Lawmaker: White House nixed N. Korea trip

[Newsjock]

http://salon.com/news/wire/2003/10/26/north_korea/index.html

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Republican congressman said Sunday that opposition from the White House caused him to scrub plans to lead a group of U.S. lawmakers to the site of North Korea's nuclear weapons program.

"At the 11th hour, the White House withdrew its support for our bipartisan visit to North Korea," Rep. Curt Weldon, R-Pa., said in a statement. It said Sunday's scheduled departure has been delayed temporarily.

KCNA, North Korea's official news agency, reported that the congressional delegation had notified Kim Jong Il's government Friday that the trip was canceled "due to the opposition of the White House."

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[La_Serpiente]

1. Although that guy is a Republican

He is brilliant and amazing.

He went in opposition to the White House to North Korea the first time. He is very smart and cunning. He is also very open-minded.

The first time he went to North Korea, he arranged a plane HIMSELF without telling the White House. He is a very indepenedent person. He was very close to settling the issue with North Korea the first time. They would have had a bilateral agreement to the situation. However, the White House didn't want him going around making treaties. They wanted to take the credit and "starve the beast" in North Korea.

If it wasn't for White House opposistion, North Korea would've been a done issue.