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To: Edwarda who wrote (51256)	8/14/1999 9:06:00 PM
From: Father Terrence	Respond to of 108807

How we try to bribe our enemies: S. Korea Will Pay S E O U L, South Korea — South Korea's parliament today approved $3.2 billion for two nuclear power plants for North Korea, despite fears that its northern rival is planning to test-fire a missile. The government-proposed bill passed the single-chamber National Assembly without any objection from the opposition. In the weeks before the vote, government officials stressed the importance of keeping the $4.6 billion reactor project alive despite the Stalinist state's reported preparations to launch a long-range ballistic missile. In a 1994 accord with Washington, North Korea agreed to freeze and eventually dismantle its suspected nuclear weapons program in exchange for two light-water nuclear power plants and 500,000 tons of fuel oil annually until the reactors are completed in 2003. The Western-developed reactors will replace the North's Soviet-developed reactors, which experts say produce greater amounts of weapons-grade plutonium. An international consortium, led by the United States, Japan and South Korea, is financing the reactor project. South Korea would cover 70 percent of the cost, or $3.2 billion, Japan would pay $1 billion and the European Union would provide about $88 million. However, Japan has threatened to halt funding if North Korea fires the missile. Construction on the power plants began in August 1997 in Kumho, a village on North Korea's northeastern coast.

To: Edwarda who wrote (51256)	8/15/1999 12:01:00 AM
From: E	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

I didn't report it to SI Bob because it's that common problem, getting the message that the message you are trying to respond to doesn't exist. I run Classic and Beta together, which is a nuisance, but it lets me escape the Beta clutches when I have to, at least for now. The mistake was mine, in that when I got blocked, and sought another Lather post to respond to, I chose one from feelies, out of habit. When will my Classic disappear, do you know? Have some people's just disappeared suddenly, giving them no chance to say a last goodbye? [Edit: I just speculated to someone in PM that maybe Beta would return me to my former mode of being a reader of books instead of a reader and writer of posts.]