From the 'Axis of Evil' to the 'Outposts of Tyranny'

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http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=602570

From the 'Axis of Evil' to the 'Outposts of Tyranny'

As her appointment is confirmed, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice identifies the six miscreant states that will be the target of American foreign policy efforts to 'spread democracy'
by Rupert Cornwell


As the torch passed yesterday at the pinnacle of US diplomacy, Condoleezza Rice the incoming Secretary of State, identified a new category of miscreant states - half a dozen "outposts of tyranny" that may replace President George Bush's "axis of evil" in the international political lexicon.

The six countries where Ms Rice said the US had a duty to help foster freedom are Cuba, Zimbabwe, Burma and Belarus, as well as Iran and North Korea, the two surviving founder members of the original "axis of evil". Ms Rice offered her new definition as a Congressional panel voted to confirm her as Secretary of State to replace Colin Powell.


........After a day and a half of sometimes stern questioning, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee gave Ms Rice its backing by 16 votes to two. The dissenters were two Democrats, the former presidential candidate John Kerry and Barbara Boxer of California, who once again accused the former national security adviser of misleading the country on the war in Iraq........

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. shouldn't we work on spreading democracy here first?

and make the repukes work with the dems instead of lobbyists to make laws?

How about a policy that says our goal is to make our infant mortality lower than Cuba's?????

[Niccolo_Macchiavelli]

21. it will be lower when america will eventually bomb cuba... (nt)

[klyon]

2. I find it interesting that the 4 new countries are small, basically

powerless to stop us. Places we can easily push around.

KL

[rodeodance]

3. maybe we will tackle the "little" ones first so BushCo have have

these under his belt and be in the history books?????????

[klyon]

11. yes, then he is our victorious leader

maybe we can have a parade with balloons, floats and clowns

KL

[snippy]

13. Kind of like Grenada. n/t

[UL_Approved]

4. The new first graders

And Bush is the big bully.

[D-Notice]

5. How about China & Uzbekistan?

Oh I forgot...

China are an important trading partner

Uzbekistan help us "fight terrorists"

[bemildred]

16. Yeah, and Syria, where the hell is Syria? nt

[EFerrari]

6. Maybe BushCheney could start by not buying their campaign gear

from sweatshops in Burma.

[cornermouse]

7. But if we invade Burma, we could make their

industries public and charge higher prices.

[xchrom]

8. what? no china?

c'mon condi -- where's your game?

[renaissanceguy]

9. Translation: let's nuke everyone who's not like us.

And people get mad when these nutjobs are compared to Nazis....

Ask a fundie what they think about Muslims. I'll guarantee they wish they were all dead. (Trust me, I've heard it MANY times).

http://www.cafepress.com/liberalissues/472476
http://www.cafepress.com/liberalissues.15676271

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10. "liberty around the world" is the new mantra!!!!1

[ananda]

12. cognitive dissonance

How can a country spread freedom and democracy when that country itself has neither?

And then, how can -any- country spread freedom and democracy when those values, by nature, cannot be imposed by force... they must arise from within the country, in the hearts and minds of its people, who must themselves be willing to fight and die for it.. as Americans once did in a dim, long past era.

Sue

[Redstone]

14. "From the 'Axis of Evil' to the 'Outposts of Tyranny'"...

To the shores of Tripoli,

tra la la,

We will fight our Emperor's battles....

Redstone

[Igel]

20. Nah, they already made nice with Tripoli.

Now it's the Sa'udis that are pissed.

[k8conant]

15. Beware the "untamed fire"...

let's let the whole world burn then the whole world will be free!!!
Hooray!

:puke:

[LynnTheDem]

17. Heh...just one little question for the lying stupid bitch...

WITH WHAT ARMY???

[youthere]

18. see it's a little known fact...

that the "Outposts of Tyranny" are actually suburbs of the "Axis of Evil"...but they share utilities and a public transportation system.

[TahitiNut]

19. Let's not forget Venezuela ... she was very clear.

Forget 'democracy' ... Haiti is an example of how the U.S. tolerates 'democracy' that's not totally obedient to global corporate hegemony.

[fooj]

22. Why "accused"? Isn't the misleading of the American people a FACT?

GEEEZ!

[geniph]

23. Next comes the "Dusty Corners of Irritation"

since we already have the "Collective of Morons" running this country.

[IA_Seth]

24. Equal Opportunity Destroyer

It seems we just picked one helpless country from each of the race groups to me...

Cubans...Hispanics
Zimbabwe....Africans
Burma....Asians
Belarus....Whites
Iran....Arabs (Persians technically but to the US they are the same)
North Korea...Asians...can never have enough Asians!

Let's see how many racial groups we crack down on here in the USA?!

I hate where we are headed.

[Redstone]

26. Not so helpless...

Excellent point about the ethnicity of each country - but Belarus, Iran, and especially North Korea are hardly helpless.

And furthermore, why do they keep sandbagging us with these "surprise new enemies?" Just to keep us confused? It's working; I sure am.

Today, Zimbabwe is on our shit list? What did they do yesterday to deserve the "promotion?" I know it's a crappy place, but why all the concern all of a sudden?

Belarus: Similarly, a crappy place. But what the fuck can be behind our government rattling sabers at a country that's right next door to Russia and one of the former Soviet states?

Anyone got any ideas? I'm genuinely baffled.

Redstone

[Catfight]

25. Evil Doers, Tyranny, Bad Guys, Dead or Alive, Axes of Evil, Smoking Gun,

Mushroom Clouds, Terrorist, Rape Rooms...and for fun, throw in the word Liberal to mix it all together to get a big batch of Bush Boogie-potion to scare you into submission.