<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr>-----Original Message----- From: rwilhelm2 [mailto:rwilhelm2@msn.com] Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 19:50 To: ohiogreens-general@yahoogroups.com; centralohiogreens-general@yahoogroups.com Subject: [ohiogreens-general] Axis of Evil ! </DIV> <DIV>Simone Morgen, co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of Central Ohio (of which I am a member) forwarded this. I thought you might find it amusing. Rick Wilhelm COGP</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>> "In Speech, Bush Calls Iraq, Iran and North Korea 'Axis of Evil'" > -- N.Y. Times, 1/30/02 ANGERED BY SNUBBING, LIBYA, CHINA SYRIA FORM AXIS OF JUST AS EVIL   Cuba, Sudan, Serbia Form Axis of Somewhat Evil; Other Nations Start Own Clubs    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 eviler than that stupid Iran-Iraq-North Korea axis President 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 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. "An Axis can't have more than three countries," explained Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. "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." THE AXIS PANDEMIC    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 Scottish Executive First Minister Jack McConnell.    While wondering if the other nations of the world weren't perhaps making fun of him, a cautious 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 them.  Copyright © 2002, SatireWire. ( Meanwhile, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan announced the formulation of the Axis of Always Wholesome and Good.)</DIV> <TT>This forum is for announcements and discussion by those interested in the Green Party of Ohio. ---------------------------------------------- To post a message:    ohiogreens-general@egroups.com To unsubscribe from this forum:    ohiogreens-general-unsubscribe@egroups.com To use this forum's Web version:    <A href="http://www.egroups.com/group/ohiogreens-general">http://www.egroups.com/group/ohiogreens-general</A> Green Party of Ohio Web Site:    <A href="http://www.ohiogreens.org">http://www.ohiogreens.org</A> </TT> <TT>Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the <A href="http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/">Yahoo! Terms of Service</A>.</TT> </BODY></HTML>