I know. Look at this one!!! North Korea Advisory Group -Nov 1999
Note: I've mentioned this one MANY times over the last 2 1/2 years....Many folks have glazed eyes, some actually look at the site, and are stunned...and one of our very own folks here, looked at the info, and said, in effect "yes, BUT those folks who wrote it were mostly Republicans...."
OF COURSE, he said this BEFORE North Korea decided to tell the world that they in fact had broken their word (again), and they were actively working on nuclear material production....
Were these Republicans right? I'd say so. In November 1999, a year BEFORE the 2000 election.
BTW, This report is for the previous 5 years, and was to project for the next 5........that puts us at ...yes, NOW.
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North Korea Advisor Group
Report to
The Speaker
U.S. House of Representatives
November 1999
Members of the Speaker's North Korea Advisory Group
Rep. Benjamin A. Gilman, NY
Chairman, North Korea Advisory Group and Chairman, Committee on International Relations
Rep. Doug Bereuter, NE
Chairman, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
Rep. Sonny Callahan, AL
Chairman, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations
Rep. Christopher Cox, CA
Chairman, Republican Policy Committee
Rep. Tillie K. Fowler, GA
Vice Chair, Republican Conference
Rep. Porter J. Goss, FL
Chairman, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Rep. Joe Knollenberg, MI
Member of the Subcommittee on Foreign Operations
Rep. Floyd Spence, SC
Chairman, Committee on Armed Services
Rep. Curt Weldon, PA
Chairman, Subcommittee on Military Research and Development
Staff to the NKAG
Craig Albright
Peter T. Brookes
Benedict Cohen
Chuck Downs
Michael P. Ennis
Richard J. Garon
Bill Inglee
Jay Jakub
Mark Kirk Bill Klein
Nancy Lifset
Lester Munson
Joan I. O'Donnell
Peter V. Pry
Stephen G. Rademaker
J. Walker Roberts
Wendy Selig
John Shank
The Members of the North Korea Advisory Group would like to extend a special thanks to the many talented analysts and investigators of the General Accounting Office (GAO) and the Congressional Research Service (CRS) who have contributed to this report, and specifically: Eugene E. Aloise, Assistant Director, Resources, Community & Development Division, GAO; Victor Sgobba, Evaluator, Resources, Community & Development Division, GAO; Phillip J. Thomas, Assistant Director, National Security and International Affairs Division, GAO; Ned George, Senior Evaluator, National Security and International Affairs Division, GAO; Christian Hougen, Evaluator, National Security and International Affairs Division, GAO; Dick Nanto, Specialist in Industry and Trade, CRS; Larry Niksch, Specialist in Asian Affairs, CRS; Robert Shuey, Specialist in U.S. Foreign Policy and National Defense, CRS; Zachary Davis, Specialist in International Nuclear Policy, CRS; Steve Bowman, Specialist in National Defense, CRS; Raphael Perl, Specialist in International Affairs, CRS; and Rinn S. Shinn, Foreign Affairs Analyst, CRS.
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Congress of the United States
October 29, 1999
The Honorable J. Dennis Hastert
Speaker
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Mr. Speaker:
We are pleased to transmit to you our report, which answers the question: Does North Korea pose a greater threat to U.S. national security than it did five years ago? In sum, we found that the comprehensive threat posed by North Korea to our national security has increased since 1994. Our report contains an executive summary.
We were not asked to make specific recommendations as part of our report, and remained within the confines of our mandate. It is our unanimous view, however, that the findings of our report identify a number of serious weaknesses concerning current U.S. policy toward North Korea that urgently require the attention of the foreign policy and national security committees of Congress. We strongly suggest that you direct the relevant committees to review the following issues and report back to you with their specific legislation for congressional action by a date certain.
Among the issues that need to be addressed are the following:
Current U.S. policy is not effectively addressing the threat posed by North Korean weapons of mass destruction, missiles and their proliferation.
U.S. assistance sustains a repressive and authoritarian regime, and is not effectively monitored.
Current U.S. policy does not effectively address the issues posed by international criminal activity of the North Korean government, such as narcotics trafficking, support for international terrorism and counterfeiting.
Current U.S. policy does not effectively advance internationally-recognized standards of human rights in North Korea, including liberating political prisoners and abolishing prisons for hungry children.
Current U.S. policy does not effectively encourage the political and economic liberalization of North Korea.
We believe that our report is an important first step in addressing these issues, and we look forward to working with you and the relevant committees.
Sincerely,
BENJAMIN A. GILMAN
Chairman
DOUG BEREUTER
CHRISTOPHER COX
PORTER J. GOSS
FLOYD SPENCE SONNY CALLAHAN
TILLIE K. FOWLER
JOE KNOLLENBERG
CURT WELDON
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