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WORLD & NATION sept. 3o.2o°i
North Korea to drop puciear weapons program
Tori Moffitt
Staff Writer
On Sept. 19, North Korea agreed to
abandon its nuclear arms program.
All nations involved in the talks signed
the joint statement; Japan, China, Russia,
U S South Korea and North Korea. It stat
ed ^at North Korea would dismantle its
liuclear weapons and nuplear progr^ in
exchange for economic aid and security
assurances.
"This is the most important result since
the six-party talks started more than Uvo
years ago,” said Chinese Vice Foreign
Minister Wu Dawei in a report from the
Associated Press.
Signing the agreement brought North
Korea closer to international acceptance. It
also opened the nation to foreign trade and
will allow Kim Jong II, tlae North Korean
leader, to remain in power.
On Sept. 20, North Korea took a step
back, insisting once again that it ivill not
dismantle its nuclear weapons program
until ^e U.S. provides them with a light-
water nuclear reactor.
"Life is too short to overreact to every
statement coming out of Pyongyang. It
obviously was not a helpful statement, but
it was not unexpected either," said
Christopher Hill, Assistant Secretary of
State, in a Washington
Post article.
China and tire
U.S. urged Nortla
Korea to stick to their
original pledge. Otlrer
countries quickh-
b acked this statement.
"If North Korea
fails to coc'perate no--.*.’
with these five coun
tries, they may be
seen as a future
investment risk by
governments, multi
lateral development
organizations,
international corpcua-
ticns. They may nuss
important cpport'uni-
ties to increase fire i;\’-
ing standard of d-eir
j people," said Deeira
Burris, \-isTne
Instructor in Business
Managenitirt.
of evil" drat is "arming to tiueaten the pe^*^
of the world." ' , .he 1994
During Clinton's J^^cted,
U.S. - North Korea agreement was
which promised North Korea t^ &
water nuclear reactors for power, P
ect was brought to a halt in . j
U.S. officials said North Korea admi
having a secret nuclear program.
According to CNN.com, Jjd it
said, "Five nations have spoken ^ iqQfth
is not in the world's interests tha
Korea have a nuclear weapon.
All countries involved in the ta
that only after North Korea rejoins
Proliferation Treaty ai-'.d accepts
from the International Atomic
discus.s tire light-''^*®’-
dois-n
Agency will drey
reactor.
VNhile speaking t>'
United Nations, U.S.
C ;ndoleezza Rice .said, "the
reactor issue cvill be discussw-
road - not immediate:;'."
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the talks-
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Christopher Walken to run for President in ‘08, some call it a hoax
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Staff Writer
Many celebrities have tried to
jtside of ivhat daey
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Knc
gain success cut
are normaih- k
world c-i pc-,;t;cs. -% ; tl- cerres
with then stan.s as a cc.t-rrny a*-
some pec^ple w;;. ''K-t '.akt t.'cc.r
political endeave is sei.m.,s.'y
On tire C/triei hand s- me ce.t ri,-
ties do fmd success ;n politics and
that success gives daem more
exposure tiaan ivhat c-nginan\'
made them famous. Many times,
dais is an attempt by the celebrity
to save their career or make a
change for what they feel passion
ate about.
Actor Christopher Walken,
who has appeared in such films as
Pulp Fiction and Deer Hunter, is
one of the most recent celebrities
rumored to be entering the world
of politics.
According to the website
walken2008.com, Walken is run
ning in the 2008 presidential elec
tion. The avebsite iiacludes a biog
raphy where 1 »alken stands a-n
issues in America, and informa
tion on the Walken 2008 cam-
paiS-i- , , .
Walker: recently appeared m
ll-.e comedy IVeddirg Ciasheis
a’-.d is cuner.r’}' hl:’i:r,g Cici.
wluch ;s set to be leleased aa I'-'h
sa he h.rs 1 -en staying busy if ire
ru'ucis rvc‘rut
I don t kiacw if it s true or not,
but I wouldi'. t p.. t It r.gaiiast lum. if
he is tra ir.g to boost ms career if .t
isn t gv’ ng ana'avhere riglat noaa-,'
.says sophomore Amy Phillips.
W'alken is still finding success iia
the film avorld, so an attempt to
save his career seems farfetched.
Walken's fame and popularity
could help him gain supporte' in
his campaign from his fans.
"I think that if Walken can play
Russian roulette in The Deer
Hunter, then I think that he'll be a
great President," says Part-
. time Lecturer in English Tom
Huey.
One cannot forget that oth.er
celebrities have ran for office and
won, like Califcimia governor
Arnold Schrvarzenegger and for
mer governor of Minnesota, Jesse
VerNura. Schwarzenegger aird
Wr.rina V. di had passionate fee;-
a'.gs ti''rr-ris pi *ica. .ssuts
t'-h .ih a ,.;d '-t pan of die leas^Ts
t"?t d'.t gamed votes
According to ti'.c walktnl -,8
'aTKeit has strong opiitiens an d A
net afraid tc- take tiiem or, ar.d -.s
fig..t.r,g to lead America ,mc- a
belter place. The website also
claims drat Walken said drat as
President, he rvill "not abandon
our troops in Iraq or the Iraqi peo
ple, both of whom have made
great sacrifices in the name of
peace and freedom."
One question is whether this
campaign is legitimate or not.
According to worldiretdailycom^
the website is a hoax by members
of the General Mayhem forums,
one of the largest message boards
on the internet.
Whether this campaign' for
doutr ^J^ere IS no
doubt of the popularity that he
^ gained drrough his
work in the film world. If it Lme,
W'L / S‘Vid d-ance tha;
^'c._.ken fans will s'..rrc' '-s
enceavor.
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known for b.ir.g a ;
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