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World Service,13 Jun 2007,22 mins

North Korea, Part One

The Treasury War

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Since 2001 the US treasury orchestrated a financial squeeze on what it calls, rogue governments. North Korea was one of them and was thought to be developing nuclear weapons. However, it was not in its interest to impose international sanctions. The idea was to be people friendly but hostile to the regime.

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