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Wednesday October 11, 2006
POLITICAL ESSAYS
A Helping Hand
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Reuters reports from Tokyo that the DPRK nuclear
test "looks set to boost support for" the Japanese
prime minister's "drive to raise Japan's profile." [1]
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First, The Superpower will not tolerate any attempt
by Japan's rulers to assert real independence.
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Japan's rulers should keep in mind that The Super-
power can suddenly abrogate its external debt!
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Second, AP reports the text of the Korean Central
News Agency's announcement regarding the DPRK
nuclear test. [2]
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Japan's rulers should keep in mind its closing para-
graph: the nuclear test "will contribute to defending
the peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula
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AND IN THE AREA AROUND IT."
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[1]
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Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Reuters
Japan's Abe gets a helping hand from N. Korea
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2006/10/10/AR2006101000093_pf.html
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[2]
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Sunday, October 8, 2006
The Associated Press
Text of North Korea's Nuke Announcement
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2006/10/08/AR2006100801203_pf.html
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