Evil Empire’s War Talk

www.sundayheraldsun.com.au ^ | February 3, 2002 | AFP

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Evil Empire’s War Talk

WASHINGTON: North Korea yesterday blustered that it was on the brink of war with the US after President George W. Bush renewed his attacks on the "axis of evil" of so-called rogue states.

Mr Bush again labelled Iran, Iraq and North Korea the world's most dangerous regimes, warning they could face US action and prompting speculation about where the war on terror would lead after Afghanistan.

His warning, raised first in his State of the Nation address on Tuesday, drew an angry reaction from Muslim countries throughout the Middle East. But the most blunt message response came from North Korea. A spokesman for strongman Kim Jong Il said the nation was ready for war and had been wise to develop "powerful offensive and defensive means". We are sharply watching the disturbing moves of the United States that have pushed the situation to the brink of war," the Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

As the secretive communist regime's propaganda machine went into overdrive, North Korean state media said US warplanes had carried out scores of reconnaissance flights in recent weeks in preparation for an attack. The spokesman said Mr Bush's speech was "little short of declaring a war".

Undaunted by the strength of the reaction in the Middle East to his speech, Mr Bush reiterated his accusations against the three countries and warned that Washington was ready to act. He said all three nations were developing weapons of mass destruction. "They need to know our intention is to hold them accountable and the rest of the world needs to be with us, because these weapons can be pointed at them as easily as at us," he said. Iran, which Washington describes as the main state sponsor of terror ism, called Mr Bush -thirsty for human blood", while the Iraqi regime of Sad Hussein branded him "stupid, arrogant and irresponsible".

Former secretary o state Madeleine Albrigh also condemned the "axis of evil" speech, calling it "big mistake". She said many in the international community believed the US h "lost its mind" because of the way Mr Bush handled foreign policy. "I think it was a big mistake to lump those three countries together," she said. "They are very different from each other." That warning risked alienating foreign allies she said. We know that they are (already) not supportive of what we are doing in lraq or Iran or North Korea, so I don't know what the value is." But US officials said there were no plans for, any military action against the three countries. Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said the US was not about to open three more fronts in the war against terror now centred on Afghanistan.

Meanwhile, in New York, US Secretary of State Colin Powell yesterday urged world leaders to crush the cause of terrorism by stamping out poverty. Speaking at the World Economic Forum, Mr Powell said' We have to go after poverty, we have to go after despair." AFP

[AMMON-CENTRIST]

We don't need Bush expanding this war. The man is cracked!

[hauerf]

Madeleine Albright puts her stupidity right out there for all to see. It's no wonder she was an exemplar of the clintoon cabinet.

[zook]

Bush is right on target. We'll defeat terrorism much faster when terrorists and their supporters fear us.

Madwoman Halfbright ought to be ashamed of herself. She won't be, of course, but maybe someone will toss a pie her way.

[Red Jones]

I remember seeing an AP story about some statements made by North Korea, this was at least a year ago. The North Korean government said that the US would be defeated completely and totally in war very shortly, that was a year ago when they said that. It was as if they were predicting WMD's being used against the US on a massive scale, that was the nature of their statement. There's been over a million north koreans starve to death in the last few years, they make these statements and we are the villains if our pres says anything. I can't for the life of me see why the Europeans or anyone else would care if we go into north korea and kick some ass.

If France had an insane leader and created a situation where a million frenchmen died, then would enlightened opinion in europe want the cowboy to ride in to the rescue? Of course they would, all they can think of is themselves. When it is some slanty-eyed people being destroyed, then they sing a different tune.

[Mark17]

We don't need Bush expanding this war. The man is cracked!

Go Bush.

[Southack]

"Former secretary of state Madeleine Albright also condemned the "axis of evil" speech, calling it a "big mistake". ... That warning risked alienating foreign allies she said."

Mad Madeleine strikes again. This is the SAME woman who urged the U.S. to side with the Mujahedeen terrorists that bombed our embassies in Africa. This woman urged the U.S. to join the KLA in fighting the Serbs in Kosovo in 1999.

The Serbs, who were our ALLY since 1917. Yup, old Mad Maddie wanted us to ATTACK our World War 1 ally.

And now she criticizes President Bush for wanting to fight terrorists because it MIGHT alienate some of our allies?!

That old hag has got to go back into retirement. The pasture is calling her. The green grass beckons her.

And no sane person needs to hear her banal opinions ever again.

[piasa]

Exactly. North Korea's rhetoric is exactly the same as it has always been. Nothing has changed from before Bush's address to this day.

And Maddie's use of 'they' is interesting. Who are 'they?' Evidently she cannot name a single source to back up her claims... or, she's unwilling to name the because we don't care what Saddam's general staff has to say.

[sinkspur]

We don't need Bush expanding this war. The man is cracked!

Hey, college-dweeb! "We" need to keep the g**-d***** terrorists from killing thousands more Americans. Your young as* could get caught in the next wave, son.

The man is heroic. If you don't want to do what's necessary to defeat terrorism, you've already flunked at what it takes to be an American.

God, is youth wasted on the young or what!

[piasa]

Maddie prefers the days she was in charge, when North Korea had to be paid NOT to lob missiles over Japan...

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

We don't need Bush expanding this war. The man is cracked!

WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR!

[JeepInMazar]

I don't think you understand the nature of evil and the current threat of those who intend to inflict harm on America. Because of your ignorance, you believe those who stand against evil are cracked.

[cavador]

The North Korean retoric has been going on since the Korean war in the 50's .Koreans have hated the USA all this time.

What I want to know is what the North Koreans where doing when the japs invaded the northern part of China?(Where they jumping with joy and cheering?)

[EternalHope]

We don't need Bush expanding this war. The man is cracked!

Bush has expanded nothing. He is merely showing enough courage to fight back against the source of attacks against us. Waiting will only make it much worse.

This is obvious to everyone except those who are cracked.

[cpdiii]

At a meeting of leaders "Mad Mattie" was highly angered when she was mistaken for a cleaning woman. For the life of me I can not understand how anyone would have thought she would have been capable of performing the task of a cleaning woman much less Secretary of State.

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

This war has been a long time coming .LET'S ROLL !!

See #11 above. It is time that the enemy got its ticket punched.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

WAHT WE NEED IS WHAT BUSH IS DOING RIGHT NOW AND FOREVER FIGHTING EVIL WHEREVER AND WHENEVER POSSABLE

IF YOU DONT LOVE THIS COUNTRY GET OUT AND DONT COME BACK

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Lmao and i need a new dictionary waht=what