ALL THEY WANT IS THE SAME DEAL HE GOT NORTH VIETNAM:

Turning Up the Heat (DONALD MACINTYRE, 8/30/04, TIME)

Pyongyang hinted last week that it might pull out of the next round, slated to be held next month, citing a hostile U.S. "smear campaign." With the U.S. presidential election approaching, some say Kim is stalling, hoping that John Kerry will win—and that the North will be able to get a better deal from a Democratic Administration.