Above, Ahmadi-nejad and his wife stood with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (center) and Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega at Ortega’s inaugura-tion. At right, Ahmadi-nejad basks in the presence of Cuba’s Fidel Castro. Ahmadi-nejad also went to Ecuador. There was an overflow of anti-American rhetoric during the trip, but it wasn’t clear what else was accomplished. The 
