GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER REPLAYS CARTER CRITICISM OF

UNCLAS HARARE 002617 SIPDIS DEPT FOR AF/PD, AF/S, AF/RA, AF/PDPA NSC FOR JENDAYI FRAZER LONDON FOR GURNEY PARIS FOR NEARY NAIROBI FOR PFLAUMER E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL KPAO KMDR ZI SUBJECT: GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER REPLAYS CARTER CRITICISM OF PRESIDENT BUSH ¶1. Under headline Bush needs political education the government-controlled daily "Chronicle" used its November 18 editorial to urge President Bush to take advice from former President Carter. Excerpts: ¶2. ". . .The United States is in the forefront of calling for the disarmament of Iraq which is believed to have weapons of mass destruction but it is not prepared to lead the way by disarming itself. It is also known for preaching abstractions such a democracy, good governance and the rule of law but evidence on the ground does not show that it is practicing these values. U.S. President George W. Bush and his British ally Tony Blair are threatening to attack Iraq should it not disarm. . . Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter and this year's Nobel Peace price winner on Friday exposed the U.S.'s hypocrisy when he said while the U.S. was leading the crusade for countries such as North Korea and Iraq to disarm, it is in fact building up dangerous weapons itself. . . The 78-year old statesman also said that there was a feeling among other nations that the U.S. has become too arrogant, too dominant and too self-centered. . .' and wants to control the world. The former U.S. leader has made a pertinent observation and we hope the Bush administration will listen to this voice of reason. It does not need a rocket scientist to tell that the U.S. is unnecessarily pushing its weight around accusing small nations of all sorts of things, The question that many peace-loving people in the global village are asking is, who will police the Americans who appear to have declared themselves as world 'watchdog.' "Recently a Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs in the U.S. government Mark Bellamy said his government was considering "all approaches' to distribute food directly to villagers. The U.S. Government has for sometime now been accusing the government of Zimbabwe of failing to comply with the basic principles of democracy and human rights violations. We are also wondering whether Bush's win of that country's controversial presidential election through the courts can be defined by all standards as democrac" at play. It is for this reason that we implore Bush to seek advice from the likes of Carter for better a America and a better world for all - big and small." SULLIVAN