Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Monday April 28 2003 — A7 Q World In briof M Election runoff Korean claim By Sonya Rota Associated Press Writer possible In Argentina Analysis WAS HINGTON — North Korea seems BUENOS AIRES Argentina today to have crept closer to a crisis — Former President by claiming it has and might (AP) Carlos Menem and rival Pero-nitesta more potent nuclear arsenal than the Americans thought it had Nestor Kirdmer ran Even if the country’s declaration ahead of a crowded were nothing more than bluster it prefield in Argentina’s presidensents a dilemma for the Bush administial vole on Sunday first offi- -' tration And it shows that the success dal results and exit polls in Iraq notwithstanding die United showed States is unlikely to resort to drastic With 5 percent of the ballot measures to take out the nuclear tallied Menem led with 25 bombs — a percent of die vote “You could have a precision strike whisker ahead of the 23 per-You could invade You could have a cent for Kirchner die gover- NATO blockade” said Lee Hamilton nor of the h Patagonian a former chairman of the House Interprovince of Santa Cruz national Relations Committee and now Ricardo Lopez Murphy a director of die Woodrow Wilson Intereconomist and former economy minister was national Center for Scholars “But all these things risk some thud with 17 percent chaos in the area — starvation of civilExit polls released by the ians heavy casualties on both sides It television stations Cronica would not be Afghanistan and it AmericaTV and TodoNoticia would not be Iraq" and Menem both suggested Talks broke down in Beijing last Kirchner would be heading to week over North Korea’s nuclear a second round on May 18 assertions President Bush said North Korean President Kim Jong II was st neck-and-ne- ck oil-ric- fire-mark- et i Gunfights mar moots simply playing “the old blackmail game" White House spokesman Ari Fleischer explained the disparate treatment given North Korea isnd Iraq where Bush sent close to 200000 troops to bring down President Saddam Hussein’s government “Because you deal with s threat through military action in one region of the world does not automatically mean you must deal with it the same way in a different part of die world” Fleischer said last week In other words said Cato Institute scholar Doug Bandow you do not idly rattle sabers at a foe that can fire missiles at thousands of American soldiers on the demarcation line between North and South Korea and devastate its neighbor and your aUy South Korea in the process “Even if the North Koreans didn’t launch their military in ttrins of an armed invasion they coulduse artillery and Scuds to hit Seoul” the South Korean capital Bandow said “It would risk a retaliatory spiral war This that could lead to full-sca- le pressure on US possibility requires the United States to lookat the Korean peninsula very differently than it looked at Iraq" he said So rather than move down the road to war the administration has pulled back to consult with allies about penalties against North Korea It is a move that North Korea once considered tantamount to declaring war but may now entertain for the sake of its survival said Don Oberdorfer an East Asia specialist at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies “There are some in North Korea who believe that the only way to sur- -' vive in this situation is to have the strongest possible military machine including the production of nuclear weapons” Oberdorfer said “Others who do not seem dominant right now believe negotiation or diplomacy with theUnited States and others could give them confidence that die United States will not threaten them or attack them” One factor is Iraq North Korea looked at Saddam’s fall and saw that offering talks with the United States could buy more time for die North’s nuclear pursuits “The North is brilliant at mixing : conciliation and provocation If you worry about the United States potentially attacking you you say ‘Well we’re willing to talk’ You slow the process down You stall” Bandow said “The'North Koreans have far more at stake We worry about them shooting at us but they know they’d be wiped from the face of the Earth They’re embattled they’re isolated they’re impoverished they’re starving They are dealing with their survival” The administration has not decided what to do about its broken discussion with North Korea It seems content to leave it on the short list of countries' that are candidates for Bush’s policy of striking first against potential enemies Despite that Hamilton said the makings of a deal are there North Korea would assure and independent inspectors would verify that it has stopped making nuclear weapons and is not shipping nuclear materials to unfriendly states or terror groups In exchange the United States would promise security and aid “Getting there is very tough” Hamilton said “It will take a long time difficult negotiations and more threats before weget there” Yemen election SAN’ A Yemen (AP) — Gunfights marred parliamentary elections in Yemen on Sunday wounding at least IS people and prompting officials to close three polling stations But the vote was extended by two hours in other areas after elections officials said turnout was strong Some 17S international observers and thousands of Yemeni monitors : oversaw the vote Abdu head of the Supreme Commission for Elections said the results were expected to be announced within 72 hours The 1200 candidates were contesting 301 seats in Yemen’s first parliamentary elections in six years Twenty-tw- o political parties were represented while some candidates were running as independents Eleven women also stood as candidates Paraguayans elect president ASUNCION Paraguay (AP) — Paraguay’s longtime governing party held a runaway lead in exit polls after Sunday’s presidential ejection apparently keeping its grip on politics despite its failure to avert the worst economic crisis in decades Even before official results were being tallied Nicanor Duarte a lawyer and former sportscaster ' sounded triumphant while cheering supporters waved flags and thronged the capital’s streets after exit polls by TV Channel 13 and Radio Nanduti showed Duarte far ahead of his two main chal- 55-ye- ar lengers “I’m not going to let you down" the Colorado Party : candidate said to cheers as he promised he would clinch victory and reverse a deep eco- nomic crisis Afghan fighters cited with abuse KABUL Afghanistan (AP — The United Nations and an Afghan human rights group Sunday accused fighters in northwestern Afghanistan of violating human rights during clashes last month including the execution of 26 people whose bodies were found with their hands tied In a joint statement the UN Mission in Afghanistan and the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission urged authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice The human rights delegation confirmed that at least 38 civilians including three women and 12 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