Talks Bombs And An Apology?

The Chosun Ilbo daily quoted a Chinese diplomatic source as saying Kim made the apology and the reiteration of his government’s known position in a meeting Thursday morning with State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan, who visited Pyongyang as a special envoy of Chinese President Hu Jintao.
I’m sure most Liberals believe he is sincere. I wonder if Secretary Rice thinks he’s sincere? Yeah, I’m sure he’s real sorry. There is an off-chance that the Chinese turned up the heat and Kim Jong got nervous, but it’s most likely just another slick move to allow China to thwart any escalation in sanctions (after all he said he was “sorry”).
If another nuke test happens, we’ll know for sure it was just a rhetorical bluff.