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| U.S. Throws Weight Behind Cheonan Inquiry |
| 2010-06-18 |
| U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell on Thursday called North Korea the "clear perpetrator" behind the sinking of the South Korean Navy corvette Cheonan in March. Campbell was speaking to reporters in Seoul after a luncheon with Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Yong-joon. "The clear perpetrator of this act was North Korea," he said while commenting on a letter to the UN Security Council by the leftwing group People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy that raises doubts over the international inquiry into the sinking. He said anybody could understand the findings of the probe that was carried out in a scientific way if they have read them carefully, and anybody would be convinced of the truthfulness of the probe if they have seriously examined the ample evidence. He added Seoul and Washington completely agree on the issue. "We feel very strongly that the international community must take a strong stance in the face of this provocation," he said, and must send the North a "very clear message of how unacceptable this sort of provocation is." Campbell discussed with South Korean officials how to persuade China, which is sitting on the fence. He also briefed Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan and other officials here on U.S. measures to block cash entering North Korea. As one of the responses to the sinking, the U.S. is looking to block the flow of black money from drug trafficking and manufacture of fake dollar bills and cigarettes. Asked about South Koreans' call to delay the handover of full operational control of South Korean troops to Seoul scheduled for 2012, he said there has been no detailed discussion yet. But the matter could be discussed at the bilateral foreign and defense ministers' meeting next month, according to a diplomatic source. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #2 King Obama ordered back the Oil, it's not working so look for diversion. "LOOK, OVER THERE, SHINY THING" |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-06-18 12:15 |
| #1 Finally reached the One's limited brain that he can use it to distract attention from the oil leak? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-06-18 04:32 |