Snip: One or more Iranians witnessed North Korea's recent missile tests, deepening U.S. concerns about growing ties between two countries with troubling nuclear capabilities, a top U.S. official said on Thursday.
Asked at a U.S. Senate hearing about reports that Iranians witnessed the July 4 tests, Assistant Secretary of State Chris Hill, the chief U.S. negotiator with Pyongyang, replied: "Yes, that is my understanding" and it is "absolutely correct" that the relationship is worrisome.
Hill's comments are believed to be the first public U.S. confirmation that Iranian representatives observed the seven tests, which involved one launch of a long-range ballistic missile, which failed soon after being fired, and six tests of short and medium-range missiles. Hill said the six succeeded in hitting their target range.
Israel hints at full scale Lebanon attack
Snip: Pitched battles raged between Israeli forces and Hezbollah fighters on the border Thursday, and Israel warned hundreds of thousands of people to flee southern Lebanon "immediately," preparing for a likely ground offensive to set up a buffer zone.
Iranians/North Korea...........
I'm sure we read these same reports about ten days ago. Amazing how long it takes the MSM to catch up with FR.
ON THE NET....
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"North Korea government smuggled drugs: NPA chief"
The Japan Times ^ | Sunday, July 23, 2006 | N/A
Posted on 07/22/2006 8:01:20 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The commissioner general of the National Police Agency has said the North Korean government was involved in smuggling several hundred kilograms of amphetamines into Japan in 2002.
"It is a case where North Korea was involved as a state," Iwao Uruma said.
This is the first time the nation's top police chief has alleged the North Korean government has been involved in drug smuggling."