> > It has emerged that Mr Clinton offered no apology for the conduct of > the > two journalists. > > "The answer is no," an official said when asked about reports by North > Korea's official media that Mr Clinton had apologised. > > Earlier, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said that North Korean > leader Kim Jong-Il agreed to pardon the reporters after the former > president "expressed words of sincere apology" for their "hostile > acts." > > > Think I'd believe the State Dept over the Korean Central News Agency, > though I'm sure that Bob doesn't....
A more interesting question is why these journalist got such preferred, high level treatment over, say, other US hostages/prisoners. Maybe because they work for Algore? We'll have lots more opportunities to see if every US hostage gets this kind of equal treatment, now that US policy is to negotiate with terrorists and rogue regimes. Quoting John Bolton: "While the United States is properly concerned whenever its citizens are abused or held hostage, efforts to protect them should not create potentially greater risks for other Americans in the future. Yet that is exactly the consequence of visits by former presidents or other dignitaries as a form of political ransom to obtain their release. Iran and other autocracies are presumably closely watching the scenario in North Korea. With three American hikers freshly in Tehran's captivity, will Clinton be packing his bags again for another act of obeisance? And, looking ahead, what American hostages will not be sufficiently important to merit the presidential treatment? What about Roxana Saberi and other Americans previously held in Tehran? What was it about them that made them unworthy of a presidential visit? These are the consequences of poorly thought-out gesture politics, however well-intentioned or compassionately motivated." - Bob > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Bob Calco > Sent: 04 August 2009 22:54 > To: 'ProFox Email List' > Subject: [OT] Clinton Performs Diplomacy on Kim Jong Il > > http://bit.ly/7akhL > > - - - > "Clinton expressed words of sincere apology to Kim Jong Il for the > hostile > acts committed by the two American journalists against the DPRK after > illegally intruding into it," the news agency reported. "Clinton > courteously > conveyed to Kim Jong Il an earnest request of the U.S. government to > leniently pardon them and send them back home from a humanitarian point > of > view. > > "The meetings had candid and in-depth discussions on the pending issues > between the DPRK and the U.S. in a sincere atmosphere and reached a > consensus of views on seeking a negotiated settlement of them." > > The report said Clinton then conveyed a message from President Obama > "expressing profound thanks for this and reflecting views on ways of > improving the relations between the two countries." > - - - > > At first I doubted that Clinton administered the Lewinsky (a.k.a. > "diplomacy") himself, till I saw the photo. Kim Jong never looked > happier, > smiling ear-to-ear and looking pretty spry for a guy on his deathbed, > while > Clinton's face looks a bit sour... > > Ah, diplomacy! For some reason, tyrants love it. Let's see, we'll give > you > back two journalists we've kidnapped, and you'll... promise to > completely > cave on a bunch of issues involving our violations of international > law. > > A win-win for everyone! > > - Bob > > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
