Thursday, July 23, 2009
This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
WaPo: N. Korea Escalates War of Words, Calls Clinton Vulgar, Unintelligent - '...North Korean officials are also attending the conference hosted by the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) on this resort island. In a somewhat comical scene, North Korean officials, guarded by a half-dozen grim-looking security guards, showed up at a news conference venue that had been set up for Clinton, who as usual was running late. Though the North Koreans had booked the space, they stalked away to a nearby hallway to meet with reporters and denounce the United States...' [Contrast the treatment the press gave the Bush administration when negotiations didn't go well with the Norks.]
