With Fidel too ill to lead, Chavez dominates Havana Non-Aligned Summit

Hugo Chavez "dominated the summit opening" of the rejuvenated Non-Aligned Movement in Havana, pledging total support for Iran and teaming with North Korea and other designated state-sponsors of terrorism to rebuild the 118-member movement.

"The United States is attempting to deprive other countries of even their legitimate right to peaceful nuclear activities," said the second-ranking leader of North Korea, Kim Yong-nam.

Kim blamed the US for "threatening Korea using all sorts of maneuvers, accusing it of being part of an 'Axis of Evil.'"