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Bloomberg: Rice coins new euphemism, "Other Measures"
Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on North Korea to return to nuclear-arms negotiations, saying the U.S. and its allies did not want to resort to ``other measures to force compliance. Rice, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and their Japanese counterparts, meeting for security consultations today in Washington, issued a joint statement saying the six-nation series of talks was North Korea's only route to normal relations with the rest of the world.

``They ought to return to those talks so that people don't have to contemplate other measures, Rice told reporters during a question session at the end of the talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura and Defense Minister Yoshinori Ohno.
Dang, she's been taking speaking lessons from Rummie.
Tensions in the standoff increased earlier this month when North Korea publicly confirmed that it had built a complete nuclear bomb and wouldn't return to talks, accusing the U.S. of hostile policies. Former Central Intelligence Agency Director George Tenet told U.S. lawmakers a year ago that the intelligence agency concluded that North Korea already had nuclear bombs. The Bush administration has said that, although it has no plans to use military force against North Korea, it won't rule out future options.

Machimura joined Rice today in warning the North Koreans. ``Should we let the time slip by, I think it will only worsen the situation, he told the news briefing, according to a State Department translation. ``I'm sure that the international community will then become tougher with North Korea, Machimura said. ``And I believe that before it happens, the early return of the North Koreans to the negotiating table would be of interest for the North Koreans themselves, and I think they should be aware of that.
See, we can be as tough as the female.
Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-02-19
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