Posted on 04/18/2013 2:08:41 AM PDT by Corporate Democrat
Pyongyang wants withdrawal of all UN sanctions and US pledge not to engage in 'nuclear war practice' with South
North Korea has issued a detailed statement on its terms for dialogue with the United States, after weeks of tensions.
The demands from the North's top military body include the withdrawal of all UN sanctions imposed due to Pyongyang's nuclear and missile tests, and a US pledge not to engage in "nuclear war practice" with the South. It said denuclearisation of the peninsula should begin with the withdrawal of US weapons.
Seoul was swift to dismiss the North's conditions as incomprehensible and illogical. The foreign ministry spokesman Cho Tai-young said: "We again strongly urge North Korea to stop this kind of insistence that we cannot totally understand and go down the path of a wise choice."
The Japanese news agency Kyodo said the prime minister, Shinzo Abe, had called for increased pressure on the North.
Leonid Petrov, an expert on the North at the Australian National University, said of the North's statement: "It's a good sign, they are prepared to negotiate, but they are demanding an exorbitant and impermissibly high price … The game will continue."
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So he reveals his extortion racket. Does he want the lifting of “sanctions” long enough to get the latest DVDs..
Message to North Korea - Ask Libya, Iran and all the other nations that you have sold weapons and so forth too. They can help you out. other than that drop dead.
The little pissant is setting conditions for the US of A? Our conditions should be “get rid of the nukes, and we will let you live.” fat chance.
Any president with a pair would tell ‘em to pound sand; Obama, by contrast, will cringe and mutter, “Yes, sir, would you please kick me again...”
This is great. I needed some comic relief after the events of this week. I suggest we crown lil kimmee as court jester!
......”Seoul was swift to dismiss the North’s conditions as incomprehensible and illogical”.....
Well yeah....
They’re coming in with a high bid......in the end they’ll settle for food...they can’t afford total rebellion from their people....some things never change.
glad you were pinged over.
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