Hugo's Wisdom

Once you get passed the failed state part, Hugo Chavez says something that shouldn't surprise any realists in the crowd.

On his website, Chávez blasted the State Department for ordering U.S. diplomats to collect biometric and financial information on regional leaders and United Nations delegates.

"It's a failed state, an illegal state that has thrown its ethics and respect for its allies overboard," Chávez wrote. "The United States doesn't have allies or friends. It has interests."

(my emphasis)