On O'Reilly, Code Pink's Benjamin Claimed "North Korea Does Not Have A Nuclear Weapon"

Newsbusters.org ^ | 20 March 2006 | Dave Pierre

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Appearing as a guest on tonight's episode of the O'Reilly Factor (Mon. 3/20/06), Medea Benjamin, a cofounder of the far-left group Code Pink, made the claim that "North Korea does not have a nuclear weapon." An overwhelming mountain of evidence suggests otherwise.

In October 2002, North Korea publicly admitted to having a nuclear weapons program (see here and here). This was a clear violation of the 1994 agreement it made under the Clinton administration not to seek to build nuclear weapons. (By the way, there may be evidence that President Clinton knew as President that North Korea was breaking its promise [see this]).

In April 2003, in three-way talks with China, North Korea told the United States that it had nuclear weapons (here and here).

In February 2005, Defense Intelligence Agency analysts "were reported to believe that North Korea may already have produced as many as 12 to 15 nuclear weapons" (source, emphasis added). (See also this.) Even Democratic Senators Carl Levin and Hillary Clinton have written that North Korea may have many nuclear weapons.

In September 2005, it was reported that North Korea agreed to "abandon its nuclear weapons programs." Follow-through on this agreement remains another matter, however. Since November, nuclear talks "have been on haitus" and "negotiations have bogged down."

It's quite unlikely that Benjamin can provide any evidence for her claim. In a January 2006, 60 Minutes report, a North Korean general told CBS, "What we can say to you definitely right now is that we currently have nuclear weapons."

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From tonight's O'Reilly Factor (Mon. 3/20/06) (audiotape on file) (emphasis mine), discussing the issue of Iran obtaining nuclear weapons:

MEDEA BENJAMIN: I believe in working through the international community -- (crosstalk) --

BILL O'REILLY: Just like we worked through in international community with North Korea.

BENJAMIN: Well, we are working through the international community --

O'REILLY: They did not have the bomb that they lied to us about --

BENJAMIN: No, they do not have the bomb just like Iran doesn't have the bomb.

O'REILLY: So North Korea, in your opinion -- (crosstalk) -- North Korea in your opinion, does not have a nuclear weapon? Is that what you just said?

BENJAMIN: North Korea does not have a nuclear weapon. We know that North Korea doesn't have a nuclear weapon. Whether they are trying to get a nuclear weapon is another issue.

O'REILLY: I believe - I believe when you go back, and you talk to your people, they will correct you on that. They do have a nuclear weapon in North Korea, and the reason they do is because they lied to us in the Clinton administration and developed it ...

That's O.K., Bill. We're happy correct Ms. Benjamin right here.

[trubluolyguy]

No, they do not have the bomb just like Iran doesn't have the bomb.

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And this vaccuous waste knows this because......????

[jazusamo]

First time I've seen her interviewed. What a Moonbat. Talks assertive to try to give the impression she knows what she's talking about, it doesn't work.

[exit82]

I turned off O'Reilly a few seconds into the interview. I was disgusted that he gave Medea a platform to spew her garbage and misinformation.

Benjamin has zero credibility on any subject, and is an enemy of this country. Of all of the people he could have had on, he had to have on a person whose organization demonstrates outside Walter Reed hospital against our recovering war veterans.

[KurtZ]

She knows this because she thinks all humans (except Republicans, they are obviously evil) are morally equivalent and that, even if they won't admit it, they want to be part of the same utopia she imagines in her head and would never do anything to endanger that.

[eleni121]

vaccuous waste

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amazing how insignificant these ugly trolls really are...once you actually hear them.

[Ma3lst0rm]

Well if they don't have a bomb I propose we deliver them one straightaway.

[LibFreeOrDie]

Remember the scene in "Team America" where Hans Blix meets Kim Jong-il? Think Medea instead of Hans...

[1035rep]

I saw here , she's a freak. I'm glad he had here on so America can see what liberalism looks like. She is a disgusting moonbat.

[1035rep]

here=her

[msnimje]

She makes John Kerry look like a friggin' genius.

[jazusamo]

You got her pegged but good!

[Stayingawayfromthedarkside]

I thought the lefties were shouting at the top of their lungs about North Korea having nukes during the begining of the Iraq war. What a bunch of hypocrites.

[Old Seadog]

"Duh...I know what I'm talkin' about."

[sinkspur]

Benjamin has zero credibility on any subject, and is an enemy of this country. Of all of the people he could have had on, he had to have on a person whose organization demonstrates outside Walter Reed hospital against our recovering war veterans.

O'Reilly had her on so he could make a fool of her, as he did.

He spoke down to her, and the frequent camera shots reminded me that she could have been separated at birth from Haley Joel Osment.

Don't you think she bears an uncanny resemblance?

[demlosers]

And this vaccuous waste knows this because......????

The Moonbat gods told him....

[mkjessup]

Code Pink? Like Hell, more like Code BLUE, as in "get the paddles, we've got no brainwave activity here!"

What a stupid tw@t.

[Dr. Frank fan]

Medea Benjamin, a cofounder of the far-left group Code Pink, made the claim that "North Korea does not have a nuclear weapon."

Well, if there's anyone who would know whether or not North Korea has a nuclear weapon, it's.... Medea Benjamin.

(??!?!?)

;-)

Side note: My overall theory about Medea Benjamin is that her greenie/lefty followers vote for her primarily because her name is "Medea" and they think that sounds neat. This news tidbit does nothing to support my theory, of course, but it sure doesn't hurt it.

[1035rep]

The next time I see that witch's face I hope it's on a milk carton!

[sinkspur]

Perhaps someone else who also sees dead people can post Haley Joel's jpeg.

For some reason, my necrometer is not working.