1. Industrialised countries are accused, rightly, of double standards. 2. And it was Adam Werbach, president of the Sierra Club, who accused his country, the United States, of putting the planet at risk. 3. Even before the postponement, some Arab countries had criticized Switzerland for calling the conference, accusing the country of bending to American and Israeli pressure. 4. He has accused those countries of sending troops to fight beside the rebels and supplying weapons, a charge all three deny. 5. In addition, the largely Islamic country is accused of condoning slavery and of conducting a harsh campaign of repression against Christians. 6. In recent weeks, Iraqi leaders have bitterly accused many countries in the Middle East of abandoning the Iraqi cause. 7. Labor issues, a U.S.-backed initiative, caused perhaps the most controversy as developing nations accused developed countries of using the issue as a form of protectionism. 8. The CIA has frequently accused other countries -- France high on its list -- of economic and industrial espionage. 9. The U.S. government is careful not to accuse individual countries of giving away alliance military secrets. 10. Panel members, however, stopped short of directly accusing any country of fomenting fighting in Zaire, referring only to news reports of foreign help and mercenary activity. |