Axis of Evil

Or fantastic comic relief?

Not since the beginning of the invasion of Iraq and my discovery of Iraqi Information Minister Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf have I seen such spin...

If you've forgotten who he was, or don't remember him, go here:

http://www.welovetheiraqiinformationminister.com/

I remember sitting glued to the TV, watching the war live... And hearing his spin. It was a hoot. The one point I remember vividly, he was spouting off that "No Americans were anywhere near Baghdad!" and in the inset you see a live feed from that huge square with the crossed sabers, you know the one I'm talking about... And two M-1A2 Abrams tanks and an M-2 Bradley fighting vehicle sitting there, their crews nonchalantly eating MRE's and playing grab-ass...

Now it seems the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea is getting in on the spin... Actually, it's been doing it for a while now but Geoff Davis of San Francisco put together this fantastic website that translates all the press releases from the DPRK's Information Ministry, and without this man's genius, we'd forever be at a loss...

If you really want to start your Monday morning off with a laugh, go here:

http://www.nk-news.net/index.php

Just scanning through for a few minutes yesterday morning I couldn't contain my laughter. Try the "Personal Insult" button...

Personal favorite quote is this so far...

"You anti-socialist beast, your accusation against the DPRK is no more than barking at the moon!"

So, not only does North Korea love to play nuclear roulette, have a million-man army on a hair-trigger, throw away human rights and have a psychopath who thinks he's a God with a really silly haircut running the county...

They've got a simply fabulous Spin Doctor!

Copyright 2005 Thomas J Wolfenden