Curt Weldon

The Russians, I said, you want to sell the product up there? Absolutely, Congressman. We'll sell all the oil and gas. All the countries supported it. And the plan was that we would not complete and open the pipelines until North Korea shut down the Yongbun reactor. That's their main reactor.

The Russians, I said, you want to sell the product up there? Absolutely, Congressman. We'll sell all the oil and gas. All the countries supported it. And the plan was that we would not complete and open the pipelines until North Korea shut down the Yongbun reactor. That's their main reactor.

Shut it down and allowed for a transparent multinational review of that site to verify that the nuclear program was totally shut down. And I told them once that's done and once it's verified, then the product will flow through the pipelines and you'll get a tipping fee. For every barrel of product going through the pipeline, you'll get income for your country.

Shut it down and allowed for a transparent multinational review of that site to verify that the nuclear program was totally shut down. And I told them once that's done and once it's verified, then the product will flow through the pipelines and you'll get a tipping fee. For every barrel of product going through the pipeline, you'll get income for your country.

And you'll get to use some of the product for energy for your nation, so you won't need nuclear power. The North Koreans wanted to do it. The White House didn't want it. I'll tell you how severe it was and how childish it was. You know, we have an annual prayer breakfast in Washington every year, and I used to go to every one of them. The president speaks.

And you'll get to use some of the product for energy for your nation, so you won't need nuclear power. The North Koreans wanted to do it. The White House didn't want it. I'll tell you how severe it was and how childish it was. You know, we have an annual prayer breakfast in Washington every year, and I used to go to every one of them. The president speaks.

So I was at the time working both Libya and North Korea. I've been to both countries. So the Libyan ambassador in Washington was a man named Ojali. I said, Ambassador Ojali, will you come sit at the prayer breakfast with my delegation in front of the president to show that Libya is serious about peace with America? He said, absolutely, Congressman. A month before the prayer breakfast, I get a call.

So I was at the time working both Libya and North Korea. I've been to both countries. So the Libyan ambassador in Washington was a man named Ojali. I said, Ambassador Ojali, will you come sit at the prayer breakfast with my delegation in front of the president to show that Libya is serious about peace with America? He said, absolutely, Congressman. A month before the prayer breakfast, I get a call.

From the two embassy officials, North Korea had no embassy here. They had a consular office up at the UN. Ambassador Han and Ambassador Park. Ambassador Han called me. He said, Chairman Weldon, you have some kind of a prayer event in Washington once a year. I said, yes, Ambassador. It's the prayer breakfast. He said, Ambassador Park and I would like to come and bring our spouses.

From the two embassy officials, North Korea had no embassy here. They had a consular office up at the UN. Ambassador Han and Ambassador Park. Ambassador Han called me. He said, Chairman Weldon, you have some kind of a prayer event in Washington once a year. I said, yes, Ambassador. It's the prayer breakfast. He said, Ambassador Park and I would like to come and bring our spouses.

I said, you want to come to the prayer breakfast? He said, yes. I said, well, you know, you can't have a press conference there. It's a prayer breakfast. We pray. He said, no, Congressman, we just want to come and show our presence. Well, I said, absolutely, you'll be my guest. I organized the table.

I said, you want to come to the prayer breakfast? He said, yes. I said, well, you know, you can't have a press conference there. It's a prayer breakfast. We pray. He said, no, Congressman, we just want to come and show our presence. Well, I said, absolutely, you'll be my guest. I organized the table.

It was going to be the ambassador from Libby and his wife, Ambassador Hahn and his wife, Ambassador Park and his wife, right in the front and the center of the national prayer breakfast. About two weeks before the prayer breakfast, I got a call from Ambassador Hahn. He was very upset. He said, Congressman Weldon, we have to turn down your offer. I said, why would you do this to me?

It was going to be the ambassador from Libby and his wife, Ambassador Hahn and his wife, Ambassador Park and his wife, right in the front and the center of the national prayer breakfast. About two weeks before the prayer breakfast, I got a call from Ambassador Hahn. He was very upset. He said, Congressman Weldon, we have to turn down your offer. I said, why would you do this to me?

You asked me to get the invitation. I get it. I get the table. He said, Congressman, you don't understand. We're not an embassy. For us to travel outside of New York out of 50 miles, we have to get State Department approval. We applied for the permit, and your State Department turned us down. I hung up the phone, and I called the State Department.

You asked me to get the invitation. I get it. I get the table. He said, Congressman, you don't understand. We're not an embassy. For us to travel outside of New York out of 50 miles, we have to get State Department approval. We applied for the permit, and your State Department turned us down. I hung up the phone, and I called the State Department.

And the Congressional Affairs guy, whose name I have in my records, and he'll say this, he'll verify it. Before I could even say anything, he said, Mr. Chairman, I know why you're calling. And Chairman Powell supports you. We were called by the White House and told to deny the approval for the two embassy leaders from North Korea to come with a prayer breakfast.

And the Congressional Affairs guy, whose name I have in my records, and he'll say this, he'll verify it. Before I could even say anything, he said, Mr. Chairman, I know why you're calling. And Chairman Powell supports you. We were called by the White House and told to deny the approval for the two embassy leaders from North Korea to come with a prayer breakfast.

Condoleezza Rice. She didn't want them in the room. She didn't want to show that North Korea wanted a peaceful coexistence with America. I'll take a polygraph.

Condoleezza Rice. She didn't want them in the room. She didn't want to show that North Korea wanted a peaceful coexistence with America. I'll take a polygraph.