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...North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il has clearly shown with the recent nuclear test that bilateral negotiations are meaningless to him. He has made laughingstocks of Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, whose Administrations engaged in direct talks with North Korea about nuclear proliferation. Kim has also made fools of South Korean Presidents Kim Dae Jung and Roh Moo Hyun. Who else in the world is going to dream of engaging in bilateral talks with Kim Jong Il again, unless in delusion? Ke Park Anaheim, California...
...military forces headed by the U.S. While the world condemns Pyongyang for its irresponsible nuclear test, we should perhaps also ponder its real fear of extermination by a superpower and its need for self-protection. Why does Washington still obstinately and arrogantly refuse to sit down with Pyongyang for direct bilateral talks, respect its sovereignty and give it the chance to open up and reform? Stephen Kwok Wai Chan Hong Kong...
...time. They penetrated the top ranks of business, government, parliament, the military and the intelligence services in West Germany and beyond. Wolf developed a particularly effective line in "Romeo" spies, handsome men who would befriend lonely secretaries working for senior officials and spymasters. Immensely patient, he would carefully help direct his plants to jobs where they could be increasingly valuable. One "Romeo" spy worked her way, after a long career, into the office of the German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. Wolf mused in retirement that "if I go down in espionage history, it may well be for perfecting...
...President Bush has offered to send envoys to join European Union diplomats in direct talks with Iranian representatives over the nuclear problem, but only if and after Tehran verifiably suspends its uranium enrichment program - a condition rejected by the leadership in Tehran...
...group, commissioned by the ur-establishment Council on Foreign Relations, concluded that the U.S. should engage in direct, sustained talks with Tehran despite - or, in fact, because of - its rogue behavior...