Posted on 09/18/2005 10:35:29 PM PDT by Jewels1091
Bush's fault!
I hope this is true but I'm skeptical. I have a hard time believing Kim Jong Il would give up anything. In fact, the news strikes me as somewhat worrisome (donning tin foil hat - but I do worry if they have missile power sufficient to strike us in HI).
I'll believe it when it happens, which will be never.
At least the public fires can go out for a day or three.
My prediction: Retraction within 24 hours
An article:
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200509/kt2005091914013311950.htm
N. Korea Pledges to Give Up Nuclear Programs
BEIJING _ North Korea has pledged to drop its nuclear weapons development program and return to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT).
In a joint statement issued here Monday, North Korea promised to give up all nuclear weapons and present nuclear programs and to return to the NPT as soon as possible, while accepting inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Multilateral negotiators reached an agreement and issued the statement, which calls for North Korea to end its nuclear arms program in exchange for political and economic benefits.
The agreement followed a week of intense negotiations involving the two Koreas, the United States, China, Japan and Russia. This round of talks, the fourth since 2003, opened in Beijing last Tuesday.
China's top envoy to the talks, Wu Dawei, hailed the agreement as "the most successful outcome" ever since the six-nation talks began a year after the dispute erupted in 2002.
All delegates stood up and clapped when Wu made the announcement.
"It was the accomplishment of political efforts of the parties," said South Korea's top nuclear envoy, Song Min-soon. The breakthrough came after the United States softened its stance of opposing North Korea keeping even a civilian nuclear program, citing its past history of diverting research facilities for weapons development in violation of international agreements, including one in 1994.
PING!
BEIJING — North Korea pledged to drop its nuclear weapons development and rejoin international arms treaties in a unanimous agreement Monday with other countries at six-party arms talks. The joint statement was the first ever after more than two years of negotiations.
The North "promised to drop all nuclear weapons and current nuclear programs and to get back to the (Nuclear) Nonproliferation Treaty as soon as possible and to accept inspections" by the International Atomic Energy Agency, according to the agreement by the six countries at the talks.
"All six parties emphasized that to realize the inspectable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is the target of the six-party talks," the statement said.
The North and United States also pledged in the agreement to respect each other's sovereignty and right to peaceful coexistence, and also to take steps to normalize relations.
"The United States affirmed that it has no nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula and has no intention to attack or invade (North Korea) with nuclear or conventional weapons," according to the statement, assurances echoed by South Korea.
Negotiators agreed to hold more talks in November, where they were expected to move on to concrete discussions about implementing the broad principles outlined in Monday's agreement. The main U.S. envoy, Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, has warned that could still be a long process.
It's been said that Kim Jong Il, more than anything, loves Hollywood movies. I'm betting that President Bush gave Kim Jong Il $200,000,000.00 in American taxpayer dollars so he could write, produce and film 3-4 of his own movies in Hollywood if he gave up his nuclear ambitions.
Don't trust, and verify thoroughly.
No matter HOW Ronry he is...
You have no idea HOW SAD.
Part of the deal Bush made was he would immediately send Clinton to North Korea to be Kim Jong Il's sex slave. This is GWB's way of "thanking Clinton for his comments Sunday morning.
bttt
ping
Actually, I think Japan's plans to have nukes may have been the straw that broke the camel's back.
And .. the fact that China wasn't supporting NK having the nukes. China may have originally supported it, but not after all the other nations were against it.
We still have to work out the issue of light-water reactor, and have a long contentions task of scouring all hidden N. Korean nuclear facilities. We do not know where they are. Yongbyon complex is not the only one. This would be the repeat of hide-and-seek we had in Iraq while Saddam was around.
The drama is not over by any means.
Looks like we made some pretty foolish concessions... similar to those made in 1994... I guess it pays to be a murderous dictator these days.
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