is there anything as hardhitting as this salvo in today's slate, where it couldn't be more true? when the bu$h administration thinks something is "positive", everybody else feels just the opposite?
Nuclear Test-osterone By Emily Biuso: "The latest North Korean brouhaha arose when, during a meeting in Beijing with officials from the U.S. and four other countries, a North Korean delegate announced that Pyongyang had 'no choice but to declare its possession of nuclear weapons' and 'conduct a nuclear weapons test,' according to the WP. While no reporters appear to have been on hand to hear this, they cite unnamed U.S. officials, and the Post says its quotes are from a cable from the U.S. negotiating team. Everyone notes the disconnect between the U.S. official reaction and the apparent shock expressed by other diplomats at the meeting: While a Bush spokeswoman called the talks 'positive,' sources said that delegates present were visibly upset. Pretty much everyone agrees, though, that this will lead nowhere good: The NYT even hypothesizes that a test could lead to the U.S. seeking a U.N. Security Council resolution, which could lead to sanctions, which North Korea would consider an act of war."