"Jim," wrote in message
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JimH wrote:

"Jim," wrote in message
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JimH wrote:


"Jim," wrote in message
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During his first term Bush branded Iran part of an "axis of evil," along
with North Korea and Saddam Hussein's Iraq.


Nothing has changed. Your point is?

Now maybe we should negotiate with N Korea?

We have been and N Korea is the one pulling out of the negotiations. I
thought you would have known that.

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TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States' point man on North Korea on Thursday
warned the reclusive state would face grave consequences if it didn't return
to the six-way talks on ending its nuclear weapons program, Kyodo news
agency reported.
The U.S. ambassador to South Korea, Christopher Hill, told a key Japanese
ruling party official that North Korea would face a serious situation if it
missed out on the chance to come back to the six-party nuclear talks, Kyodo
said.

On Feb. 10, North Korea declared for the first time it had nuclear weapons
and also said it was dropping out of the six-party talks aimed at ending its
nuclear ambitions.
Less than two weeks later, North Korean leader Kim Jong-il said Pyongyang
could return to the talks, which involve the two Koreas, Japan, China, the
United State and Russia, if the conditions were right and Washington showed
sincerity.

Three rounds of six-way talks since August 2003 have been inconclusive. A
fourth round planned for late 2004 never materialized.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...toryID=7863273

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