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...lead negotiator in the six-party talks aimed at getting North Korea to give up its nukes, showed up in Pyongyang unexpectedly, and this time the purpose was not confrontation but conciliation. After two days of talks, Hill announced Pyongyang was going to abide by a February agreement to shut down its lone nuclear reactor. A dispute over $25 million of North Korea's funds which had been frozen in a Macau bank had finally been resolved - the North got its money back - and now the nuclear agreement - "the main act between the North and the outside world...
...been its policy for at least the last 25 years [the pursuit of nuclear weapons] thanks to the sound of the Chris Hill's sweet voice," says Nicholas Eberstadt, a North Korea analyst at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank in Washington. But if Kim does indeed shut down his reactor next month, that will, undeniably, represent progress. And as one foreign diplomat put it, considering that North Korea conducted its first nuclear-weapons test eight months ago, "a little progress beats the alternative, doesn...
...Johndroe's statement appeared to confirm that a White House meeting on Guantanamo had been considered for Friday but was subsequently put off. The cancellation came after the AP reported on Thursday that the Administration was nearing a decision to shut the facility...
...course, Israelis have no reason to take a figure like Mashaal at his word--and many believe that now is the time to shut out Hamas completely. Israel can punish Hamas by simply choking off supplies going into Gaza, and officials say they have every intention of using this weapon. Sixty percent of Gaza's electricity, 100% of its gas supplies and 40% of its water come from Israel and can easily be shut off. But twisting the screw too far could lead to calamity. John Ging, head of U.N. efforts to provide emergency food supplies to Gaza's residents...
...make this deal, even if it benefits both of you. It is too unseemly. Or here's a thought: We can create a market in winning the argument. The rich person can purchase the right not to be challenged, and the poor person, for a fee, can agree to shut up. Everybody's happy. Isn't capitalism great...