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SPRING 2003
LECTURE SERIES
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lecture series for Spring 2003. Click here to go to the current
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April 3, 2003
WHAT'S
HAPPENED TO THE AXIS OF EVIL?
a panel
discussion with
ALAN
BRINKLEY
and NICHOLAS
LEMANN
Moderated
by
ERIC
ALTERMAN
President
Bush introduced the phrase "axis of evil" in his State
of the Union of January 2002. He singled out Iraq, Iran and North
Korea as rogue states that America and the world would have to deal
with. The consequences of his formulation have since then been startling
for our country. The United States is on the precipice of war with
Iraq. North Korea, angered at Bush's charge, has chosen to restart
its nuclear reactors and manufacture atomic weapons - possibly to
sell them to terrorists. Iran has reacted ambiguously, both acquiescing
in Washington's crusade against Iraq while denouncing America's
empire-building. Are these aftereffects dangerous for the United
States? Or are they helpful? What is the long-term impact of Bush's
warning? This forum will take the widest possible lens view of the
notion of the "Axis of Evil" and its aftermath in the
context of the U.S. Presidency, the media, our democracy and our
foreign policy.
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