N. Korea told not to delay deal

This is interesting because as far s I know, William Perry, defense secretary in the Clinton administration has no authority to negotiate with any foreign power. Nor are: "The various Democrats they have talked to have made very clear to them that the Democrats want them to strike a deal with this administration,"
I guess we can now expect Jimma Carter to stick his nose into this.

Funny that the chief U.S. negotiator with the North, Christopher R. Hill, saw no problem with with Perry doing his job for him.

FROM WASHINGTONTIMES.COM:

N. Korea told not to delay deal

March 19, 2008

By Nicholas Kralev mailto:NKralev@washingtontimes.com
U.S. Democrats, uneasy at the prospect of inheriting a dicey nuclear faceoff with North Korea, have urged Pyongyang to strike a deal with the Bush administration rather than delay it in hopes of a better offer from the next president.

The chief U.S. negotiator with the North, Christopher R. Hill, said yesterday that the message was delivered directly to the North Koreans by William Perry, defense secretary in the Clinton administration, during his visit to Pyongyang last month.

"The various Democrats they have talked to have made very clear to them that the Democrats want them to strike a deal with this administration," Mr. Hill told editors and reporters at The Washington Times.

"I briefed Bill Perry [before his trip] and he made very clear what he was going to tell them — and I understand that he did tell them that — don't expect a better deal from the Democrats," Mr. Hill said.

Mr. Perry has no formal role in the presidential campaigns of Democratic Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton or Barack Obama, but he has long-standing ties with officials in both campaigns.

Sources close to the campaigns said yesterday that Mr. Perry had conveyed the right message, pointing out that it "will get tougher" politically for a Democratic president to cut a deal.
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