New York ? The extraordinary “Revolt of the Generals” continued Wednesday with a fourth high-ranking senior military leader calling for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s resignation.

Retired two-star Maj. Gen. John Batiste, who commanded the Big Red One – the Army’s 1st Infantry Division – in Iraq until November, said Rumsfeld must go for ignoring and intimidating career officers.

“You know, it speaks volumes that guys like me are speaking out from retirement about the leadership climate in the Department of Defense,” Batiste told CNN.

The unusual drumbeat of criticism from top generals comes as public support for the war continues to slide. In the latest carnage, a car bomb killed at least 20 people outside a Shiite mosque north of Baghdad Wednesday.

Batiste was adding his voice to a chorus already made up of retired Marine Gen. Anthony Zinni, former head of U.S. Central Command; retired Army Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton, who oversaw training of Iraqi forces; and retired Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Gregory Newbold, former director of operations for the Joint Chiefs.