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Jewish World Review Jan. 17, 2007 / 27 Teves, 5767
Chavez demands membership in Axis of Evil
By Andy Borowitz
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Craves slot vacated by Saddam
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, riding high after being re-elected to a six-year term in office, set his sights on an even higher goal today as he demanded membership in the Axis of Evil.
Mr. Chavez, who made headlines at the U.N. last year by comparing President George W. Bush to Satan, has made no secret of the fact that he would like to join the exclusive club of the world's most infamous evildoers, including North Korean president Kim Jong-Il and Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
But when the Venezuelan president recently received the news that former Axis of Evil member Saddam Hussein had been hanged, "he realized that this was his time," an aide to the Venezuelan madman said.
"I want Saddam's slot," Mr. Chavez said at a press conference in Caracas today. "I've earned it."
But "not so fast," says Kim Jong-Il, who heard of Mr. Chavez' demand while appearing at an Axis of Evil charity golf tournament in Scottsdale, Arizona.
While the North Korean president said that he is "a big fan of Hugo's work," he has reservations about granting the Venezuelan dictator membership in the Axis of Evil: "I think there's a big difference between being evil and just being crazy, and I think Hugo falls under crazy."
But when asked who he would like to see take Saddam's place in the Axis of Evil, Kim did not miss a beat: Rosie O'Donnell.
"Anyone who can make enemies of both Donald Trump and Barbara Walters deserves a seat at the table," Kim said.