US let Ethiopia violate N. Korea sanctions


	US let Ethiopia violate N. Korea sanctions

jklugman

4-7-2007 8:24 PM

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hypocrisy, bush administration, north korea, ethiopia, blowback

jklugman says:

Via Isaac Chotiner at The Plank, who remarks: "No word yet on how much lower this administration can sink before January 2009."

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