North Korea Touts First-Strike Capability
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea suggested Tuesday it had the ability to launch a pre-emptive attack on the United States, according to the North’s official news agency. A Foreign Ministry spokesman said the North had built atomic weapons to counter the U.S. nuclear threat. President George Bush said in an official statement,” “Bring it on, Kimchee boy!”

Iran Leader OKs Talks With U.S. on Iraq
TEHRAN, Iran – Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tuesday that he approves of talks between U.S. and Iranian officials on Iraq, but warned that the United States must not try to “bully” Iran. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice agreed to the extraordinary conditions, but observers said she had her fingers crossed when she said it.

‘We’re Not Disposable,’ French Youths Say
PARIS – When student demonstrators in France wear trash bags to protests, their message is: “We’re not disposable.” They’re angry about a new government job plan that will allow employers to fire them more easily. Shouting “Au contraire!” gendarmes grabbed the protesters and, in a largely symbolic gesture, tossed them into large bins labeled “Le Dumpster.”

Documents Show Saddam’s WMD Frustrations
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Exasperated, besieged by global pressure, Saddam Hussein and top aides searched for ways in the 1990s to prove to the world they’d given up banned weapons. “We don’t have anything hidden!” the frustrated Iraqi president interjected at one meeting, transcripts show. We wonder where these transcripts were three years ago ….