Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Recruiting

The Axis of Evil, with Iran and North Korea as the charter members, is trolling for new members:

The leaders of Zimbabwe and Iran are looking to form a self-styled "coalition for peace" after receiving a joint tongue-lashing from US President George W. Bush, officials said Wednesday.


With Syria perhaps not living up to their responsibilities to hide material for Iran and North Korea, maybe the Axis of Evil needs a hiding spot a little farther from Israel.

Still, other than geography, Zimbabwe doesn't have what it takes for the top echelon evil axis. Perhaps Mugabe should lower his sights a bit. After all, the Axis of El Vil is recruiting, too.

The Axis of El Vil (Cuba and Venezuela) is looking for a replacement for Haiti. I feared Ortega's win would place Nicaragua on the fast track. Yep:

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega accused the U.S. of imposing a worldwide dictatorship and defended the right of Iran and North Korea to pursue nuclear technology in a speech Tuesday before the U.N. General Assembly meeting.


Is Zimbabwe saying that Nicaragua can beat them out in the trials for the evil axis on training wheels?

Of course, as annoying as the Axis of el Vil is, the junior axis would love to join the senior axis:

During his election campaign, Ortega pledged to maintain ties with Washington but he also has reached out to Iran and Venezuela, which are courting allies in their fight against U.S. influence. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited Nicaragua in January, and Ortega went to Iran in June.


We haven't enough problems without 70s retreads having Che flashbacks?