September 25, 2013
Dilma gains a few points back home by beating up Obama at the UN today
President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil unleashed on President Obama today. It was rather entertaining to say the least.
My guess is that most analysts will say that this is a reaction to the NSA stories. Yes it is but I think that this is another sign that Latin American leaders are sick and tired of the indifference shown by this administration.
Can you recall a US president so uninterested in US-Latin America issues? I can't.
Here is a bit of President Rousseff's speech:
"Tampering in such a manner in the lives and affairs of other countries is a breach of international law and, as such, it is an affront to the principles that should otherwise govern relations among countries, especially among friendly nations," Rousseff told the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations. She also proposed an international framework for governing the internet and said Brazil would adopt legislation and technology to protect it from illegal...(Read Full Post)