N Korea refuses to follow Libya

[GHOSTDANCER]

North Korea has rejected US suggestions that it follow Libya's lead and give up its nuclear ambitions.
Washington called on Pyongyang to renounce nuclear weapons to end its international isolation and qualify for economic aid.

But North Korea called the US proposal a "daydream".

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3922741.stm>






U.S. Pledges 50,000 Tons of Food to North Korea

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States pledged 50,000 tons of food aid on Friday for North Korea this year, weeks after the two countries appeared to make some progress toward resolving a two-year-old nuclear weapons standoff.

The United States, which is traditionally one of the top food donors to the impoverished, Communist nation, says its aid is independent of its negotiations to persuade Pyongyang to dismantle its nuclear programs.

But the Bush administration acknowledged it would be good if the aid had a positive impact on nuclear negotiations, in which the two governments held their highest-level talks earlier this month.

<http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=5762021>

[Bandit]

1. This is going to be Kerry's biggest trial

The spread of nuclear arms is the most serious of matters.

[mom cat]

2. We will never stop the spread of nukes while we increase our

production beyond what is needed to totally obliterate all life from this planet forever. I hope he has the courage to take this on.

[VolcanoJen]

3. Dupe... locking

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