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“US Delegation Seeks Asian Consensus on North Korea”
By VOA News
31 May 2009
SNIPPET: “A U.S. government delegation is winding its way through Asia this week to discuss how to respond to North Korea’s latest nuclear test.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg is leading the group, which arrives in Japan Sunday.
The delegation includes Stuart Levy, the Treasury Department’s undersecretary on terrorism and financial intelligence. Stephen Bosworth, the U.S. special representative for North Korean policy, also is expected to be part of the mission.
From Japan, the delegation travels to South Korea, China and Russia. The countries are part of stalled negotiations aimed at ending North Korea’s nuclear program.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Saturday that the United States would not accept a nuclear-armed North Korea.
He said Washington would hold Pyongyang “fully accountable” if any nuclear material or technology is transferred outside its borders.
Speaking in Singapore, Gates said painful sanctions may be the only way to peacefully end North Korea’s nuclear program.
North Korea has threatened to take retaliatory action if the United Nations Security Council slaps it with new sanctions.”
A Look at Iran
http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html
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“A look at North Korea’s missile arsenal”
By The Associated Press – 1 day ago
SNIPPET: “ADVANCED TAEPODONG-2: Under development. Potential range of about 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers), putting the U.S. west coast, Hawaii, Australia and eastern Europe within striking distance. North Korea says this, and all Taepdong missiles, are launch vehicles for satellites, though satellite and missile technologies are considered interchangeable.
_ TAEPODONG-2: Three-stage rocket with potential range of more than 4,100 miles (6,700 kilometers), putting Alaska within striking distance. First two stages are liquid-fueled, while the third is believed to be solid-fueled. Similar to Iran’s Safir-Omid space launch vehicle, the rocket suggests extensive cooperation between the two nations.”
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2261814/posts
“TESTING O’S LIMITS (HE HAS NONE)”
By RALPH PETERS
Last updated: 4:31 am
May 31, 2009
Posted: 3:31 am
May 31, 2009
SNIPPET: “Around the globe, our enemies — immediate and potential — are testing Obama to see how far they can go. Thus far, he hasn’t set a limit anywhere. Not a single dictator or terrorist leader got a single time-out.”