Axis of Evil

Middle East Sees "Explosion" Of Comedy, First Stand Up Festival In Arab World

Dean Obeidallah | Posted 12.04.2008 | World

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Dean Obeidallah

I feel as though I'm a comedy missionary. However, instead of religion, we are bringing comedy to the Arab world.

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North Korea Suspends Nuclear Reactor Disablement

AP | KELLY OLSEN | Posted 08.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Axis of Evil, North Korea, North Korea Nuclear Program, North Korea Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Power, Kim Jong Il, Home News

SEOUL, South Korea — Just two months ago, North Korea blew up the cooling tower at its main nuclear reactor, a dramatic act meant to show the wo...

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North Korea and The New York Philharmonic: The "Why" Question Gets Answered

Ben Rosen | Posted 07.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pyongyang, New York Philharmonic, Nuclear Weapons, John Bolton, Condoleezza Rice, Axis of Evil, Bill Perry, Diplomacy, Kim Jong Il, North Korea, Dick Cheney, Politics News
Ben Rosen

My answer: To initiate a dialog between the people of two adversaries, the first of such talks in 58 years.

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Nukes, Nukes, and (Maybe) Fewer Nukes?

Conn Hallinan | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

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Conn Hallinan

The threat of nuclear proliferation will not end until all nations have given them up. And the danger of nuclear weapons will not disappear until the weak need no longer fear the strong.

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Update: Axis of Evil

Sean Carman | Posted 06.29.2008 | Politics

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Sean Carman

The fact that North Korea can be accepted into the international community makes me think that the "Axis of Evil" was really the "Axis of the Dangerously Misguided."

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Axis Of Evil Seeking New Members

236.com | 23/6: The News, But Funnier | Posted 06.29.2008 | Politics

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With news that North Korea has been taken off the State Department's list of state sponsors of terrorism, it might be time for the Axis of Evil to hol...

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Jon Stewart Mocks Bush For Downgrading North Korea From Axis Of Evil: "What The Hell?...Now It's Just A Dot Of Evil?"

Huffington Post | Posted 06.27.2008 | Media

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On Thursday's "Daily Show," Jon Stewart mocked Still President Bush for downgrading North Korea out of the Axis of Evil. "Mr. President, you're goi...

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Nuke of Earl

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain National Security, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, John McCain, John McCain 2008, Nuclear Weapons, John Mccain Nuclear Power, Nuclear Power, Axis of Evil, Mccain Nuclear Power, Politics News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

McCain's hypocrisy lies in threatening "terrorist" countries with military strikes for pursuing the same nuclear programs that the Republican nominee to put in place.

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And Now Whose Foreign Policy Is Naive?

Omid Memarian | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Ahmadinejad, Militia Groups, Axis of Evil, َU.S. Military, The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Afghanistan, Hezbollah, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Hamas, Iran. Iraq, Arab Countries, Barack Obama, Politics News
Omid Memarian

By opening a dialogue with Khamenei, the next U.S. president could seriously undermine general international perceptions of Ahmadinejad's power.

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Cultural Diplomacy: New York Philharmonic Heads to Pyongyang

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics

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Arlene M. Roberts

The New York Philharmonic's trip to Pyongyang is the first major cultural visit by Americans to North Korea. The State Department has endorsed the trip as a potential opening for North Korea toward the outside world.

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Terrorism 101

Sam Sedaei | Posted 01.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, War With Iran, Terrorism, Axis of Evil, 2008 Election and Terrorism, Iran, Iraq, 2008 Election, Al Qaeda, Islamo-Fascism, Politics News
Sam Sedaei

It has become clear that the reason that the U.S. has failed to make the world a safer place is due to a misunderstanding of what terrorism is and what causes it.

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Finally, George Bush Attacks the Real Axis of Evil

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 01.17.2008 | Politics

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Robert J. Elisberg

Hats off to President George Bush for at last coming up with a bombing target we all can agree on.

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Shaky Evidence For Claims Of North Korea Counterfeiting

McClatchy | Kevin G. Hall | Posted 01.11.2008 | Politics

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Two years ago, as he was ratcheting up a campaign to isolate and cripple North Korea's dictatorship financially, President Bush accused the communist ...

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Ex-Bush Speechwriter Frum "Terrified" By Current GOP Landscape

NY Times | DEBORAH SOLOMON | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics

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As a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and former speechwriter for President Bush, you're surprisingly critical of him in your new ...

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Bush Still Bending the Truth about Iran

Lionel Beehner | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics

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Lionel Beehner

Contrary to President Bush's claim, the White House rebuffed Iran's advances pre-Ahmadinejad to let bygones be bygones and, like Libya, start a new relationship based on cooperation rather than conflict.

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Kim Jong-Il Kicks Iran out of Axis of Evil, Calling it 'Not Evil Enough'

Andy Borowitz | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics

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Andy Borowitz

Kim said that when Iran was admitted into the Axis of Evil in 2002, "they knew the rules: no nukes, no membership."

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Iran Agenda: How Tehran Joined the Axis of Evil Club

Omid Memarian | Posted 11.29.2007 | Politics

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Omid Memarian

The real dispute between the United States and Iran has little to do with Iran's ability to develop nuclear weapons.

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Body Snatchers

Laraine Newman | Posted 11.19.2007 | Politics

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Laraine Newman

The Republicans want Hillary to be the nominee, because they can beat her. At best, her ability to win isn't as certain as Edward's. We can't have another Republican in the White House!

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Curing the Post-Colonial Hangover

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics

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Deepak Chopra

To the revolutionary generation, America still stands for colonialism, military bullying, and cultural arrogance.

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Rhetorical Point Men

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 10.23.2007 | Politics

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Jayne Lyn Stahl

Bush and Co. have done with language what Stalin did to his dissidents, no, not only torture, downright mutilation.

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Bush to Invade Burma, Secret Plans Exposed

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 09.27.2007 | Politics

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Blake Fleetwood

The recent news that Buddhist monks have been shot and killed in a peaceful democratic demonstration in Rangoon, over a raise in the price of gasoline...

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