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By Noam Chomsky

The official story right now is that after having been forced to accept an agreement on dismantling its nuclear weapons facilities, North Korea is again trying to evade its commitments in its usual devious way-"good news" for superhawks like John Bolton, who have held all along that the North Koreans understand only the mailed fist and will exploit negotiations only to trick us.

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Even if Russia and China had been willing to endorse robust sanctions, it is unlikely that such measures would convince North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons or dismantle its nuclear facilities. Sanctions have a poor record of getting regimes to abandon high-priority policies, and North Korea's nuclear program clearly falls in that category.

http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=6767


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Pentagon targets Kim’s nuclear sites

THE Pentagon is speeding up plans for possible military strikes on North Korea’s nuclear programme as concern mounts that Arab states are also looking to acquire nuclear technology

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-2437937,00.html



Perry: U.S. might use force on DPRK

Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry warned Saturday that the United States might be forced to take military action against North Korea if China and South Korea do not agree to apply "coercive action" in urging North Korea to scrap its nuclear ambitions.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/world/20061105TDY01005.htm


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Nach einem Zeitungsbericht könnte das Abrücken Chinas von Nordkorea die US-Regierung zu einer aggressiveren Politik gegen den Staat auf der "Achse des Bösen" bestärken.

http://www.telepolis.de/tp/r4/artikel/23/23894/1.html

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The United States, whose 7th Fleet is based in Japan, has already mobilised vessels, including the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk and its strike group, for exercises in the region. Guided missile carriers and destroyers were also in the deployment, according to the US Navy.

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/10/19/1160851066708.html


From Information Clearing House

According to the report, the United States is considering a plan against North Korea to neutralize Pyongyang's nuclear capability with overwhelming use of the U.S. Air Force.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article15322.htm



North Korea on war footing

The U.N. sanctions against North Korea for its nuclear test are a declaration of war, and the country will "deal merciless blows" if the nation's sovereignty is violated, the North's central government said Tuesday in its first response to the U.N. measures.

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Pyongyang Vows Merciless Measures

North Korea yesterday rejected the U.N. Security Council resolution imposing nonmilitary sanctions on the communist state for its nuclear test and vowed to take appropriate countermeasures.

http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200610/kt2006101717265411990.htm


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