Looks like the deal Bill Richardson helped broker with North Korea is going through

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North Korea to allow nuke inspectors

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 18:16:01GMT

PYONGYANG, North Korea, June 16 North Korea Saturday invited nuclear inspectors to return and monitor the shutdown of its primary atomic reactor.

The invitation was issued to the International Atomic Energy Agency after more than $20 million in North Korean funds were transferred from a bank in Macau, China, to a bank in Russia, where North Korea has an account, CNN reported.

The frozen funds were thawed as part of an agreement to get North Korea to halt its nuclear program. In all, $25 million had been frozen in Macau in 2005 at the request of the United States, which claimed some of the money came from illegal activities.

North Korea also is to receive energy assistance equivalent to 50,000 tons of heavy fuel oil in exchange for closing its Yongbyon reactor and letting the inspectors back into the country to monitor the process, CNN reported.

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/73412.html

[Bitwit1234]

1. Since his chances of being the nominee

are too great, don't you think he would make a good secretary of State. Seems like he really has diplomacy.

[aquart]

2. I think he'd be a brilliant choice.

[bigtree]

3. sure, but I can't make myself fall in line behind the others just yet

I'm still pulling for him

[treestar]

4. He's getting that foreign policy experience

He has every other type of experience. He's like consciously rounding out his resume, it seems.

He actually has the best background for the presidency of any candidate out there. In Congress several years, inside the beltway, and further experience in Clinton's cabinet. Then executive branch experience as a governor. So adding this negotiation stuff is like icing on the cake. He really has made out a case of being most qualified for the Presidency.

[Jillian]

5. Excellent news!!!

k/r

[bigtree]

6. I thought it was in the tank

nice to see one of our Democrats actually accomplishing something while running