Word: diplomatic
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...Indeed, with seasoned operatives like Azahari and Zulkifli roaming the region, the initial euphoria that greeted Hambali's capture has begun to subside. "Hambali's arrest is extremely significant," says the Western diplomat in Bangkok. "But does it mean we can relax now and everything is safe? Not on your life...
...negotiations, bribes and appeasement," said Republican Senator Jon Kyl in January when introducing a bill containing measures to pressure the regime, including safe passage for its refugees to the U.S. "The result is a nuclear North Korea that is now attempting to extort even more." Says a Seoul-based diplomat: "The North Koreans have got to realize that people are deadly serious this time and that it's the endgame...
...Indeed, to the outside world it would seem in Kim's best interest to move swiftly to settlement. "North Korean leaders realize their economy is very sick, and they don't want it to die," says a Western diplomat in Seoul. Though Kim would not immediately get from the U.S. his full wish list?a security guarantee, diplomatic ties and an end to economic sanctions?aid would flow if he opened his nuclear programs to the invasive inspections that the U.S. and its allies demand...
...Framework took 55 rounds to complete; current talks have not begun, yet already the North has set the process back by threatening to export nuclear bombs. "These are people who believe in letting 20% of their people starve if necessary," says Adrian Buzo, an Australian scholar who was a diplomat in Pyongyang in the 1970s. "They already have missiles. They have rudimentary nuclear devices. What can the world offer them...
...Zhang Tuosheng, director of research at the Foundation for International Strategic Studies in Beijing. Ultimately, Zhang fears, the Bush Administration wants to topple Kim. So what happens if Kim continues to stall and cheat? "At the end of that road lies the fate of Saddam Hussein," says a Western diplomat in Seoul. That's a far different path than the peaceful byway envisioned by Clinton nine years...