The Axis Of Evil, Hong Kong Joins Pariah States North Korea, Iran and Libya.....

According to environmentalists, Hong Kong is risking becoming a pariah state for continuing the environmentally unfriendly trade of shark-fins used in the traditional but bland and gooey tasting soup.

``Hong Kong is in danger of being considered a pariah state, where the environment takes second place to profit, and where endangered species are either consumed or shipped with impunity,'' she said.

This is going a little bit too far, since the criticism risks the time honored Hong Kong tradition of being ignored.

Little doubt that people around the globe wonder why this barbaric practice continues in Hong Kong, but it is an issue far removed from the "pariah" state issues such as production of nuclear weapons and the support of Islamic terrorists that slaughter and maim innocents in large numbers.

However, the environmentalists have been doing a good job at keeping the issue front and center in the press and have continued to make the devastated shark populations an issue highlighting the disgusting practice of finning and the risks associated with severe global declines of shark populations.