Bush Calls N. Korea a ‘Heartless Country’

Via Channel News Asia.

In the meeting with the Yokota family, Bush assured them that the United States would “strongly” work for freedom in North Korea.

“It’s hard for Americans to imagine that a leader of any country would encourage the abduction of a young child,” Bush said.

“It’s a heartless country that would separate loved ones, and yet that’s exactly what happened to this mom as a result of the actions of North Korea,” he said, after meeting with 70-year-old Sakie Yokota and her daughter Megumi.

Not the words of a man who pins high hopes on diplomacy. If you can’t wait for the Rodong Sinmun’s response, you can always click for a preview. Related posts here, here, and here.