[Marxism] Clinton says US may put DPRKorea back on "terror" list

["Fred Feldman" <ffeldman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Despite what this would reveal about the completely diplomatically and
politically opportunist and dishonest character of the list of "terrorist"
nations, we should oppose this like any other measure against N. Korea for
exercising its sovereign rights to develop nuclear weapons. North Korea has
always been willing to negotiate to end its nuclear weapons program, but
what they insist on is reliable guarantees that they will not need nuclear
weapons as a deterrent. We should defend their sovereignty relative to the
United States, the European Union, the UN Security Council, and tutti
quanti, whatever our varied judgments of their tactical decisions about how
to defend themselves or advance their society.
Fred Feldman

www.salon.com/wires/ap/2009/06/07/D98LSOO00_us_clinton_nkorea/index.html
Clinton says NKorea reconsidered for terror list

Jun 7th, 2009 | WASHINGTON -- The U.S. is considering adding North Korea
back to a list of state sponsors of terrorism, Secretary of State Hillary
Rodham Clinton said in an interview broadcast Sunday after President Barack
Obama pledged "a very hard look" at tougher measures because of the North's
nuclear stance.

The communist country has conducted recent nuclear and missile tests, and
there are concerns about the North's shipping nuclear material to other
nations.

Obama's strong language on North Korea appeared to point toward nonmilitary
penalties such as financial punishments, either within the United Nations or
by Washington alone. Obama made the comments Saturday during his visit to
France.

The Bush administration agreed to remove North Korea from the U.S. list of
terrorist states after the North said it would dismantle its nuclear weapons
facilities. It later refused to go forward with the dismantlement.

Clinton was asked on ABC's "This Week" about a letter that some senators
wrote Obama about returning North Korea to that list.

"We're going to look at it. There's a process for it," Clinton said in the
interview, taped Thursday in Egypt. "Obviously we would want to see recent
evidence of their support for international terrorism."

She added, "We're just beginning to look at it. I don't have an answer for
you right now."

North Korea, she said, was "taken off of the list for a purpose and that
purpose is being thwarted by their actions."


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