Evil - Andrew Sullivan covers

Evil - Andrew Sullivan covers the two big "axis of Evil" stories today - the interception of the Scud-like missiles being sent to Yemen, and the American media's continual spiking of the gathering, anti-theocrat revolution in Iran.

Regarding the interception of the missiles:

A North Korean cargo vessel flying no flag was halted on Monday in the Gulf of Aden by two Spanish warships, and a search revealed Scud missiles hidden beneath sacks of concrete, senior administration and Pentagon officials said today.

American military explosives experts were summoned, and the ordnance crews were still working tonight to identify and tally the contraband cargo and to stabilize any explosive warheads or volatile missile fuel, officials said.

Officials went on to say they saw no link between the missiles, bound for Yemen and Al Quaeda. Sure. Think about it. Yemen - a nation with a tiny, putative military and a reputation for pragmatism in dealing with its neighbors - needs SCUD missiles precisely why? .

In the meantime, the major media continue to sit on the big story - the crumbling of the Iranian theocracy.

Tensions over weeks of student protests have reached into Parliament here, with hard-liners leaving the floor in protest on Sunday as a reformist member called for a referendum on the current government. It was the first such scene in recent years.

The popularity of the protests, which began over a death sentence for a reformist scholar, is also broadening. Several hundred people broke through the gates at Amir Kabir University here today to join student protesters, witnesses said.

Does Dan rather cover this?

Posted by Mitch at December 11, 2002 06:37 AM