Ecuador and Venezuela want OUT but North Korea wants IN

once again, i gotta confess... my cynicism says that bringing north korea into The Club is precisely what the u.s. wants, despite its official utterances to the contrary...

South Korea has announced it will back North Korea's bid to join the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

The Korea Times reported on a news briefing in Seoul, in which five lawmakers who had visited Pyongyang said North Korea is considering membership in the World Bank, based in Washington.

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[T]he United States and other developed countries have had a reluctant attitude toward North Korea's entry into international organizations...

why would the u.s. forfeit the opportunity to grab north korea by its financial cojones and squeeze until it sings the star-spangled banner...? let's hope that buenos aires, caracas and quito don't fill in dear leader on THEIR experiences...

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