Quotable: Syria still evil

Posted By Blake Hounshell Thursday, April 5, 2007 - 7:00 PM Share

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office issued the following unusual "clarification" following U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's chat with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad:

The Prime Minister emphasized that although Israel is interested in peace with Syria, that country continues to be part of the axis of evil and a force that encourages terror in the entire Middle East.

I wasn't aware that "axis of evil" had become a formal designation. 

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