Blocking a new axis of evil*** A new terrorist and nuclear weapons/ballistic missile threat may well come from an axis including Cuba's Fidel Castro, the Chavez regime in Venezuela and a newly elected radical president of Brazil, all with links to Iraq, Iran and China.
Visiting Iran last year. Mr. Castro said: "Iran and Cuba can bring America to its knees," while Chavez expressed his admiration for Saddam Hussein during a visit to Iraq. The new axis is still preventable, but if the pro-Castro candidate is elected president of Brazil, the results could include a radical regime in Brazil re-establishing its nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programs, developing close links to state sponsors of terrorism such as Cuba, Iraq and Iran, and participating in the destabilization of fragile neighboring democracies.
This could lead to 300 million people in six countries coming under the control of radical anti-U.S. regimes and the possibility that thousands of newly indoctrinated terrorists might try to attack the United States from Latin America. Yet, the administration in Washington seems to be paying little attention.***
Change of guard at Southern Command Army's Gen. James Hill takes charge*** Gen. James Hill took over on Tuesday as head of the U.S. Southern Command, leading the military fight against drug lords and terrorists in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Vietnam and Desert Storm veteran ''really is the perfect choice to lead the U.S. Southern Command,'' Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard Myers said. Hill, 56, has also served in the Pentagon and with a United Nations mission in Haiti. He left a post as commander of the Army's I Corps at Fort Lewis, Wash., to lead the Miami-based Southern Command.***
Bill Clinton is no longer President'e