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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: SeachRE who wrote (276066)	7/16/2002 1:32:42 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

By that same logic, that would guarantee that your "politicians" not only knew, but would have done something about this, for example....There are MANY MANY more references on ALL sorts of things....Note the date on this one... Message 16712090 smh.com.au West jittery as Gaddafi buys Korean missiles Date: 26/09/2000 Con Coughlin in London The Libyan leader, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, has taken delivery of a consignment of North Korean ballistic missiles capable of hitting targets in Israel and NATO countries in southern Europe. The first consignment of North Korean No-Dong surface-to-surface missiles and launchers, which have a range of 1,287 kilometres, were flown to Tripoli in July by a Libyan air transporter. The consignment, which cost the Libyans an estimated $A800 million, was accompanied by nine North Korean missile engineers and technicians who will remain in Libya for two years to work on making the missiles operational. The No Dong, which is similar to the Scud missile the Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein used to attack Israel during the Gulf War in 1991, can carry either conventional, nuclear or chemical weapons warheads. "The delivery of the No Dong missile to Libya is an alarming development," a Western intelligence official said. "Once it is operational it will give Gaddafi the ability to wreak havoc in the region, just as Saddam Hussein did with his Scud missiles during the Gulf conflict." Colonel Gaddafi's attempts to buy Scud missiles were frustrated by British intelligence last year when a consignment of Scud missile parts destined for Tripoli was intercepted by British Customs in London. Despite lifting United Nations sanctions against Libya after Colonel Gaddafi handed over two former intelligence officers suspected of involvement in the Lockerbie bombing, Britain and the United States have insisted on maintaining strict controls over military trade. These are regarded as an essential safeguard to the region's stability in view of Colonel Gaddafi's well-documented support for international terrorism and his vehement opposition to the Middle East peace process. Under the terms of the deal negotiated between officials in Tripoli and Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, the North Koreans have agreed to supply Libya with 50 ballistic missile systems and seven launchers. The remainder of the missiles will be dispatched in three further consignments during the next two years. Immediately after the UN Security Council passed a resolution lifting sanctions imposed on Libya in April last year, a high-ranking delegation from the Libyan Army's procurement directorate visited North Korea's state-owned Chongchengang Corporation to negotiate directly on a deal for the No Dong missiles. The contract was signed in Tripoli last October by General Abu Bakr Jaber, the Libyan Defence Minister and army chief of staff, who also holds overall responsibility for the Libyan missile project. The Telegraph, London

To: SeachRE who wrote (276066)	7/16/2002 1:34:13 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

BYW, your policy of calling people names indicates a lack of good breeding and no manners....

To: SeachRE who wrote (276066)	7/16/2002 1:54:30 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Here's a BIGGIE....Report on North Korea--1999 and 2000 to US House of Representatives...Now with hindsight....Let's just see what happened in the last 10 years....and how that action, or LACK of action, is effecting us today.... Message 16679794 Maybe now, more will read the 1999 Report on North Korea to the US House of Representatives.....I've been more than a little concerned about the lack of attention any media has paid to this 2 YEAR OLD report.... The Clinton Administration paid no attention to it it appears....but it appears as if the Bush Administration has been considering the ramifications most carefully. siliconinvestor.com. To:American Spirit who wrote (2409) From: KLP Saturday, Oct 14, 2000 1:37 AM View Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9959 You may want to read the report to the US House Nov 1999 re North Korea..... This is just a piece of it... KLP North Korea Advisory Group Report to The Speaker U.S. House of Representatives November 1999 house.gov Do the North Korean weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs pose a greater threat to U.S. security than five years ago? North Korea's WMD programs pose a major threat to the United States and its allies. This threat has advanced considerably over the past five years, particularly with the enhancement of North Korea's missile capabilities. There is significant evidence that undeclared nuclear weapons development activity continues, including efforts to acquire uranium enrichment technologies and recent nuclear-related high explosive tests. This means that the United States cannot discount the possibility that North Korea could produce additional nuclear weapons outside of the constraints imposed by the 1994 Agreed Framework. In the last five years, North Korea's missile capabilities have improved dramatically. North Korea has produced, deployed and exported missiles to Iran and Pakistan, launched a three-stage missile (Taepo Dong 1), and continues to develop a larger and more powerful missile (Taepo Dong 2). Unlike five years ago, North Korea can now strike the United States with a missile that could deliver high explosive, chemical, biological, or possibly nuclear weapons. Currently, the United States is unable to defend against this threat. The progress that North Korea has made over the past five years in improving its missile capabilities, its record as a major proliferator of ballistic missiles and missile technology, combined with its development activities on nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, ranks North Korea with Russia and China as one of the greatest missile proliferation threats in the world. ********************** You mentioned: The next huge boodoggle if Bush gets elected will be Reagan's dream Star Wars. A total unnecessary 400 billion list price (expect huge overruns) system which doesn't work yet and has never worked and may never work and will also during our ABM treaties on their ears and piss off every other country in the world. To defend us again whom? North Korea? The poorest nation in Asia? That's who Bush says it's for. "Rogue nations like North Koran and Iraq" (whose dictator his father left in power over the protests of Senator Lieberman and many others). Clinton is now planning a mind-blowing trip to North Korea. So much for the need for Star Wars but Bush will try to fund it anyway. Who gains? Not the tax-payers. Not the US military. That's money taken away from conventional military systems. That's also enough to take care of every poor or sick person in America plus a lot more. siliconinvestor.com. Posted Oct 15, 2000 earlier To:American Spirit who wrote (2560) From: KLP Sunday, Oct 15, 2000 2:07 AM View Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9959 IV. Does U.S. assistance sustain the North Korean government? The United States has replaced the Soviet Union as a primary benefactor of North Korea. The United States now feeds more than one-third of all North Koreans, and the U.S.-supported KEDO program supplies almost half of its HFO needs. This aid frees other resources for North Korea to divert to its WMD and conventional military programs. U.S. aid to North Korea has grown from zero to more than $270 million annually, totaling $645 million over the last five years. Based on current trends, that total will likely exceed $1 billion next year. During that same time, North Korea developed missiles capable of striking the United States and became a major drug trafficking and currency counterfeiting nation. If you believe you are right, AS, probably you should go to DC and make an appointment to see this committee. Remember, the report was for 1999 and for the past, as well as the future five years. Do you have sources for your "thoughts"....I'm sure we would be interested in them, and I'm sure the House of Representatives would also. The 203 listed footnotes looked fairly substantial to me. Of course, this did not include the Classified reports. siliconinvestor.com. Posted October 15, 2000 siliconinvestor.com. siliconinvestor.com.