Thursday, June 11, 2009

Wait, look over here! Pay attention to us!

Not to be outdone, word out this evening that North Korea may be preparing for yet another nuclear test.

The continued escalation out of Pyongyang provides an interesting backdrop to the elections today in Iran. As confirmed by CIA director Leon Panetta, the Obama Administration's approach to North Korea's nuclear ambitions will be an "important signal" for how the Administration will deal with Iranian nuclear ambitions. Re-election for Ahmadinejad will not only be a blow to the pro-Western movement in Iran, but would also just keep another big ticket item on Obama's "to-do" list.

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