South Korea to ask US to remove North's terrorism status Tuesday, June 20, 2000 ASIA | In an effort to build upon a reunification effort with Stalinist North Korea, leaders in democratic South Korea said they will press the United States to remove Pyongyang from a list of countries that sponsor terrorism. According to the Korea Herald on Tuesday, officials in Seoul said that the move is aimed at facilitating international support for the drive to rebuild the North's battered economy. One South Korean government official, speaking to the newspaper on the condition of anonymity, said President Kim might hold talks with U.S. congressional leaders to persuade them to remove Pyongyang from the terrorism blacklist, compiled annually by the State Department and based on intelligence from the CIA and other agencies. "I understand that U.S. President Bill Clinton wants President Kim, who is popular in the U.S. Congress, to persuade congressional leaders himself," the official said. He added that North Korea is in need of financial contributions from organizations like the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Monetary Fund. The official said Pyongyang had to be removed from the U.S. list before it qualified for the international aid. Without specifying, the South Korean official said that the North now satisfies five of the seven requirements to be dropped from the list. The alleged diplomatic push comes at the same time that Secretary of State Madeleine Albright mandated that the State Department would no longer refer to adversarial governments as "rogue nations" and instead would call them "nations of concern." North Korea -- along with Iraq, Iran, Libya, Syria, and a few others -- is on the list. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html <A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
