The U.S. media has been paying special attention to the United Nations General Assembly meeting going down here in NYC. Most of the focus has been on the verbal sparring between Iran’s Ahmadinejad and U.S. President Bush (who still can’t pronounce “nuclear”). Latin American leaders also represented however and had plenty to say. Among them Bolivian President Evo Morales who…:

…used a coca leaf as a prop during his speech which harshly criticized the “war on drugs” led by the U.S. “I invite the government of the United States to form a real alliance to combat drug trafficking and not just have excuses and pretexts to dominate us” said Morales who also spoke against neoliberal economic policies.

Our amigos over at The Latin Americanist have done a great job breaking down what some other Latino leaders said including outgoing Mexican pres Vicente Fox.

Via / The Latin Americanist