European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 stars and stripes saturday april 28 2007 Bush Abe get Tough on North Korea by Deb Riechmann the associated press Camp David my president Bush and Japa Nese prime minister Shinzo Abe demanded on Fri Day that North Korea live up to its promises and abandon its nuclear weapons program the two Lead ers threatened More sanctions against Pyongyang theres a Price to pay Bush said standing along Side Abe at the presidential Retreat in the Maryland mountains our partners in the six party talks Are patient but our patience is not unlimited Bush said refer ring to disarmament negotiations Between the United states Japan China Russia South Korea and North Korea for his part Abe said we completely see Eye to Eye on this matter they need to respond properly on these issues otherwise we wih have to take a tougher response on our on our Side North Korea missed a deadline to shut Down its nuclear reactor under an agreement reached in february Bush words appeared to be an attempt to per Suade Abe that the United states is not softening its stance on North Korea As some in Japan have suggested Japan is already withholding economic and food Aid to the reclusive communist regime Itsuo japanese prime minister Shinzo a Eleft listens As president Bush responds to a reporters question during their joint news conference Friday at Camp David my Abe said that sanctions will Worsen if North Korea continues to defy the International Community on Abe apologized for the Japa Nese military actions in forcing women to work in military brothels during world War h he said he wanted to express my apologies that they were placed in that circumstance Abe created a controversy recently by suggesting their was no evidence japans Imperial army had directly coerced the so called Comfort women to work in brothels in his Camp David remarks Abe said he had apologized for those remarks in his meetings with Mem Bers of Congress on thursday and again with Bush on Friday Bush said the Comfort women situation was a regrettable chapter in the history of the world and i accept the prime ministers apology Carrier needed for Grafe Woehr Liesheim and Vilseck a for More information please Contact Tom at 01726707342 White House tenets appraisal not reason for Rushing to War the associated press Washington a senior White House Counselor on Friday dismissed former Cia directors George Tenet portrait of a Bush administration that rushed to War in Iraq without serious debate the president did wrestle with those very serious questions Dan Bartlett said asked about Tenet s upcoming Book excerpts of which were re ported Friday in the new York times Bartlett called the former Cia chief a True Patriot but suggested he might have been unaware of the breadth of the pre War debate that led president Bush to dismiss other options such As diplomatic Means for reining in president Saddam Hus Sein the seen meetings Ive listened to the president both in conversations with other world Lead ers like British prime minister Tony Blair As Well As internally where the president did wrestle with those very questions bar Tipett said on Abc televisions today show Tenet complains that his no infamous slam Dunk phrase used at a 2002 White House meeting has been misrepresented and used to shift blame to him explaining his remark for the first time in an interview taped to air sunday on lbs televisions 60 minutes Tenet said he was referring broadly to the Case that could be made against Saddam the presence of his alleged weapons of mass destruction film lobbyist Ewhite House aide Valenti Dies los Valenti was not just Hollywood top lobbyist he was one of its biggest stars the 85yearold Valenti who died thursday of complications from a stroke in March led the movie Industry out of the prudish Ness of old Hollywood and into an age of Freer expression with the creation of the film rating system that has endured nearly 40 years the former White House aide went from politics to show Busi Ness overseeing the motion Pic Ture association of America with eloquence Bullhead Edness and flair Valenti was a passionate envoy deflecting criticism of Hollywood with wit and humility fostering its interests overseas and fiercely combating threats to the Industry such As film piracy fro the associated press stars stripes your Hometown newspaper Why pay full Price Home delivery Only per week where available toll free 0800101 1270 Germany 0800780265 Italy 08000858827 us 080078073 Belgium 08000225203 Netherlands 0900958303 Spain Dan 3498437 email hours of operation of 07001800 Samsun 07301300 european stars and stripes attn circulation dept unit 29480 Apoate 09211