编造邪恶轴心：关于朝鲜、伊朗和叙利亚的真相

 编造邪恶轴心：关于朝鲜、伊朗和叙利亚的真相

布鲁斯-库明斯，摩西-马奥兹，埃尔万德-亚伯拉罕安

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自从布什总统在2002年国情咨文中首次使用 "邪恶轴心 "的标签以来，他的政府中的鹰派人士对他们打算在伊拉克之后将注意力转向何处几乎没有任何疑问。

朝鲜、伊朗和叙利亚。

然而，除了五角大楼告诉他们的，大多数美国人对这三个国家知之甚少。

对于那些想了解 "谁是下一个 "的人来说，这本 "关于全球（不）稳定的及时阐述"（《韩国季刊》）由三个关于每个国家的主要专家编写，直截了当，用铁的事实来对抗无情的恐惧宣传。

作者在探讨每个国家的历史和内部政治的同时，还探讨了美国过去干预的不完善记录，包括朝鲜战争和1953年中央情报局资助的推翻伊朗民选总理的行动。

正如一位评论家所指出的。"关于叙利亚，我们知道的最重要的事情是，我们真的不知道叙利亚发生了什么"（Slate）。

在对这些专制政权不抱任何幻想的同时，《发明邪恶轴心》表明，事实远比某些人希望我们相信的要复杂得多。

Inventing the Axis of Evil: The Truth About North Korea, Iran, and Syria

Bruce Cumings, Moshe Ma’oz, Ervand Abrahamian

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Ever since the “axis of evil” label was first applied by President Bush in his 2002 State of the Union address, the hawks in his administration have left little doubt as to where they intend to turn their attention after Iraq: North Korea, Iran, and Syria. Yet most Americans know very little about these three countries beyond what the Pentagon has told them.

For those wanting to know more about “who’s next,” this “timely exposition on global (in)stability” (Korean Quarterly) by three leading experts on each country sets the record straight, confronting relentless fearmongering with hard facts. The authors explore each country’s history and internal politics alongside the spotty record of past U.S. interventions, including the Korean War and the CIA-sponsored overthrow of Iran’s elected prime minister in 1953. As one reviewer pointed out: “The most important thing we know about Syria is that we really don’t know what’s going on in Syria” (Slate). While entertaining no illusions about these despotic regimes,Inventing the Axis of Evildemonstrates that the truth is far more complicated than some would have us believe.