stability of that country, to destroy its Government, to attack it from all sides, and finally to launch a military invasion against it. 102. It has become clear that American intervention in Latin America is now the rule, not the exception. The record of the United States is replete with proof of this. The series of acts of terror and aggression against Nic- aragua and other States began in 1948 and has con- tinued to this day; there is no need to go into that record. I should like merely to mention that history has proved that one of the faces of American democracy is aggression; if not, it is a tendency, and if not a tendency then an instinct. That is extremely dangerous. 103. In declaring its total solidarity with the peo- ple and Government of Nicaragua, my delegation expresses its deep regret at the fact that the United States is carrying out, either directly or through other States, acts which are in violation of the principles of international law and of the Charter. The acts of aggres- sion perpetrated daily against Nicaragua prove that there is a refusal to solve the Central American crisis by peaceful means, through the implementation of agree- ments achieved by the efforts of the Contadora Group. To say that there is no connection between United States military activities in the region on the one hand and United States pressure against Nicaragua on the other is to stray very far indeed from the principle of peaceful coexistence, peace and the peaceful settle- ment of disputes. It is nothing but an attempt to bring Nicaragua to its knees by force, to make the Nicara- guan revolution give up its principles. This is inexcus- able hypocrisy and resembles the other hypocrisy of the American Administration, that the crimes committed 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a statement from a government or organization criticizing the United States' actions towards Nicaragua, specifically accusing the US of aggression, terrorism, and violating international law. The language used is political and diplomatic, suggesting a focus on international relations and geopolitics.

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International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief