"North Korea had been expecting the new U.S. administration to mark a shift from the previous administration's stance, but is realizing that there are no changes."**********
"It may have decided that a second test was necessary."
UPDATE: Two words, Barry... Chinese Veto
CBC, yet again, celebrates the wordiness of "The One"...
Uh-huh... enough posturing & bullshit... call us when you're actually prepared to do something.**********
LAST WORD: Iran has it all figured out
They'll only negotiate through the United Nations... that'll fix everybody's wagon.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran will not hold any further talks with world powers on its controversial nuclear program.*
Mr. Ahmadinejad told a news conference in Tehran Monday Iran will only agree to discussions with major powers about cooperating in managing global problems.
He said Iran will not participate in talks about nuclear issues outside the framework of the U.N. nuclear agency.