CBS - "Rogue Nations May Have Nuclear Blueprints"
rogue (adj.) - no longer obedient, belonging, or accepted and hence not controllable or answerable.
The nations referenced, Iran being the most prominent of the pack, are indeed undemocratic and unapologetically opposed to American foreign affairs in the Middle East. However, to call them "rogue" is disingenuous and indicates an imperialist perspective: Ahmadinejad has no obligation to be "obedient" to a dictatorial command attempting to force him to sacrifice measures of sovereignty. He also has no obligation to belong to or be accepted by any organization that is currently commanding him to dismantle his nuclear program. If he chooses, he can face the economic consequences that the West is capable of imposing.
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