Timeline Tuesday 29 January 2002

Events on Tuesday 29 January 2002 1

• 2002 "Axis of evil" State of the Union address Bush links Iraq, Iran and North Korea In his State of the Union address on 29 January 2002, President George W. Bush described Iraq, Iran and North Korea as an 'axis of evil' seeking weapons of mass destruction. The phrase framed US foreign policy for the following years and signalled the administration's growing focus on Iraq. It was widely criticised abroad, including by allies.