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Axis of Evil |
Vitriol Watch: Iran |
2002-02-11 |
After 23 years, though, the sense of brooding menace that pervaded marches of the past had mellowed. This one felt more like a carnival, complete with a gold coin on offer for the best Uncle Sam effigy. A yellow banner painted with giant letters in Persian was stretched across one overpass. In the early days of the Islamic Republic it would have been automatically translated as "America is the Greatest Satan." But today the lettering helpfully included its own English translation, reading, "America Is Extremely Naughty." The Old Gray Revolution, she ain't what she used to be... |
Posted by:Fred Pruitt |