"Axis of Evil" eviler than ever
Well, the remaining two that are still unfree, at least.
If the reports coming out this weekend haven't yet vindicated President Bush's prescient branding of these rogue states yet, I don't know what will.
North Korea -- Unsurprinsingly, the nutcases at Pyongyang are rejecting U.S. pressure to ditch is nuke program. "North Korean radio on Saturday explicitly rejected the formula the United States has put forward as its bottom-line position in talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear programs, raising doubts about whether the fitful negotiations are making even limited progress," says a report. The fact on NK is that they haven't budged an inch since the "diplomacy" to end this standoff started last year.How long has this footsie being dragging on? The Chinese won't put the necessary pressure on them to cave, and there's no incentive for them to do so. Sadly, and frighteningly, it's time to look at other options.
Iran -- A report from the Los Angeles Times quotes diplomatic sources saying that "Iranian officials are overseeing efforts to conceal key elements of the country's nuclear program from international inspectors." The report goes on: "Iran set up a committee to coordinate the concealment efforts after international inspectors uncovered evidence late last year that the Islamic republic had tried to hide aspects of its nuclear program, including secret research on advanced centrifuges that can produce weapons-grade uranium..."
When will the western world wake up and stop these ticking time bombs?
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 12:02 AM
