President Obama Writes Personal Letter To NKorean Leader Kim Jong II

[Purveyor]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has written a personal letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il as part of an intense effort to draw the
reclusive nation back to nuclear disarmament talks, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday.

The letter was delivered to North Korean officials last week by Obama's special envoy for North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, during a visit to Pyongyang aimed at restarting the stalled negotiations, the official said.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the diplomacy, would not describe the contents of the letter but said they fit with Bosworth's general message.

``The North Koreans have a choice: continued and further isolation or benefits for returning to the six-party talks and dismantling their nuclear weapons program,'' the official said.

The official was not aware whether Kim had responded to Obama's missive. Bosworth's visit did not include a meeting with the North Korean leader.


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[Historic NY]

1. I'm hopeful... you can't eat bombs. ...

and bombs destroy crops.

[wtmusic]

2. If Obama were to offer John Bolton as a pagan sacrifice

it would seal the deal.

[pissedoff01]

3. Kim Jong II is so scared of Obama's words - like bankers were terrified when they saw

that 60 Minutes show

[Winterblues]

8. Is that what you think, Obama is trying to scare him?

I guess that is what a Republican would do so I guess it could be a natural assumption by some... There are other ways of doing things. That way sure didn't work so well the last decade and I certainly hope no one is in a position to try that approach again for many more decades..

[Elwood P Dowd]

4. Obama should write a letter to everyone who voted for him

and apologize for being George Bush Lite. I gave up on Clinton after NAFTA in the Fall of 1993. I've given up on Obama in the Fall of 2009 for a multitude of reasons. Took less than 9 months for both of them to give us the shaft.

[CynicalObserver]

5. Folks here actually believe, despite 16 years of this stuff,

that DPRK is going to give up nukes, ever?

That a personal letter to the dictator of the most orwellian police state on the planet is going to do anything substantial to change their nuclear capability? We see how well the personal letter to Iran has worked out - they are laughing at the UN and whatever proposed deal is on the table because they know NOTHING will be done to them by the US or UN.

Let me guess - this time it really is different?

[WriteDown]

6. What he needs is an animated holiday special to melt Kim Jong's frozen heart!

A Christmas card won't cut it.

[Alexander]

7. He's not Kim Jong the second, he's Kim Jong Il.

Il, as in "ill" but minus one letter and capitalized.