2012 and the 'axis of evil' ...

Does anyone else find these rolling news reports of that stumpy adolescent that's just supposedly taken over control of the supposedly nuclear armed DPRK a tad disturbing?

There he is, not knowing whether to look sad, proud, overwhelmed or confused. Note he's surrounded a bunch of old men that would most likely get done for the worst humanitarian crimes since Hitler's henchmen. But only in the unlikely event that a collapse of their regime happens to coincide with the west finding the political will to see some justice done in the world. If just ten percent of this well referenced wikipedia article on the realities of a North Korean prison camp is true, make no mistake, those comical looking guys in the green uniforms flanking him are truly evil bastards.

Then there is Iran. Zerohedge has taken to winding up their gun toting readership reporting that Iran have been playing wargames about closing the Straits of Hormuz right through the festive season. Today's post over there can't help but make you think Iran's military - bolstered by years of high oil prices and arms deals with Putin no doubt - might actually be a force to be reckoned with.

As far as I know, nobody has ever been stupid brave? enough to take on a Nimitz-class US carrier group. Well the the 5th Fleet is rumoured to be hanging around the vicinity. Maybe I've been off work, indoors, reading the internet for too long over the holidays.

Nevertheless, remembering the events post 1929, the world economy apparently going to complete shit, revolts still kicking off in the middle east and a US presidential race about to get going, and you have to ask the question. Could 2012 be the year the 'axis of evil' actually eclipses media coverage of what the f**k western governments are playing at?