Editing Axis of evil (section)

==Media's use of the term==
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===Parodies===
Various related [[pun]] phrases include:
* ''[[Axis of weasels]]'' – mocking certain countries that did not support the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 9, 2003 |title=Axis of weasels |url=https://www.theage.com.au/technology/axis-of-weasels-20030509-gdgqfz.html |access-date=August 28, 2024 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829045455/https://www.theage.com.au/technology/axis-of-weasels-20030509-gdgqfz.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''[[Axis of Eve]]'' – a women's political action group that opposed Bush through satirical expression<ref>{{Cite news |last=Archibold |first=Randal C. |date=June 13, 2004 |title='Hey Hey, Ho Ho, Those Old Protest Tactics Have to Go' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/13/nyregion/hey-hey-ho-ho-those-old-protest-tactics-have-to-go.html |access-date=August 22, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=May 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507122536/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/13/nyregion/hey-hey-ho-ho-those-old-protest-tactics-have-to-go.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Asses of evil'' – a mocking insult against [[George W. Bush]], [[Dick Cheney]] and [[John Ashcroft]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Perry |date=March 6, 2003 |title=Casuistries of Peace and War |url=https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v25/n05/perry-anderson/casuistries-of-peace-and-war |access-date=August 28, 2024 |work=London Review of Books |language=en |volume=25 |issue=5 |issn=0260-9592 |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829054740/https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v25/n05/perry-anderson/casuistries-of-peace-and-war |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Axles of evil'' – denouncing [[sport utility vehicles]] for their poor [[fuel efficiency]], and several other variations<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 17, 2004 |title=The SUV debate: 'Axles of evil' the backlash grows |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/the-suv-debate-axles-of-evil-the-backlash-grows-twwtcbj9d7q |access-date=August 28, 2024 |website=The Times |language=en |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829055050/https://www.thetimes.com/article/the-suv-debate-axles-of-evil-the-backlash-grows-twwtcbj9d7q |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Coalition of the drilling'' – mocking the '[[coalition of the willing]]', stating the possible goal behind the "willing" in getting access to oil<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 18, 2015 |title=Coalition of the Drilling: Oil Fuels the Saudi-Led War Against ISIS |url=https://observer.com/2015/12/coalition-of-the-drilling-oil-fuels-the-saudi-led-war-against-isis/ |access-date=August 28, 2024 |website=Observer |language=en-US |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829060020/https://observer.com/2015/12/coalition-of-the-drilling-oil-fuels-the-saudi-led-war-against-isis/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* "Axes of Evil" – the title of a song by the [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[3 Inches of Blood]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=3 Inches of Blood - Axes of Evil Lyrics |url=https://genius.com/3-inches-of-blood-axes-of-evil-lyrics |access-date=August 28, 2024 |website=Genius |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829063356/https://genius.com/3-inches-of-blood-axes-of-evil-lyrics |url-status=live }}</ref> and the title of a book about [[Billy the Axeman]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Axes of Evil: The True Story of the Ax-Man Murders - Elliott, Todd C. |url=https://www.abebooks.com/9781937584726/Axes-Evil-True-Story-Ax-Man-1937584720/plp |access-date=August 28, 2024 |website=Abebooks |language=en |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829063358/https://www.abebooks.com/9781937584726/Axes-Evil-True-Story-Ax-Man-1937584720/plp |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[The Axis of Awesome]] – an Australian musical comedy act<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harmon |first=Steph |date=February 15, 2016 |title=Axis of Awesome comedian Jordan Raskopoulos on being transgender: 'I never felt right as a boy' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/feb/15/axis-of-awesome-comedian-jordan-raskopoulos-on-being-transgender-i-never-felt-right-as-a-boy |access-date=August 28, 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

The term has also lent itself to various parodies, including the following:
* In a ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' skit with host [[Jonny Moseley]], George W. Bush played by [[Will Ferrell]] expands the "Axis of Evil" (although he doesn't mention North Korea, instead saying "one of the Koreas") to include things with "evil" in it or things he does not understand (including [[Enron]], [[Tom Daschle]], the [[Economy of the United States|economy]], France, those who [[Don't Mess with Texas|"mess with Texas"]], the [[Axis powers|"original Axis of Evil"]], [[mathematics]], [[Dick Cheney]] (for now), and [[Evel Knievel]], with the exception of [[Dr. Evil]]). Ferrell mispronounces "axis" so it sound like "Access of Evil".<ref>{{Citation |last=SNL |title=Saturday Night Live S27E13 - Jonny Moseley |date=2002 |url=http://archive.org/details/saturday-night-live-s-27-e-13-jonny-moseley-outkast |access-date=November 29, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Serj Tankian]], lead singer for the group [[System of a Down]] and [[Tom Morello]], guitarist and former guitarist for [[Rage Against the Machine]] and [[Audioslave]] (respectively) founded a political action group called the ''[[Axis of Justice]]''.
* Andrew Marlatt wrote an extensive parody for [[SatireWire]], where Libya, China, and Syria formed the "Axis of Just as Evil" and other countries "rushed to gain triumvirate status" in a "game of geopolitical chairs".<ref name="marlatt">{{cite web|title=Angered by snubbing, Libya, China Syria form Axis of Just as Evil|author=Andrew Marlatt|url=http://www.satirewire.com/news/jan02/axis.shtml|publisher=SatireWire|date=February 1, 2002|access-date=May 22, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070517102432/http://www.satirewire.com/news/jan02/axis.shtml|archive-date=May 17, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''[[The Economist]]'' ran a 2006 (May 13–19) cover headline titled "Axis of Feeble" about the end of the George Bush–[[Tony Blair]] partnership.<ref name="economist-2006-05-11">{{cite news|title=George Bush and Tony Blair: The end of a Bush-Blair era|url=https://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=6916012|newspaper=[[The Economist]]|date=May 11, 2006|access-date=May 22, 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070407012615/http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=6916012 |archive-date=April 7, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[King Dedede]], a character from the [[Kirby (series)|Kirby]] series, refers to the titular character as an "axis of evil" in an episode of the Japanese version of the [[anime]].
* In the [[Top Gear: Middle East Special|''Top Gear'' Middle East Special]], during a road trip through Syria, [[Jeremy Clarkson]] installs an "axle of evil" to make his [[Mazda MX-5]] a six-wheeled vehicle.
* In ''[[Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race]]'', Sanders refers to the super-team composed of the Ice Dancers, the Police Cadets and the Haters as an "axis of evil". Don laters coins them as such (to the displeasure of Ryan) and liking the sound of it, they form an alliance with the intent of backstabbing each other, though it later falls apart.

===Comedy tour===
In response to the problems which [[Middle Eastern Americans|Americans of Middle-Eastern descent]] have in the current climate, a group of comedians have banded together to form the ''[[Axis of Evil Comedy Tour]]''. The comedians, [[Ahmed Ahmed]] (from Egypt), [[Maz Jobrani]] (from Iran), and [[Aron Kader]] (whose father is [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]]), have created a show which aired on [[Comedy Central]]. They have also included half-Palestinian, half-Italian [[Dean Obeidallah]] in some of their acts.

The group took the comedy tour around the [[Middle East]] (November–December 2007), performing in the UAE, Egypt, Kuwait, Jordan, and Lebanon to sell-out crowds.<ref name="IvanWatson">{{cite web |last1=Watson |first1=Ivan |title=Comedic Trio Takes Tour to Middle East |url=https://www.npr.org/2007/12/21/17268898/comedic-trio-takes-tour-to-middle-east |website=NPR |date=December 21, 2007 |access-date=October 25, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=October 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025225037/https://www.npr.org/2007/12/21/17268898/comedic-trio-takes-tour-to-middle-east |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Lullabies===
In 2003 the Norwegian record label [[Kirkelig Kulturverksted]] published the CD ''[[Lullabies from the Axis of Evil]]'' containing 14 lullabies from Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Palestine, Syria, Afghanistan and Cuba. Every lullaby is presented in its original form sung by women from these countries, and then a western version with interpretations in English.<ref name="kirkelig">{{cite web |url=http://www.elance.no/kkv/asp/hoved.asp?show=musikk_eng |author=Erik Hillestad |publisher=Kirkelig Kulturverksted |title=? |access-date=May 22, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070525164349/http://www.elance.no/kkv/asp/hoved.asp?show=musikk_eng |archive-date=May 25, 2007 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

===Other===
* ''[[Holidays in the Axis of Evil]]'' is a documentary by BBC.
* ''[[Literature from the "Axis of Evil"]]''
* ''[[Behind Enemy Lines II|Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil]]'' is a direct to video film.
* ''[[Mohammad Farokhmanesh|Empire of Evil]]'' (documentary film)
* ''[[Team America: World Police]]'' comedy film
* In ''[[Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance]]'', after Operation Tecumseh, commentators label even allied Pakistan as a member of the axis of evil.
* The song "Axis Of Evil" by "[[Sodom (band)|Sodom]]" in their self-titled album Sodom.