/ 27 September 2001

MUSEVENI: US SHOULD AVOID BEING ‘BULLY’

UGANDAN President Yoweri Museveni has warned the United States against “arrogance and behaving as a bully” in its fight against terrorism and encouraged Washington to instead work towards solving the Palestinian question and attaining democracy for the whole world. “The US should not be tempted into using dirty methods at all that cause unnecessary tension in the world and actually justify counter-terrorism,” Museveni, considered one of Washington’s favourite African leaders, told Monday’s edition of the state-owned New Vision newspaper. “If you use dirty methods against me, then I can also apply dirty methods against you. Democratic forces should not be provoked into those mistakes. It is not necessary,” Museveni said. Museveni said “America this time is fighting a just cause against terrorism, but nevertheless, the US should also work to equitably solve the Palestinian question, work for democracy all over the world using appropriate approach and contribute to the solving of the problem in Sudan.”