Trump administration announces sanctions against North Korea

The News Tribune ^ | November 21, 2017 | Staff

[yoe]

The Trump administration plans to announce Tuesday new sanctions on North Korea, after declaring it a state sponsor of terrorism in the latest push to isolate the pariah nation.

North Korea has joined Iran, Sudan and Syria on America's terror blacklist, a largely symbolic step as the administration already has the authority to impose virtually any sanctions it wants on Kim Jong Un's government over its nuclear weapons development.

As part of its "maximum pressure" campaign, President Donald Trump said the Treasury Department would impose more sanctions on North Korea and "related persons" starting Tuesday, without hinting who or what would be targeted. The move is part of rolling effort to deprive Pyongyang of funds for its nuclear and missile programs and leave it internationally isolated.

[yoe]

China's "Lu said Tuesday that the situation is "highly sensitive" and that it would be "helpful to bring all parties back to the negotiation table instead of doing the opposite."How long and how many of these 'negotiations' have gone on? Other than giving N. Korea more time to develop their nuclear weapons, precious little has been achieved. Time for talk may be over.

[blackdog]

Send Roger Clinton with a case of Miller Beer.

[blackdog]

Send Roger Clinton with a case of Miller Beer.

[Libloather]

North Korea has joined Iran...

Hussein took Iran off the terrorist watch list and payed them handsomely. Gotta look up when they were put back on.