Total WonKerr Paul Kerr continues to support the government’s bizarre position that an absence of evidence that the North Korean and Iranian nuclear programs are collaborating is, in fact, evidence of absence. Kerr points to this Feb. 27 exchange before the Senate Armed Services Committee:
SEN. COLLINS: Do you have evidence that North Korea is assisting Iran in developing its nuclear capabilities?
ADM. MCCONNELL: No, ma’am, I’m not aware of anything. Let me turn to my colleagues, if they are. I don’t know of anything – any connection between the two.
SEN. COLLINS: General?
GEN. MAPLES: No, ma’am.
SEN. COLLINS: The reason I ask is there was a CRS report that was issued back in October of last year that says the evidence suggests that North Korea has had extensive dealings with Iran on missiles and other weapons. But General?
GEN. MAPLES: That’s correct, they have had extensive interaction on the development of missile systems. And Iran, in fact, has purchased missiles from North Korea.
SEN. COLLINS: But there’s no concern that North Korea may be helping Iran develop nuclear capabilities?
GEN. MAPLES: There is a concern, but we haven’t seen –
SEN. COLLINS: But no evidence to support it?
ADM. MCCONNELL: No evidence, that’s correct, Senator.
Well, case closed, right? I mean, we haven’t actually seen Kim Jong-Il handing plutonium to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, so I’m sure they’ve confined their collaboration to the development of missile systems. Fortunately, not everyone is lining up to give these rogue regimes the benefit of the doubt. Spiegel reports:
The fate of 12 German giant rabbits delivered to North Korea is in doubt. The breeder who sent them suspects they have been eaten by top officials rather than used to set up a bunny farm. Berlin’s North Korean embassy denies the allegation.
