Outposts of Tyranny as per U.S. foreign policy

Condoleezza Rice, President George W Bush's nominee for secretary of state, has hinted at the direction of future US foreign policy by identifying six "outposts of tyranny" around the world.

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I was surprised to see Belarus & Zimbabwe on the list. For Belarus one item was "President Alexander Lukashenko, in power for a decade, has been accused of crushing dissent, persecuting independent media and political opposition, and rigging elections."

Election rigging ?? Isn't that hypocritical ?

brill


[edit on 19-1-2005 by brill]

BURMA

It is accused by the US of human rights abuses

HA HA HA HA HA HA

Gee, I wonder why Saudi Arabia, Libya, Qatar and Venezuela failed to make the cut.

Could it rhyme with Foil?