North Korea 'to end nuclear programme'

The Daily Telegraph ^ | February 13, 2007 | Matthew Moore

[MadIvan]

I doubt I could be more skeptical about this.

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Ping!

[Lurker]

Sure they will.....

L

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

Even if North Korea does end it's nuclear weapons program (and agree that it is dubious that they actually intend to end it), they can still sell the technology to other countries, such as Iran.

[StolarStorm]

"was helping Iran to prepare an underground nuclear test similar to the one Pyongyang carried out last year. "

This is the most important and disturbing line. Just how close is Iran???? UH OH.

[Uncle Ike]

I think I'll hold off for a bit on singing my 4-part-harmony chorus of "Ding-dong, the witch is dead.."

[School of Rational Thought]

Highway robbery.

All they appear to have done is PURCHASED a temporary abatement of the nuclear program. I would find it hard to believe that Korea hasn't stored away whatever they need for the future nuclear program (or ongoing) and future extortion.

Where is this oil coming from?

[monkapotamus]

*ping

[Edgar3]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha. When monkeys fly out of their butts!

[AmericanInTokyo]

The full, complete, definitive and irretractable "Clintonization" of the Bush Administration and it's State Department.

[MadIvan]

I certainly hope this doesn't mean we're being prepared for the Clinton Restoration.

Regards, Ivan

[proudofthesouth]

Never, EVER trust a Commie and/or Dictator!

[Joe Boucher]

Well N.Korea has ALWAYS kept their word in the past haven't they? : )

[dalight]

Their fake test fire has brought them to this. And, ruined their chances of selling their nuclear tech. This is why they have had to trade it off for a mere $330 million.

This is the end of the current bunch in Korea. They just haven't faced it.

Its not done, and the folks monitoring this have back loaded it so they don't get much of value until big things happen.

Could be alot worse.

[wita]

May I join you. I wouldn't trust north korea anytime, anywhere, or in any way. Delay, delay, the same tactic in Iran, and then we will have at least two crazies with the "bomb". You just can't beat the effectiveness of the delay tactic. No penalty, no loss of down, no lost yardage just political hay. Sorry for the american football reference. Goal, offsides, so what, the goal counts. There, a soccer reference.

[caver]

I see pigs flying.........

[Jack Hammer]

I've got a very nice bridge in Brooklyn I'm willing to sell cheap. Any takers?

[MadIvan]

One cannot make a deal with a regime that is inherently untrustworthy. This smacks of State Department foolishness.

Regards, Ivan

[section9]

No, it isn't foolishness at all.

The North Korean atomic test was an apparent disaster: a fizzle. It probably left much of the test area somewhat contaminated. The Treasury Counterfeiting program has remained in place, and Kim sees us squeezing his business partners in Tehran.

He also sees what the Chicoms see: Japanese rearmament. The Chinese have become alarmed at what the Japanese were doing with their navy and at the increasingly nationalist and militant attitude in Japan. So I think the Chinese decided to move the ball down the field and voted for stability on their northeastern frontier.

So Li'l Kim went to the table and decided to take Rice's offer. It turns out that we were willing to be generous. So what? North Korea is South Korea's problem, not ours. It is very little skin off our nose and, what's more, a lot of Democrats are going to end up looking humiliated when this is done. They swore up and down that Rice's approach was wrong. Sucks to be them.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[TheBattman]

If all North Korea wanted was this "aid package", then they could have spent the fortune used on the nuke program to fund the same needs - and never built the program or pissed off the world.

Thus the reason I don't believe Kim Dong Dork any more now than before.

Let's see - what is the history of NK and their sabre rattling and concessions made? Each time, we give them aid in exchange for peaceful promises - and they NEVER live up to their agreements.

Yet here we go again... We keep feeding his "Million-man army" for him, and he will have his other funds available to continue his weapons programs... real smart.