Negroponte of CzaR?? BACK TO THE BAD OLD DAYS
washingtonpost.com: Media Notes Extra: "Daily Kos has a different, shall we say, emphasis:
'Mr. Negroponte was a key figure in the Iran-Contra affair. As Ambassador to Honduras from 1981 to 1985, he helped direct the covert war against the Sandinista government of Nicaragua. He has also been charged as collaborating with the Honduran government in the training of so-called 'death squads' and in carrying out other human rights abuses. These charges have never adequately been answered.'
Blogger Jake White at Primordium can't believe the House minority leader is praising the nominee:
'What he brings to the table is a history of human-rights abuses and deceiving Congress. And why is a career 'diplomat' being given such an important intelligence job? Negroponte is a bad, bad man, and Nancy Pelosi is clearly clueless.'"