From today's WaPo
Anger at U.S. Policies More Strident at U.N.: Speeches Show Resentment of Idea of Forced Democracy
Because the current administration is perceived as being close to Israel, anger at Israeli policies was attributed to the United States in some of the speeches. In his [UN] speech, Chavez sarcastically referred to Bush's rhetorical device of speaking directly to people in some countries, such as Lebanon.
"He spoke to the people of Lebanon. Many of you, he said, have seen how your homes and communities were caught in the crossfire," Chavez said. "How cynical can you get? What a capacity to lie shamefacedly! The bombs in Beirut with millimetric precision? This is crossfire? He's thinking of a western, when people would shoot from the hip and somebody would be caught in the crossfire. This is imperialist, fascist, assassin, genocidal -- the empire and Israel firing on the people of Palestine and Lebanon. That is what happened."