Making a mockery of the state terror list
After the North Koreans have agreed to supply nuclear documentation, the US offers a few transactional sanction items in return. Read that second concession.
What exactly are the conditions here that have gotten them taken off the "state sponsors of terror list"? They're making concessions in providing information about their internal nuclear program.
We can talk about whether they should have been on that list in the first place, but this episode really shows how shaky is the State Department's use of that "state sponsor of terrorism" designation.
(PS. I'm all for the North Korea deal, though.)
PPS. Apparently, this is being played as a huge story, NYTimes, WaPo, and they're not revealing their existing nuclear weapons.
In exchange, the U.S. is fulfilling its promise to erase trade sanctions under the Trading With the Enemy Act, and notify Congress that, in 45 days, it intends to take North Korea off the State Department list of nations that sponsor terrorism, White House press secretary Dana Perino said.
What exactly are the conditions here that have gotten them taken off the "state sponsors of terror list"? They're making concessions in providing information about their internal nuclear program.
We can talk about whether they should have been on that list in the first place, but this episode really shows how shaky is the State Department's use of that "state sponsor of terrorism" designation.
(PS. I'm all for the North Korea deal, though.)
PPS. Apparently, this is being played as a huge story, NYTimes, WaPo, and they're not revealing their existing nuclear weapons.
posted by mikevotes at
6:55 AM
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I guess NK is now part of the Axis of Not So Evil.
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Anonymous, at 9:15 AM
Plus, no one seems to be mentioning that this came about from talking with our enemies, not pulling the stonewall shit this administration has proferred.
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mikevotes, at 10:52 AM
I'd give the Chinese the credit. It obviously suits them to use NK as a sort of guard-dog/bargaining chip.
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Anonymous, at 11:09 AM
Yeah, and the balance between China and Japan on the issue has been very interesting as well.
Japan is fighting this latest move, still waiting for an apology for the kidnappings.
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mikevotes, at 11:16 AM
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