Roh takes aim at Washington

[rpannier]

I thought this was interesting coming from a paper that has been an apologist for the US, is a supporter of the GNP and hates the Uri Party and President Roh.

Love him or hate him, President Roh Moo-hyun is making absolutely sure you don't ignore him. Apparently unaware he is supposed to be a lame duck, Roh came out with all guns blazing in a speech to the National Unification Advisory Council last week.

Taking aim at the Americans, the military, his party, and his former prime minister, Goh Kun, the president essentially declared war on critics and rivals who were doubtless hoping he would accept his role of an "outgoing president" with good grace and simply fade away into oblivion.


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In September 2005 as the six-party negotiations in Beijing were winding down to their successful conclusion, the U.S. Treasury released a statement claiming (but has so far provided no conclusive evidence) that BDA was acting as North Korea's conduit for illegal funds, and was an active partner in laundering counterfeit U.S. dollars produced by Pyongyang.

With the hard-won September Agreement roadmap for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula signed and sealed, Treasury ratcheted up the pressure on BDA, forcing the bank to sever its correspondent links to Pyongyang and freeze all North Korean accounts held on its books. The financial screw had begun to turn.


on note: I think it's worth reading. I live in Korea and have for about a decade. I work for the MOD and this has been a discussion for quite sometime.
I admit to a personal bias. I am one of the few open supporters of Roh around.

link:
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2006/12/29/200612290044.asp