January 29, 2004

North Korea offers Nigeria missile deal

North Korea has offered to sell Nigeria advanced missile technology, the Nigerian government said yesterday, prompting the United States to warn its African ally that it might face sanctions if it strikes a deal with Pyongyang.
    
Nigerian officials yesterday issued vague and contradictory statements about their intentions and the missile type on offer, although they acknowledged seeking ballistic-missile technology for "peaceful" purposes.

Who knew the Nigerians would have the need to "keep the peace" in north-central Africa with ballistic missiles or that they had the spare money to do it.
God knows their country could use every spare dollar for development!
I have a feeling that the NorKs just offered these missiles, which underscores precisely what President Bush means about evil, rogue regimes who peddle WMDs to potential terrorists (and I'm not speaking of Nigeria here, but the point of the Bush Doctrine is taken).