Clinton Bankrolled North Korea's Nuke Program

NewsMax ^ | 10/17/02 | Limbacher

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Since the mid 1950's, any time NK wanted something from the west, they discover and repatriate the remains of Americans killed in action from the Korean War. There was evidence they had a stash of bones to "sell" for food, oil, etc. The recent "admission" of kidnappings, nuclear development, etc., must mean they are out of bones to sell.

[KLT]

Clinton and his Wife should be dragged through the streets of Washington DC and then pubicly hung.

My feelings exactly....and while they're at it....take Al Gore, Terry McAuliffe, Sandy Berger and the rest of the Clinton Crew with them!

[LisaFab]

Why are they admitting to this?

Because they see the writing on the wall. Since they now realize that the "Axis of Evil" designation has teeth and was not merely rhetoric, they have been making concessions for months to show they do not want to be next on the 'list'.

[Matchett-PI]

"Clinton and his Wife should be dragged through the streets of Washington DC and then pubicly hung."

You got it! But they are merely symptoms of the real problem.

They didn't get into office by themselves -- they were elected -- not once, but twice. Their supporters could *maybe* claim ignorance of who and what he and his wife are the first time around and get away with it, but after they put them in there the second time they sealed their fate. His legacy is also theirs. They can run but they can't hide. They ferociously defend him, because they know that ultimately it is themselves they are defending.

He and his even more dangerous wife are the quintessential face of the fifth column in America --- today's DemocRAT party.

Clinton Bankrolled North Korea's Nuke Program

Ballistics and Bullsh*t - J. Armor, Esq.

[Callahan]

The advantage to the NK-Coms admitting this now (we've known for years) is that Bush is pre-occupied with Iraq and does not want to open another front. Of course the useful liberal idiots will whine "Why is Bush attacking Iraq and not North Korea?" The Clinton model is now set: Appease dictatorships until they develop WMDs. Then cry that Republicans are starting WWIII by trying to clean up the mess.

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

CLINTON IS A COWARD.

IT'S OBVIOUS NOW THAT HE APPEASED THE NORTH KOREANS.

REMEMBER WHEN JIMMY CARTER WAS SNOOKERED BY CASTRO AND THAT REFUGEE ARMADA?

CLINTON WAS WORSE BY TENFOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rightwing2]

Clinton Bankrolled North Korea's Nuke Program

Unfortunately, so has the Bush Administration which unwisely chose to continue the Clinton appeasement of North Korea and construction of two large nuclear weapons producing reactors there. This represents a major scandal for both Administrations which have been very accomodationist towards North Korea despite occaisional rhetoric that might leave you to believe otherwise. However, Bush can save face by acting immediately to use this DPRK admission to repudiate the very Clinton appeasement agreement with North Korea that he has been busy implementing.

[Mr. Quarterpanel]

This article contains some misconceptions, inaccuracies, and some information that is just plain wrong. Par for the course for NewsMax. One wonders how Carl keeps from getting dizzy.

The North Korean nuclear program has been going on for a number of years. They cannot afford conventional fuel to keep the lights on, so they decided to build a nuclear reactor. The reactor that a country such as NK would build would be a Graphite based, Fast breeder reactor (RBMK). Simple, when compared to a light water pressure reactor (PWR), and can produce its own fuel. It also produces lots and lots of Plutonium, some or all of which can be redirected into bombs. PWR reactors produce very little plutonium by comparison.

The thought process is that if they are given a PWR reactor or 2 (Much too complex for them to build!), they could operate it, under IAEC oversight, which all commercial reactors subscribe to, receiving fuel and delivering waste abroad (Japan or Germany), preventing them from redirecting the fuel rods to weapons production.

While I cannot speak to the politics of the situation (I personally didn't like it!) it was a workable win-win solution to the power shortage that faces NK, and the same time provides security to the region (Japan, South Korea, Phillipines, China), and puts some of our guys to work, building the thing.

If NK were really interested in power production only, this is the equivalent of winning the Lottery. Free money! The fact that NK will proceed with their own, home grown reactor means that they are interested in alternative uses for the spent fuel. They are admitting to it now because they were confronted in June with strong evidence of their continuing secret nuclear program, and that evidence was going public anyway. They are trying to mitigate the situation.

What will happen now is the $64 thousand dollar question....

[lilylangtree]

Jimmy Carter negotiated the 1994 deal with North Korea in return for "a promise" by North Korea to eliminate or turn over to the UN or US primary nuclear components.

[Tailgunner Joe]

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