I nearly gagged as I watched the news tonight. It seems the liberal journalist whore propagandists are blaming the 'Hawks' for supressing news that N.Korea has a potent nuclear weapon program going, so they could get a favorable outcome in congress on Iraq. Now that is quite a spin! Jimmy Carter negotiates with the Koreans so they will stop trying to make nuclear bombs, and Clinton signs the treaty (back in 1994 IIRC). In turn we give the Koreans billions of dollars worth of food, fuel oil and help them build light-water reactors. We give them fuel oil while people on our east coast suffer without it, and see its price double. And what do we find? Just like Clinton disembles over the meaning of the word 'is' when placed under oath, the Koreans say the treaty was about plutonium, not uranium bombs! 'Diplomacy is the art of saying "nice doggy" while you get a big stick'! 'Hawks' are dangerous, but 'Doves' are fatal! Now what can we do about it? If we don't continue to give them food and fuel, they will surely start selling nukes, just like they sell missle components to whomever has the bucks. If we give into blackmail, they can expend the resources freed up to making more weapons and grow more powerful. If we oppose them, they may let people that don't like us get some fissile fuel. God knows we surely can't kick their communist totalitarian asses, and violate the human rights of the plutocracy in that police state! My consolation is New York and Washington DC are likely targets. Sorry, you will not catch me giving money to any widow and orphan funds. Let the damn liberals that have demanded appeasment and 'peace at any price' clean up the mess. How about the Nobel commitee? They have plenty of money to waste on granola-intoxicated pacifist liberal fools. Scott -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body