Bush Administration Will Forgive North Korea Counterfeiting

Bush Administration Will Forgive North Korea Counterfeiting

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Two months before North Korea tested its first nuclear weapon, President Bush was asked about a Treasury Department investigation of North Korean counterfeiting of $100 bills, which had ruptured talks on ending Pyongyang's nuclear programs. "Counterfeiting U.S. dollars is an issue that every president ought to be concerned about," he replied bluntly during an August news conference. "And when you catch people counterfeiting your money, you need to do something about it."

Yesterday, the Bush administration agreed to allow those suspected counterfeiters , along with other North Koreans suspected of money laundering and other fraud, to get their money back -- with no strings attached

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[edit on 10-4-2007 by the_sentinal]

What a weak and spineless act on the part of our leadership to look the other way while our currency is devalued by a country that has shown nothing but contempt for our own country. this makes Bush look like a total idiot once again.

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