The new power blocs of the world
September 11th defined a new world order.
What we might call "The Axis of Good"
is taking on "The Axis of Evil".
"The Axis of Weasels" is trying to obstruct them,
but the good news is
they are highly unlikely to try to
obstruct them militarily
(as rival powers would have done in, say, the 19th century).
The Axis of Weasels
will engage in shameful
diplomatic support, banking support, trade, loans,
intelligence sharing
and weapons sales to the Axis of Evil.
But we should still count our blessings that they are
not an all-out enemy
(and probably never will be).
- Iran
- North Korea
- Syria
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Supporting members:
- Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Palestinian Authority
- Sudan, Cuba
- Libya, Egypt, The Arab League
Former members:
Afghanistan,
Iraq, Somalia
Subset: The officially designated
State Sponsors of Terrorism.
- USA
- UK
- Israel
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Supporting members:
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Australia, Canada,
Japan, South Korea
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Most of Western Europe
(UK, Italy,
Denmark, Netherlands, Portugal, Norway, France, Germany)
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All of Eastern Europe
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All of the Baltic states
Former members:
Spain
- Russia
- China
- The UN
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Supporting members:
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Some of Western Europe
(Belgium,
Spain,
Greece)
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Turkey,
The Vatican
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Venezuela, Bolivia
Former members:
France,
Germany
- The Axis of Evil
- The term
"The Axis of Weasels"
was invented in a
satire at ScrappleFace,
January 22, 2003.
- The
20th century
Axis of Evil
- It is interesting to note that the
20th century
Axis of Evil,
Germany, Russia and China,
are now members of the "Axis of Weasels"
(or were, until Germany dropped out).
All three countries have greatly improved of course
(Weasel is an improvement on Evil),
but the fact that these three are by far
the greatest killers of the 20th century
should make one pause before following them.
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