Soldier remains returned
Published 9:00 pm Thursday, July 1, 2004
South Korea: Remains believed to be those of a U.S. soldier lost in the Korean War were honored Thursday at the 8th U.S. Army headquarters in Seoul after being turned over by North Korea. They will be flown to Hawaii for identification. More than 8,100 U.S. troops remain missing from the Korean War, including 1,100 from the Chosin campaign.
Indonesia: Powell, N. Korea talk
Secretary of State Colin Powell met today with North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun in Indonesia to discuss dismantling the communist country’s nuclear weapons program. “They discussed proposals that each side put forward at the last round of six-party talks,” spokesman Richard Boucher said. Powell said Thursday that North Korea would be wasting its time if it holds out for economic benefits from the United States before showing serious intent to dismantle its nuclear weapons program.
Israel: Rebuke from United States
An Israeli list of its unauthorized West Bank outposts drew a rare public rebuke Thursday from U.S. officials, who said Israel is failing to keep a promise to dismantle dozens of the enclaves. Israel’s Haaretz newspaper reported Thursday that the Israeli list includes 28 outposts, 16 of which are in the process of receiving government approval. Paul Patin, a spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, criticized Israel, saying: “You can’t create an illegal outpost one day and subsequently declare that it’s legal.”
From Herald news services
