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-According to [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/rogue%20nation ''The Free Dictionary''], a '''rogue nation''' is "a Third World state that possesses [[weapons of mass destruction]] and sponsors [[terrorism]]."
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-The "''Merriam-Webster American Collegiate'' dictionary defines '''rogue''' as: vicious and destructive; isolated and dangerous or uncontrollable.
-The phrase as often used as a superfluous abstraction of "America's enemies" as defined by the US government.
-"We cannot let terrorists and rogue nations hold this nation hostile[sic] or hold our allies hostile[sic]." &mdash; George W. Bush, Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 21, 2000.&dagger;
-Also see:
-*[[Ad hominem]]
-*[[Propaganda techniques]]
-*[[Rogue State: America at War With the World (2004 book)]]
-*[[United States as a rogue nation]]
-''&dagger; This quote has not been verified yet.''