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...North Korea has promised to disclose and dismantle all its nuclear facilities. In return, the U.S. will remove North Korea from its list of states that sponsor terrorism and lift the corresponding economic sanctions, which ban the North from receiving low-interest loans from the World Bank.Still, Kim Jong Il may be crossing his fingers behind his back—and if he is, they must be starting to chafe. The U.S. should not take North Korea on its word, considering the North’s proclivity towards breaking promises. Consider the history: Pledging to pursue nuclear energy for peaceful...
Diplomats don't get paid to be blunt (at least not in public), but here's the undiplomatic truth: no one involved in negotiating with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il over nukes expects a smooth process. "If you're asking whether anyone thought the road to total disarmament would be completely straightforward," says an official who until recently was closely involved in the so-called six-party talks, "with no backsliding, no new demands, no different interpretations of timetables or whatever, then no, the answer is, of course...
...reputation, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il is said to have a fondness for foreign movies. It may be a decent bet that Groundhog Day - the goofy 1993 film in which Bill Murray relives the same day over and over again - is among them. The difference is, Murray does it in Punxsutawney, Pa., while Kim does it on the nuclear stage...
...that subtle and refreshing report. I am an anthropologist living in Ramallah, and I often travel to Gaza. It is truly refreshing to read an article that goes beyond the usual generalizations and simplifications about Gaza and Hamas. Well done, and I hope to read more! Anne de Jong, Ramallah, West Bank
...that subtle and refreshing report. I am an anthropologist living in Ramallah, and I often travel to Gaza. It is truly refreshing to read an article that goes beyond the usual generalizations and simplifications about Gaza and Hamas. Well done, and I hope to read more! Anne de Jong, RAMALLAH, WEST BANK...