constant efforts of the American Administration to obtain funds necessary to finance the mercenaries of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).” [See 2525th meeting, par-a. 8.1 98. On 30 March we listened also to the statement by the American delegation, which proved that the United States is intent upon’ committing acts of aggression under the banner of “achieving democracy in Nic- aragua’ ’ , as though American democracy-the bank- ruptcy of which is-proven daily in every field, and which is indicted by widespread poverty, unemployment, drug use and control of United States foreign policy by the Zionist lobby-were a common product which could simply-be manufactured and imitated by devel-’ oping countries. I confess to the United States delega- tion that we are not such manufacturers of miracles; we cannot build a democracy similar to that of the United States, a democracy where the Government has been snatched by a band of Zionists who impose conditions on it for the destruction of our people. 99. ,We warn the Council that the Somozist “demo- cracy’*- which was condoned by the United States for approximately half a century, ‘which .w& ultimately destroyed by the Sandinist revolution, and which the United States is now trying to re-impose-is nothing but a propaganda pretext on which to commit aggres- sion against Nicaragua. The United States delegation has not said one word to address the fears of Nicaragua, which are the result of pressures and State terrorism practised by America, both directly and through agents. Our delegation ‘is thus more convinced than ever that the United States does not stop at interven- 11 tion in the internal affairs of Nicaragua; it is trying to make the world believe that all acts of aggression against Nicaragua are acceptable and legitimate. When the Council was considering the American invasion of 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement made by a representative of a country (Nicaragua) at the United Nations, criticizing the actions of the United States and its administration. The focus is on the political and ideological differences between the two countries, with the Nicaraguan representative accusing the US of trying to impose its own brand of democracy on Nicaragua and using aggression as a means to achieve its goals.

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International relations, Politics