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To: Mephisto who wrote (2766)	2/11/2002 7:43:59 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15516

Of course, Cheney is dirty. Sure he has something to hide and a lot to lose if he's dismissed from the Bush admin in disgrace. I mean, "when" he's kicked out of office.

To: Mephisto who wrote (2766)	2/11/2002 9:46:32 PM
From: Patricia Trinchero	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 15516

BEIJING - Bitter after being snubbed for membership in the "Axis of Evil," > Libya, China and Syria today announced they had formed the "Axis of Just as > Evil," which they said would be way eviller than that stupid Iran-Iraq-North > Korea axis President George W. Bush warned of in his State of the Union > address. > > Axis of Evil members, however, immediately dismissed the new axis as having, > for starters, a really dumb name. "Right. They are Just as Evil ... in their > dreams!" declared North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il. "Everybody knows we're > the best evils ... best at being evil ... we're the best." > > Diplomats from Syria denied they were jealous over being excluded, although > they conceded they did ask if they could join the Axis of Evil. "They told > us it was full," said Bashar al-Assad, Syria's President. "An Axis can't > have more than three countries," explained Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi > President. "This is not my rule, it's tradition. In World War II you had > Germany, Italy, and Japan in the evil Axis. So you can only have > three. And a secret handshake. Ours is wicked cool." > > International reaction to Bush's Axis of Evil declaration was swift, as > within minutes, France surrendered. Elsewhere, peer-conscious nations > rushed to gain triumvirate status in what became a game of geopolitical > chairs. Cuba, Sudan, and Serbia said they had formed the Axis of Somewhat > Evil, forcing Somalia to join with Uganda and Myanmar in the Axis of > Occasionally Evil, while Bulgaria, Indonesia and Russia established the Axis > of Not So Much Evil Really As Just Generally Disagreeable. > > With the criteria suddenly expanded and all the desirable clubs filling up, > Sierra Leone, El Salvador and Rwanda applied to be called the Axis of > Countries That Aren't the Worst But Certainly Won't Be Asked to Host the > Olympics; Canada, Mexico and Australia formed the Axis of Nations That Are > Actually Quite Nice But Secretly Have Nasty Thoughts About America, while > Spain, Scotland and New Zealand established the Axis of Countries That Be > Allowed to Ask Sheep to Wear Lipstick. "That's not a threat, really, just > something we like to do," said Jack McConnell, Scottish Executive First > Minister. > > While wondering if the other nations of the world weren't perhaps making fun > of him, a cautious Mr. Bush granted approval for most axes, although he > rejected the establishment of the Axis of Countries Whose Names End in > "Guay," accusing one of its members of filing a false application. > Officials from Paraguay, Uruguay, and Chadguay denied the charges. > > Israel, meanwhile, insisted it didn't want to join any axis, but privately, > world leaders said that's only because no one asked it.