Out-spoken Socialist Euro-deputy,
Ana Gomes,
has been fiercely criticed by her
own Socialist Party.
According to Wikileaks,
José Lello, Socialist MP,
called her an " unleached Rottweiler"
in her opposition to the illegal CIA rendition flights
with Guantanomo prisoners on board,
using Portuguese airspace and airports.
She was heavily against Luis Amado
(Minister of Foreign Affairs)'s
presence at Coronel Kadafi
40th year celebration of his dictatorship
regime.
Ana Gomes called Amado's attitude
as sickening,
kissing the hand of a terrorist.
WIKILEAKS:
"At a January 11 lunch with Pol/Econ Counselor and poloff,
Socialist Party (PS) International Relations Secretary Jose
Lello and PS senior staffer Paulo Pisco discussed Ana Gomes´
vocal campaign on rendition flights, internal party dynamics,
and the European Socialist movement status. Lello expressed a
passionate dislike of Gomes, but said the PS has no intention of
trying to oust her. Gomes is isolated, both within her party and
within the European Parliament, according to Lello. The mainline
PS politicians, including Prime Minister Socrates, are strongly
pro-American, Lello asserted, and the party has been successful
in controlling the influence of party leftists who are dubious
of too close a relationship with the United States".
"Ana Gomes, the Portuguese Socialist Eurodeputy who has
been vocal in investigating an alleged cover up of CIA flights
and other supposed US misdeeds in Portugal does not represent
the PS, according to Lello. He stressed that, although the PS
does not support Gomes´ campaign, it would be counterproductive
to expel her from the party ranks. Lello has criticized Gomes
repeatedly in the local media but believes that more drastic
action would only make her a martyr."
"Lello remarked that despite public statements to the
contrary, Gomes ”hates the United States.” While she is going
to great lengths to find evidence of rendition flights through
Portugal, she has been unable to locate any evidence to support
her accusations. "
"Many PS members
had underestimated how dangerous Gomes could be,
according to Lello."
"Lello, who is strongly pro-American, made several
derisive comments about the leftist members of his party.
He dismissed them as ”Alegre-ists,” a reference to PS elder
statesman and current parliamentarian Manuel Alegre, who ran for
president in 2006 against the party´s candidate Mario Soares.
Lello said most members of the PS believe a strong relationship
with the United States ought to be a cornerstone of Portuguese
foreign policy, but the leftist wing of the party did not share
that view. Socrates had been able to co-opt a number of those
individuals by giving them key positions in his government, and
in the parliament, including Alberto Martins, leader of the PS
caucus in the National Assembly who was sitting at the next
table during our lunch. Better to have them inside the tent than
outside, Lello commented."
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