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There is some evidence that the Bush administration was seeking to
manipulate intelligence on North Korea
“There is some evidence that the Bush administration was seeking =
to
manipulate intelligence on North
Korea. During a visit to Pyongyang
by lead negotiator James Kelly in October 2002, he presented what U.S. of=
ficials
described as "proof" that the North had a secret uranium-enrichme=
nt
program, undercutting Clintonite claims that Kim was adhering to a pledge n=
ot
to advance his nuclear program. Bush officials later said the North Koreans=
had
confessed. But diplomats now say that was a translation error. (Kelly could=
not
be reached for comment.) While Kim was clearly violating the spirit of his =
'94
agreement by secretly importing centrifuge equipment, U.S.
intelligence sources tell NEWSWEEK that their monitors in the region have n=
ever
detected telltale emissions from any centrifuges. Earlier in 2002, the then
Pacific commander Adm. Dennis Blair told a Pentagon meeting chaired by Under
Secretary of Defense Stephen Cambone that Blair=
's
surveillance and monitoring teams had still detected nothing. According to a
participant who would speak only if he was not identified, that led Cambone to stalk over to Blair after the meeting, jab=
his
finger into his chest and declare that he expected more out of him.”<=
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