‘Missile Defense Shield’ and other imperial misnomers

American President George W. Bush used his platform at the G8 summit to continue spreading the paranoia of fearing states like Iran and North Korea, as they are bent on bringing death and destruction to the world and pose a grave threat to international security. In speech after speech, countering Russian objections to the so-called American “Missile Defense Shield” in Europe, Mr. Bush claimed that the two remaining members of the “axis of evil” must be confronted by the “international community” before it is too late, and that, in order to defend Europe against these “rogue states”, America must be allowed to forge ahead with implementing its Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system there.

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