Posted on 09/20/2005 5:42:56 AM PDT by conservativecorner
SEOUL -- North Korea said today that it would not dismantle its nuclear-weapons program until the United States first provides an atomic energy reactor, casting doubt on its commitment to a breakthrough agreement reached at international arms talks.
The North's Foreign Ministry made the surprise demand a day after it had agreed at six-nation talks in Beijing to give up its arms efforts.
The North insisted during arms talks that began last week in Beijing that it be given a light-water reactor, a type less easily diverted for weapons use, in exchange for abandoning nuclear weapons. The agreement reached at the talks' end yesterday in Beijing -- the first since the negotiations began in August 2003 -- said the six countries in the negotiations will discuss the reactor issue "at an appropriate time."
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Yeah - send him a nuke plant ---- with a timer!!
Yesterday, the Washington Post (not the Wash Times) gave the Chinese full credit for the deal with North Korea. Now that news came out about the reactor demand, I am guessing the WaPo will give Bush full blame.
The North Korean communists are so predictible.
Who's the idiot now, Georgie?
Too funny.
THe North Koreans back in form.
theres a distinction between the arab and oriental mind
Did anyone ever believe that they would actually stick to what they agreed to?
I would bet you have this hit spot on. Credit always goes somewhere else. Blame always is...BUSH'S FAULT!
I bet this good deal wouldn't last 24 hours and it didn't.
Do you wear a belt and suspender's, and only bet on fixed horse races?
Never trust a commie, domestic (either Clinton) or foreign (N. Korea or Cuba).
Give them enough time and they implode, but don't prop them up.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/1/16/175212.shtml
I usually bet only on Big Ten football. I took Iowa and gave two TDs against Iowa State a couple weeks ago.
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