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White House Sends Mixed Signals
Interview with journalist Tim Shorrock,
North Korea and Washington announced Aug. 1 that after a ten-month deadlock, the two nations have agreed to conduct regional talks on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program which will include representatives of South Korea, Russia, China and Japan. North Korea's government says it dropped its previous insistence on bilateral negotiations with the U.S. because the direct talks it sought will be an integral part of the group discussion expected to begin in Beijing in early September.
George W. Bush came into office openly hostile to a 1994 agreement between the U.S. and North Korea, which provided western energy assistance to the impoverished nation in exchange for a pledge from leader Kim Jong II to freeze his government's effort to develop nuclear weapons. North Korea admitted to maintaining a covert nuclear program last year only after U.S. officials confronted them with evidence that they were in violation of the agreement. But Pyongyang placed the blame on the U.S. -- which labeled North Korea as part of an "Axis of Evil" -- for taking steps which forced them to nullify the accord.
Critics of the Bush administration have noted the very different approaches it has taken in dealing with North Korea and Iraq. A war was launched against Baghdad on the allegation that the nation possessed weapons of mass destruction, which thus far cannot be found, whereas the path toward negotiations remain open with Pyongyang, a nation that openly states it has several nuclear weapons and the capacity to build more. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with journalist Tim Shorrock, who has reported widely on Asian affairs. He examines the prospects that the upcoming talks could succeed in defusing a crisis which threatens to ignite conflict on the Korean peninsula and a new regional nuclear arms race.
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Accused of Genocide to Run for President
Interview with Larry Birns,
Rios Montt came to power through a coup d'etat in March of 1982 and was deposed by a countercoup 18 months later. Rios-Montt has been accused by human rights groups and United Nations agencies of waging genocide against tens of thousands of Mayan civilians. Critics charge that Rios-Montt, educated in counter-insurgency tactics at the U.S. funded "School of the Americas," ordered the destruction of some 440 Mayan villages as part of a "scorched earth" campaign to combat leftist insurgents with "rifles and beans," a combination of military force and economic reforms. According to the Center for Human Rights Law Action, an estimated 60,000 individuals reportedly "disappeared" or died during this military campaign, while untold thousands were subjected to torture. Since then, Montt has tried to run for the Guatemalan presidency twice, despite a 1985 constitutional provision barring former dictators from doing so. Larry Birns is director of the Council on Hemispheric Affairs or COHA. He spoke with Between The Lines' Denise Manzari about Rios-Montt's murderous reign and his manipulation of the judicial system in securing the court decision to run for the presidency. For more information contact The Council on Hemispheric Affairs at (202) 216-9261 or visit their website at www.coha.org
Promoting Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power a Gift to Big Energy Companies
Interview with Lisa Gue,
Last year, bills were passed in both the House and Senate that mirrored the Bush/Cheney energy plan. They promoted an expansion of drilling for oil and gas, and the construction of a new generation of nuclear power plants with little support for renewable, non-polluting energy sources. However, the legislation failed to come out of conference committee before the 2002 elections. But with the Senate and House now in Republican hands, energy bills similar to those stalled the previous year were recently passed again by Congress before it adjourned for its August recess. The bills will go to a conference committee in September, chaired by Republican Sen. Peter Domenici, to work out the differences and be brought back for a final vote. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Lisa Gue, senior energy analyst with Public Citizen, who says the legislation, if enacted, will be disastrous for the environment and consumers. She discusses some of the specific items in the two bills and what it will take to stop the legislation from becoming law. For more information, call Public Citizen at (202) 454-5130 or visit their website at www.citizen.org. To find out how legislators voted and to send a free fax opposing the bills to your representatives visit www.stopenergybill.org.
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