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N Korea, eying next Japan PM, delays kidnap probe(saddened about Santa Clause(Fukuda) leaving)
AFP ^
| 09/05/08
Posted on 09/05/2008 3:09:54 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
NKorea, eying next Japan PM, delays kidnap probe
4 hours ago
TOKYO (AFP) — North Korea will delay a long-awaited probe into abductions of Japanese citizens, officials said Friday, as dovish Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's sudden resignation set back moves to ease tension.
North Korea told Japan through diplomatic channels that it was holding off on launching an investigation into the fate of Japanese abducted in the 1970s and 1980s to train the regime's spies, Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura said.
"This is very disappointing," Komura told a news conference.
He said North Korea confirmed it planned to hold the probe but would wait "until finding out the position of Japan's new government."
The delay comes just after Pyongyang announced it would stop work on disabling its nuclear complex in protest at a US delay in taking North Korea off a list of state sponsors of terrorism.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Japan; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abduction; fukuda; geopolitics; nkorea; northkorea; sanction
To: TigerLikesRooster; AmericanInTokyo; Steel Wolf; nuconvert; MizSterious; nw_arizona_granny; ...
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posted on
09/05/2008 3:10:18 AM PDT
by
TigerLikesRooster
(kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Good riddens Fukuda. They sure rolled HIM in the alleyway.
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posted on
09/05/2008 3:28:56 AM PDT
by
AmericanInTokyo
(Be the FR HERO! Find & Post The Palin Stand on "Comprehensive Immigration Reform" vs. 2008 Platform)
To: TigerLikesRooster
The next J. prime minister, a hard-ass will give Pyongyang plenty of reason to gasp for air, and wheeze "ASO desuka!" (あそうですか？） bad play on words....
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posted on
09/05/2008 3:30:50 AM PDT
by
AmericanInTokyo
(Be the FR HERO! Find & Post The Palin Stand on "Comprehensive Immigration Reform" vs. 2008 Platform)
To: AmericanInTokyo
I don't know much about him. Still, my impression has been that he is more like a bureaucrat than a politician. He
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posted on
09/05/2008 3:36:23 AM PDT
by
TigerLikesRooster
(kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Thank you for the ping.
No, I’m not surprised at all, that there will be a delay.
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posted on
09/05/2008 5:30:35 AM PDT
by
nw_arizona_granny
( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts?page=451 SURVIVAL, RECIPES, GARDENS, & INFO)
To: Calpernia; DAVEY CROCKETT
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posted on
09/05/2008 5:31:04 AM PDT
by
nw_arizona_granny
( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts?page=451 SURVIVAL, RECIPES, GARDENS, & INFO)
To: TigerLikesRooster; Jet Jaguar; monkapotamus; Tamar1973; All
I didn’t know Japan PM resign over last weekend I was gone Tiger on family visit BOY he got nail LOL!
I bet Chia Pet be roaney for long time
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posted on
09/05/2008 10:48:09 AM PDT
by
SevenofNine
("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
To: TigerLikesRooster
Oh, this’ll help get those rice shipments going. Great thinking, Great Leader!
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posted on
09/05/2008 2:34:43 PM PDT
by
tanuki
(u)
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