have good relations with Iraq. Mandela has called the United States a threat to world peace and said its belligerent policy toward Iraq was an effort to appease the oil and arms industry.
Mandela hints that Bush is a racists
Nelson Mandela today intensified his criticism of US policy on Iraq, and alleged that racism is a factor in countries challenging the United Nations.
“No country, however powerful it may be, is entitled to act outside the United Nations,” the former South African president said on his arrival at in Jakarta, the Indonesian capital.
“The United Nations is here to promote peace in the world and any country that acts outside the United Nations is making a serious mistake.”
Mandela, a frequent critic of US policy on Iraq, also said that countries were only challenging the mandate of the United Nations now because Secretary-General Kofi Annan is black.
“I have also said when the secretary-generals were white, we never had the question of any country ignoring the United Nations,” he said.
“But now that we have got the black secretary-generals like Boutros Boutros Ghali and now Kofi Annan, certain countries that believe in white supremacy, are ignoring the United Nations,” he said. “We have to combat that without reservation.”
President Bush has said the United States will lead a coalition to oust Saddam Hussein from power if he does not destroy his weapons of mass destruction.
Prime Minister Tony Blair has said he would not rule out taking action against the Iraqi leader without UN backing
Mandela and the South African government have good relations with Iraq. Mandela has called the United States a threat to world peace and said its belligerent policy toward Iraq was an effort to appease the oil and arms industry.
