According to CNN, there is new evidence that "Iran, a member of the axis of evil, is building large secret nuclear facilities..." So "membership" in the "axis of evil" is now the cheif means of identifying "Iran." It's no longer "that country next to Iraq," or "that country that we were friendly with until an Islamic cultural revolution which unseated our friendly puppet Shaw from power, which worried us so much that we gave Iraq money and weapons to go fight them," and it isn't even "Iran of Iran-Contra fame." I think it would help their image a lot if they cancelled their "axis of evil" membership. But you can't blame them too much for joining. The "ten scuds for a penny" introductory membership offer can be quite tempting.