Wednesday, July 5, 2006

Attention Whore of the Year

Taking a cue from the Hugo Chavez 'don't forget about me' playbook:
North Korea's test-firing of a long-range missile in defiance of world pressure may have been aimed at stealing the nuclear spotlight away from Iran, U.S. National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley said on Tuesday.

"Obviously, it is a bit of an effort to get attention, perhaps because so much attention has been focused on the Iranians," Hadley told reporters.

US: N.Korea may want nuclear spotlight from Iran | Reuters.com

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