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 Axis of Evil replaced by Outposts of Tyranny19 Jan 2005 by Malcolm Drury
Condoleezza Rice, US President "Boy" George W Bush's nominee as Secretary of State, has introduced the term "outposts of tyranny" to describe countries where, she says, the US must help bring freedom. They are Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Zimbabwe, Burma and Belarus. Dr Rice introduced the new wording, which apparently is to replace "axis of evil" as the official terminology of the second Bush term, during her appearance before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as part of her confirmation process. References to France, Spain and Wales in an earlier draft of her speech were dropped, US administration insiders say. While the references to France and Spain can, perhaps, be understood, given those countries' opposition to Mr Bush's adventure in Iraq, the reference to Wales is, at first glance, harder to explain. However, one insider, speaking on condition of anonymity, told our reporter that it was included at President Bush's insistence because, as it turns out, he had never been fully convinced that Wales was not a member of the axis of evil and still believes that it is situated between Iraq and Iran. "We just quietly dropped it from Condi's speech, gave him a colouring book and some crayons to distract him, and hoped he wouldn't notice," said the insider. The decision to introduce the new terminology was apparently not taken lightly, but it seems the prevailing thought among White House advisers was that a change would be appropriate as Mr Bush's second term begins in order to project an image of newness and freshness, particularly as the "liberation" of Iraq is not going quite as well as had been anticipated when the tanks first rolled in. It seems that "outposts of tyranny" was the preferred choice of a focus group, with whom several suggestions were tested. They included "league of scoundrels", "association of villains", "organisation of ogres", "nexus of nasties", and the President's suggestion, "them really bad guys that we should nuke, especially Chirac". Although Mr Bush pushed strongly for his choice it was eventually rejected on the grounds that it did not have quite the poetic quality of the others. Douglas Ramsbottom, a spokesman for Prime Minister Tony Blair, Mr Bush's second-in-command with responsibility for the UK, told DeadBrain that Mr Blair had been consulted on the change and was fully supportive of it. "The PM believes that it is right thing to do - it is right for the US, right for the UK, and, indeed, right for the rest of the world," he said. There was no comment from the Elysée Palace. Related Articles Bin Laden's driver charged with terror traffic offences 25 Aug 2004
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