[Nathan Zachary]

"And he's willing to sit down, suffer the counsel of neighboring nations and the USA, and that's just what we've wanted and are affecting."

IF Bush gives in to his demands, the same demands he wanted since Bush came into office, and he wants them despite the fact he restarted his nuclear program, and expelled UN inspectors. He wants these new sanctions halted as well.

He will NOT stop doing wwhat he is doing if Bush gives him the consessions he's asking for, he's saying he will then only sit down and talk after getting them.

That's Bullsh%t, but media is spinning it like it's some breakthrough and concession on kims part.

[unspun]

IF Bush gives in to his demands, the same demands he wanted since Bush came into office, and he wants them despite the fact he restarted his nuclear program, and expelled UN inspectors. He wants these new sanctions halted as well.

Pretty clearly, it seems to me, this is a very significant step in allowing China and the US to enter into the step-by-step unraveling of both NK's nuclear steps and the US/UN sanctions. These things are done in multiple phases and communiques within phases.

We'll know much more after Rice's visit with the Beijing Mafia.