Posted on 08/01/2002 11:50:18 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:38:44 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
As the old saying goes, "Sometimes even a blind hog roots an acorn." For unknown reasons, the Bush administration may soon have a chance to root one.
Following a very tense shootout between North and South Korean naval forces on June 29, Pyongyang surprisingly says it is ready for dialogue with Washington. In response, Secretary of State Colin Powell said last week he was not "not ruling out" a meeting with North Korea's Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun this week at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting in Brunei. In fact, Mr. Powell and Mr. Paek have already met there briefly and informally over coffee, and there could be another more formal meeting. Let's hope so.
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shoot first and ask questions later!!
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