From: John Cuccia 

On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:47:41 -0500, "John Beamish"
 wrote:

>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15947626/?GT1=8717
>
>WASHINGTON - The Bush administration wants North Korea’s attention, so
>like a scolding parent it’s trying to make it tougher for that country’s
>eccentric leader to buy iPods, plasma televisions and Segway electric
>scooters.
>
>[snip]
>
>...  U.S. officials acknowledge that enforcing the ban on black-market
>trading would be difficult.
>
>The population in North Korea, one of the world’s most isolated economies,
>is impoverished and routinely suffers widescale food shortages. The new
>trade ban would forbid U.S. shipments there of Rolexes, French cognac,
>plasma TVs, yachts and more — all items favored by Kim but unattainable by
>most of the country.

Silly stuff from an Administration that gets more cartoon-like every day.

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