The James Logan Courier

By John Chau, Courier Managing Editor.

On March 6, the United States began a series of diplomatic talks with North Korea over the latter's nuclear disarmament and the former's humanitarian deliveries. This is the first of visit of North Korea officials on American soil since 2002, when the nation began its nuclear advent.

Let us review our short-term media memories: remember last October, when Kim Jong-Il strutted himself onto the international playground by flashing a pair of underground nukes? Now, as in the Cuban Missile Crisis, the communists fortunately retract their nuclear programs, in exchange for an astronomical amount of supplies.