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| North Korea unhappy with Japan |
| 2007-02-15 |
| North Korea on Wednesday criticised Japan for refusing to provide aid under a breakthrough deal on the communist state’s nuclear programme, a report said. Ri Pyong-dok, a researcher in charge of Japan at the North Korean foreign ministry, said Tokyo had obligations as one of the six nations involved in Tuesday’s agreement in Beijing. “Japan is included among the six parties,” Ri told Japan’s Kyodo News in an interview in Pyongyang. “This is, I would like to remind you, something agreed on by all six parties.” Tuesday’s joint statement is “based on the principle of matching commitment with commitment and action with action,” Ri was quoted as saying. Japan, the region’s largest economy, has refused any funding for the deal under which North Korea would get an eventual one million tonnes of fuel oil for shutting down key nuclear facilities. Japan said it wants progress first in a row over North Korea’s abductions of Japanese civilians in the 1970s and 1980s. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 “This is, I would like to remind you, something agreed on by all six parties.” Tuesday’s joint statement is “based on the principle of matching commitment with commitment and action with action,” Sounds like Kimmie's already laying the groundwork for excuses for non-compliance. |
| Posted by: xbalanke 2007-02-15 16:01 |
| #10 I would provide aid in the form of fuel oil for the Norks. That aid would come from the Chicoms, and not the US. I would not give one cent to that regime. How about a deal like this: *Kimmie and a stated numbers of his cronies, mistresses, cads, and camp followers get safe passage to Paris, France, where they can live out their years in exile. *NORK goes into Chapter 11 receivership and is dealt with by a governing body of Chicoms, SKors, and US interests. Japan would work through the US so the Koreans don't go ape$hit because of history. *The humanitarian needs of the North Korean people are taken care of right now. *All the NORK nuke installations and components are dismantled and taken down. *all the rest of the political crap can be dealt with later. *If the Kimmie regime does not give in, we walk away from the six-party catering festival and let the Chicoms deal with their little mad dog, which includes footing the bill for these psychopaths. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2007-02-15 15:03 |
| #9 Japan, has refused any funding for the deal under which North Korea would get an eventual one million tonnes of fuel oil Good for the Japanese. If anyone cares, 1 million tones oil is 7.33 million barrels. At $60/barrel thats $440 million. Add in other goodies. I wonder how much the the US taxpayers will shell out before this charade collapses? |
| Posted by: ed 2007-02-15 11:17 |
| #8 Japan sez: "Show me the money, bitch." |
| Posted by: mojo 2007-02-15 10:39 |
| #7 Now if we could get the Japanese to do the same about 'progress' with the UN about that security seat and Japan's contribution level to the operating budget, we could see some equally entertaining whining from the Turtle Bay Bureaucrats. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-02-15 09:56 |
| #6 Japan said it wants progress first Duh! The Japs aren't stupid, but we are if we give Nork anything except in response to some concrete action of theirs. |
| Posted by: Spot 2007-02-15 09:44 |
| #5 RIGHTNATION > Ten Ways to Market to Asian -Americans > [SOUTH] KOREA is the New Japan. Korean goodies are hot Hot HOT HHHHHOOOOOOOOTTT. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-02-15 02:19 |
| #4 Problem for the NorKors is that a lot of the Japanese hostages are said to be dead now : several killed while trying to escape, and others died during the famine. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2007-02-15 02:03 |
| #3 The Koreans don't have a freaking leg to stand on when it comes to accusing other nations of being "deal breakers". And why can't the NorKs cough these people up anyway? Is it worth tens or hundreds of thousands dying? What's the big deal? The NorKs are acting as if they have some face left to save! Seems like it's for internal consumption or Kimmie's ego. And if the NorKs can't give on this one, why are we even talking with them? |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-02-15 01:53 |
| #2 Interesting - RIAN.RU > Russia believes Japan has enuff plutonium stockpiled to make circa/approxi 5500 nuke warheads [547-- no.rounded off], most of which is piled-stored in Britain and France. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-02-15 01:23 |
| #1 Forcibly volunteered to defect??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-02-15 01:20 |