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To: tekboy who wrote (18165)	2/6/2002 11:34:21 AM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Choosing the Right Enemies By MICHAEL O'HANLON Good stuff. The Times had an article yesterday about a long riff offered by Clinton one evening during the DAVOS meetings in NYC. He said much the same thing. John (keep it up; market still looking bad)

To: tekboy who wrote (18165)	2/6/2002 3:06:45 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 281500

Well stated.. There is potential hope for N. Korea, longterm. But I think we have gone extremely far in "accomodating" Kim Jong Il, and he has milked all kinds of concession from the US and the South, as a condition for his decreasing the rhetoric and bluster. But there is also something to be said for not being so predictable that leaders like this know how far they can push the US. And this is what I believe is behind Bush's "Axis" comments. He's putting these leaders on notice that he might just put them in his sights if they don't offer more substantial progress on changing their ways. We're seeing over the past couple of days how the Iranian leadership is offering more cooperation in locking up their border and tracking down Al-Quaida members who may be seeking safe harbors within their borders. Sure it's hawkish rhetoric on Bush's part. But maybe a little "bluster" on our part might force these governments to assess exactly what side "their bread is buttered on", and quit jerking us around. Hawk

To: tekboy who wrote (18165)	2/6/2002 3:29:55 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Maybe Mr. O'Hanlon and Mr. Strobe Talbot, should read SI...There are numerous posts here about North Korea....and some official US reports named and quoted as well.... (Note: I believe Strobe Talbot was just appointed head of Brookings....) **************************** Faultline posted this one in Jan: Message 16899110 *************** Note: The references named in the link directly below are named here... Message 16883611 Background Resources National Intelligence Council: Foreign Missile Developments and the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States Through 2015 Major Report by the United States Central Intelligence Agency on the Ballistic Missile Threat, September 1999 Unclassified Report to Congress on the Acquisition of Technology Relating to Weapons of Mass Destruction and Advanced Conventional Munitions February 2, 2000 The Deutch Commission Report: Report of the Commission to Assess the Organization of the Federal Government to Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, John M. Deutch, Chairman, July 14, 1999, Pursuant to Public Law 293, 104th Congress — Major Report to Congress on Ballistic Missile Defense Executive Summary Appendices BMDO Report on Sea-Based Missile Defense Summary of Report to Congress on Utility of Sea-Based Assets to National Missile Defense, July 1, 1999. The Proliferation Primer A Majority Report of the Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Fderal Services, Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, February 1998. Why Nuclear War is Possible Vice President Brian T. Kennedy and Adjunct Fellow Mark T. Clark explain the common sense case for a national missile defense. Download this policy briefing now in PDF format (158 KB). Rumsfeld Commission Report: The Report of the Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States Introduction by Donald Rumsfeld Executive Summary A special Congressional commission, headed by former Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, concluded that the United States faces much more serious ballistic missile threats than previously thought. The Cox Committee Report: The United States House of Representatives Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's Republic of China The Cox Committee Report details the theft of U.S. nuclear secrets by the People's Republic of China and the proliferation by China of weapons of mass destruction. The report was endorsed with overwhelming bi-partisan support. missilethreat.org *********** Several links re North Korea and missiles on this link I posted....including the 1999 report on North Korea to the US House of Resentatives Message 16879191