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http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/06/29/2009062900332.html

“U.S. Sets Up N.Korea Sanctions Taskforce”

SNIPPET: “The U.S. is stepping up pressure on North Korea by launching a taskforce to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1874. The interagency taskforce to enforce sanctions against North Korea was launched Friday to coordinate actions with other nations in implementing the UN resolution, including searches of outbound North Korean ships and aircraft and international financial sanctions.

U.S. President Barack Obama appointed former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia Philip Goldberg to lead the team, sending him to China in the near future to discuss sanctions on the North. “

Jun. 29, 2009 09:28 KST

http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/06/26/2009062600731.html

“U.S. Biding Its Time Over Suspicious N.Korean Ship”

SNIPPET: “The United States is apparently watching several North Korean ships apart from the Kangnam now being tracked for suspected violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1874. When questioned on the matter Wednesday, U.S. Defense Department spokesman Geoff Morrell said, “As far as I know, it’s the only ship that we have tracked like this. There are other — there are — we have had interest in many ships over the years coming out of North Korea.”

“The U.S. Navy has been instructed to monitor all ships that leave North Korea for foreign countries,” a senior U.S. diplomatic source said.”

Jun. 26, 2009 11:55 KST