AFP: Rice doubts North Korea nuclear pledge, sees 'escalation'

[Eugene]

Rice doubts North Korea nuclear pledge, sees 'escalation'

1 hour, 1 minute ago

MOSCOW (AFP) - US Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice has cast doubt on a reported apology by North Korean
leader Kim Jong-Il for carrying out a nuclear test and said the secretive
state wanted an "escalation of tensions."

"I don't know whether or not Kim Jong-Il said any such thing," Rice told
journalists accompanying her on a flight from Beijing to Moscow Saturday.

"But the Chinese, in a fairly thorough briefing about the talks, said nothing
about such an apology for having launched a test," Rice said.

Rice looked clearly exasperated over repeated questions about the reports,
which overshadowed her tour of Asia aimed at rallying support for a UN
resolution imposing strong sanctions against Pyongyang.

"The North Koreans would like to see an escalation of tensions rather than the
kind of matter-of-fact, effective implementation of the resolution that has the
potential to have a real effect on their activities," Rice said.

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Full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061021/ts_afp/nkoreanuclearweapons_061021091356

[acmejack]

1. She is committed to escalation!

That is her idea of diplomacy. Get your kids somewhere safe cause escalation is the word of the day.

[madrchsod]

2. the chinese are grown -ups and they will handle the problem

funny i recall reading and hearing that the koreans got smacked down by the chinese..but really does anyone in the world really care what she and her master say?