On the heels of Chavez outing a U.S. spy, Rumsfeld and Negroponte went on the attack:
Venezuela Expels US Navy Attaché Over Alleged Spying
In Venezuela, a US navy attaché has been expelled for allegedly spying … President Hugo Chavez identified the attaché as Commander John Correa. [and accused him] of setting the stage for a “Panama-type operation” – a reference to the 1989 US invasion that led to the arrest of Panama leader Manuel Noriega and thousands of deaths. …Rumsfeld Compares Chavez’s Election To Hitler’s
… [Rumsfeld] said: “You’ve got Chavez in Venezuela with a lot of oil money. He’s a person who was elected legally just as Adolf Hitler was elected legally.” On Capitol Hill, US National Intelligence Director John Negroponte warned against Chavez’s reelection, and said the Venezuelan leader is “seeking closer economic, military and diplomatic ties with Iran and North Korea.”
And my accusation that Rummy’s a homophobe? The U.S. has voted with Iran against gays at the U.N.:
US Joins Iran In Voting Against European Gay Groups at U.N.
At the United Nations, the US has voted against granting two European gay rights groups UN observer status. The US was joined by nine other countries, including Iran and Sudan, in voting against the Brussells and Denmark-based groups. National Gay and Lesbian Task Force director Matt Foreman said: “Apparently Iran, which President Bush has deemed part of the ‘Axis of Evil’, is a suitable partner when it comes to discriminating against gay people.”
