Here we notice that the article's author, Fred Kaplan, not only lies, but touts the very lie issued by North Korea.
Bolton was appointed by President Bush to be our chief negotiator with North Korea in the Six Way Talks, but North Korea, not Bolton, threw a hissy fit and refused to even meet with Bolton.
Thus, it was North Korea, not Bolton, who sabotaged Korean disarmament talks two years ago.
Of course, North Korea, like their good little Commie lackey Fred Kaplan in this Slate article, blamed Bolton even though the man never even got the chance to say word one to the North Koreans.
The lie is so blatantly untrue that one has to wonder just what the writers in North Korea and at Slate are drinking.
In fact, the lie is so transparent that one wonders just who they think they are going to fool with it.
It's no wonder, though, why Communism is on the decline; ditto too for the audience of the main stream news media. Who can blame the public for tuning out such ridiculous propaganda?!