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...party talks strategy; Pyongyang is now restating its longstanding demand for one-on-one dialog with Washington, and the U.S. will likely find that South Korea, China and Russia all endorse this call for the administration to drop its aversion to talking directly to the regime of Kim Jong-Il. Hardliners in Washington are claiming vindication, arguing that the North's announcement shows that talking to the regime does nothing to deter it from the nuclear path. They may be right, although China and South Korea may be inclined to read the latest North Korean announcement as simply...
...hawks in Washington can point to the fact that the North pursued its weapons program in secret even when it was committed to a deal with the Clinton administration as evidence that Kim Jong-Il is engaged in a game of deception designed to buy time, win concessions and go nuclear anyway. The hardliners have a tougher time, however, selling their own remedy, which involves tightening the economic noose around North Korea in the hope of forcing the collapse of its regime. Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld noted Thursday that "I don't think that anyone would characterize the leadership...
...blood-alcohol level of 0.08. Perhaps those scientists should talk to their colleagues who run medical-residency programs that require 24- to 36-hour shifts. Sleep deprivation might contribute to medical mistakes, leading to malpractice lawsuits and higher malpractice insurance costs, which drive some doctors to stop practicing. Jong-on Hahm Potomac, Maryland, U.S. Going without rest is a disturbing universal trend, like overachieving. But sleep deprivation will catch up with us in the end. Falling asleep at the wheel because of lack of sleep has killed innocent drivers. Why do we feel the need to be constantly doing something...
...working closely with the governments in Asia to convince North Korea to abandon its nuclear ambitions." That was it. Nothing about an "axis of evil" or "outposts of oppression." Leaving aside the question of how closely Washington is working with China and other countries that are urging Kim Jong Il to surrender his nukes, the President's statement, however brief, signals a continued commitment to the six-party talks, which have been stalled since June. North Korea has been the holdout. It may have been no coincidence, then, that a story appeared in the New York Times the morning before...
...North Korea back into the six-party talks, two conditions must be satisfied. First, the Bush Administration must stop insulting and overtly threatening Kim Jong Il by talking about "regime change" or "regime transformation." That condition may have been satisfied, at least for the moment, by the moderate tone of the State of the Union address. Second, as in the past, China must offer a suitable financial inducement to Pyongyang to come to Beijing...