[ClancyJ]

Off topic - but thought some might find this interesting and worth a chuckle.

Paik Jin-hyun, professor of international relations at Seoul National University, said the North was using nuclear weapons to "blackmail" the US into supporting its crumbling economy.

"North Korea seems to misunderstand the nature of the Bush administration," Mr Paik said. "What may have worked with [President Bill] Clinton will not work with [President George W.] Bush. Trying to use nuclear weapons to blackmail this US government. .. is the worst possible tactic."

Financial Times-10/22/02-A. Ward

At least some in N. Korea understand what no democrat understands in the U.S.

[Fred Mertz]

Interesting posting. Quiet blackmail is more effective rather than the public kind.

[Howlin]

Oh, that's great. Those little "nuggets" make some of this awful liberal media stuff worth sorting through, don't they?

By any chance did you see the one about the prisoners in Iraq shouting "Bush! Bush!" when they realized they were free?