U.S. reportedly misled allies about N. Korea nuke-materials transfer Officials said the U.S. misled allies over the transfer of materials for making nuclear weapons to Libya, omitting the fact that Pakistan served as the intermediary. By DAFNA LINZER Washington Post Service WASHINGTON - In an effort to increase pressure on North Korea, the Bush administration told its Asian allies in briefings this year that Pyongyang had exported nuclear material to Libya. That was a significant new charge, the first allegation that North Korea was helping to create a new nuclear weapons state. That is not what U.S. intelligence reported, according...