>(The following conversations were secretly recorded by US intelligence agencies)
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>U.N.: Hi, can we speak with Saddam please?
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>Iraqi Official: Do you have any idea what time it is?
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>U.N. Doh! Forgot about the time difference. We'll call back later.
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>(a few hours later)
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>U.N.: Hi, can we speak with Saddam?
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>Saddam: This is Saddam. How can I help you?
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>U.N.: You must destroy your missiles! We are not kidding! We really mean it!
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>Saddam: OK, let me think about it.
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>(a few days later)
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>U.N.: You must destroy your missiles! We are not kidding! We really mean it!
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>Saddam: Yeah, well I thought about it a lot, and I really, really want to help, but I can't do that. I really, really like those missiles! They are like way cool!
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>U.N.: The missles are in clear violation of our agreement! You must destory them! We swear we are not kidding this time!
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>Saddam: No
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>U.N. You must destroy those missiles! If you do not, it will result in the most serious of consequences! We really, really, really, really, really mean it this time! (5 reallys required by the U.N. charter - this is their strongest language)
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>Saddam: What are you going to do, pass another resolution?
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>U.N. No, we will put you on double secret probation (movie reference)!
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>Saddam: I triple dog dare you (another movie reference).
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>U.N. Triple dog dare us? Saddam, you know that is a serious breech of ettiquete.
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>Saddam: Whatever.
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>(a few days later)
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>U.N. Saddam, will you please destroy your missiles?
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>Saddam: Ah, no.
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>U.N. Pretty please?
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>Saddam: No, please stop calling me.
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>U.N. OK, how about promising to point the missiles into the dessert?
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>Saddam: OK, whatever.
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>United Nations Press Release:
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>See, diplomacy really does work!

Chris;

All this going on while a North Korean fighter plane violates South Korean air space, and North Korea shoots a guided missile towards Japan which lands in the Sea of Japan. Powell states: No plans to invade N. Korea.

President Roh of South Korea suggested to Powell that the United States and North Korea sit down and talk. The United States refuses to talk to North Korea.

North Korea building and testing ICBM’s (1998 an ICBM missile was launched over Japan) and shorter-range missiles, resuming its nuclear program, having nuclear bombs, threading the world with war, and selling missiles to other countries are actions that are condoned by the United States. There is no need to discuss these activities, as they are acceptable.

Why are we interested in destroying Iraq and deposing Saddam Hussein? Well, they have weapons of mass destruction (wmd) and missiles that can fly about 120 miles without a guidance system, rather than the UN limit of 93 miles, and they are not a democratic society. The problem is that we cannot find the wmd’s so we have to go to war.

In the case of North Korea, we know where everything is located so that is alright. The president of North Korea is not a problem as he has a mind like a child.

Tom