THE AXIS OF EVIL: A FEW TROUBLING DEVELOPMENTS

Arirang News: Iran ‘Buying Missiles from North Korea’

Iran is reportedly stepping up development of long-range missiles. According to an intelligence report given to Reuters by a non-U.S. diplomat, Tehran is pursuing a program code-named Project 111, whose aim is to arm Iran's Shahab-3 missiles, which experts believe have a maximum range of 2,000 kilometers, with nuclear warheads. The Shahab is based on North Korea's Rodong missile technology.

Reuters also said a German diplomat, citing his country's intelligence data, confirmed that Iran had purchased from North Korea 18 disassembled BM-25 mobile missiles with a range of 2,500 km, which would render them capable of reaching Israel and Turkey from Iran. ... Reuters said Tehran sharply increased production of the Shahab-3 missiles from less than 20 to around 90 a year.

"Reuters":

North Korea is set to deploy ballistic missiles that could reach Alaska and remains a global security threat despite its failing economy, the head of the U.S. military in South Korea told a Senate hearing on Tuesday. "Reports indicate North Korea is also preparing to field a new intermediate range ballistic missile which could easily reach United States facilities in Okinawa, Guam, and possibly Alaska," Gen. B.B. Bell, commander of the U.S. Forces Korea, told the Senate Armed Services Committee.

MosNews: Russian Ambassador Opposes US Sanctions Against Iran, North Korea

Russia opposes any kind of sanctions against what the United States calls rogue states such as Iran and North Korea, Russian ambassador to South Korea said on Tuesday. Gleb Ivashentsov quoted by The Korea Times after a forum hosted by the Korea News Editors’ Association in Seoul said Russia was against “any economic sanctions because they do not work.” “There should be dialogue, there should be consultation, but sanctions do not work neither against North Korea, nor against Iran, nor against any other country.”

Let's add up these three items: (1) North Korea and Iran are BOTH stepping up their production of longer range missiles; (2) North Korea is even selling them to Iran - even as Iran is developing a nuke weapons program; AND (3) BOTH Iran and North Korea are being enabled and EXPLICITLY protected by Russia, who is also selling anti-aircraft missile systems to Iran - and to Syria - as well as building sevaral nuke facilites for Iran. And meeting with Hamas.

Well, folks - I believe that Russia is playing a double game with us: They talk like they're our allies while they REALLY HELP OUR ENEMIES.

I hate to be the one to say this but IT'S TIME TO GIVE RUSSIA FULL TIME STATUS IN THE AXIS OF EVIL. They should be booted OUT of the G8 - FOR STARTERS!

And, you know what else? The longer we wait to confront North Korea , Syria and Iran, the harder it will be. The old saying was "Faster, please!" The new saying should be, "IT'S NOW OR NEVER!"