이라크가 노동미사일을 북한으로부터 구입하려고 김정일에게
천만불을 지급했는데, 북한이 2002년까지 미사일을
인도하지 않자, 이라크가 북한에 문의한 결과
북한 왈 "미국의 감시가 심해 미사일을 인도하기 어렵다"고.
이에 이라크가 그럼 천만불을 돌려 달라고 했더니 북한이 거절했다.
올해 4월 후세인이 무너질 때까지도 북한은 계속 천만불을 돌려 주지 않았다.
이라크가 이 돈을 돌려 받기 위해 무진장 애쓴 문서가 발견되었다.
북한과 거래할 때에는 선금을 주지 말라는 것이 교훈.
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김정일은 완전히 국제적 날강도, 사기꾼이군요.
North Korea holds onto $10 million payment from Iraq
JOHN J. LUMPKIN, Associated Press Writer
Friday, October 3, 2003
©2003 Associated Press
URL: sfgate.com/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/10/03/national1908EDT0775.DTL
(10-03) 16:08 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) --
Missing: $10 million. Last seen in North Korea. If found, please contact Saddam Hussein.
In a double-cross between nations President Bush has labeled parts of an "axis of evil" with Iran, North Korea apparently bilked Saddam's Iraq out of millions of dollars in a missile deal gone sour, according to chief CIA weapons hunter David Kay.
In 1999, Saddam's minions sought some clandestine missile help from North Korea, Kay told reporters Friday. He described it as evidence Iraq intended to build long-range missiles in violation of U.N. prohibitions.
The North Koreans were willing, particularly after Saddam plunked down a $10 million down payment. In exchange, Pyongyang was to provide parts from its No Dong class of ballistic missiles, a sort of super-Scud that can hit targets 800 miles distant, as well as send some other, unspecified assistance.
A contract was inked. The money was sent.
By 2002, Pyongyang hadn't delivered.
"As a result of the Iraqis' inquiring 'Where is the stuff we paid for?', the North Koreans said, 'There's so much U.S. attention on us that we cannot deliver it," Kay said. "The Iraqis said, 'Well, we don't like this, but give us our $10 million back."
The North Koreans refused, and kept refusing until Saddam's regime fell in April.
Kay described Iraqi documents that contained increasingly desperate entreaties from the Iraqis for the money.
"It's a lesson in negotiating with the North Koreans, as the Iraqis found out the hard way," Kay said. "Money in advance may not come your way if there's non-delivery on a contract."
©2003 Associated Press
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