US engaging in 'terrorism' over poverty declaration, Butler says (Aussie)

Reporter: Hamish Fitzsimmons


TONY JONES: Australia's former ambassador to the United Nations, Richard Butler, has accused the United States Government of 'terrorism' over its plans to abandon United Nations targets to reduce global poverty. The US has moved 750 amendments to a draft declaration on the United Nations millennium development goals, which aim to alleviate global poverty by 2015. The Federal Government is being urged to fight the amendments, but it says it believes the US is negotiating in good faith. Hamish Fitzsimmons reports.

HAMISH FITZSIMMONS: Ten years ago, as Australia's ambassador to the United Nations, Richard Butler, chaired meetings which led to a declaration to reduce world poverty. Now the United States has moved 750 amendments to that declaration, which Mr Butler has responded to in a typically blunt manner.

RICHARD BUTLER, FORMER AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UN: They're trying to destroy the document. 10 years ago I chaired the 50th anniversary of the UN and the Syrians were the terrorists. They tried to destroy the document on the 50th. This time, the 60th anniversary, the terrorists seeking to destroy a declaration of all countries agreeing with each other is the United States. <snip>

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Look at the number of Americans bush's* criminal cabal has thrown into poverty. Their job is to provide slave labor to multi-national corporations.