“The Most Lawless War of Our Generation” – Fmr. UN Spokesperson on Somalia
Democracy NOW!, 27 April 2007
AMY GOODMAN: Salim Lone, on April 8, the New York Times reported that the Bush administration recently allowed Ethiopia to complete a secret arms purchase from North Korea, in violation of international sanctions. The US allowed the arms delivery to go through in January, shortly after Ethiopia invaded Somalia, from North Korea. Salim?
SALIM LONE: Well, I mean, this just, you know, shows the lawlessness, the complete lack of pretense, even, to try to honor these resolutions. The big powers decide what resolutions are passed. But now what we see is the big powers then decide, are we actually going to honor the resolution that we just passed?
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Bush, Abe warn of tougher stance on North Korea
By Tabassum Zakaria, Reuters, 27 April 2007
After talks at the mountain retreat that was cloaked in fog, Abe said he and Bush saw “eye-to-eye” on North Korea. “They need to respond properly on these issues, otherwise we will have to take a tougher response on our side,” Abe said.
Abe wants to see Japan take a more assertive role in global security, revise its U.S.-drafted pacifist constitution and become an equal security partner with the United States.
Some Japanese officials have expressed concern that Washington is softening its stance toward Pyongyang. U.S. support for the February deal marked a shift for Bush, who labeled North Korea part of an “axis of evil” in 2002.
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