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Yahoo! News - South Koreans Won't Take CIA's 'No' for an Answer
by Rattle at 7:05 pm EDT, Jul 18, 2004

] South Korea has been pushing the U.S. Central
] Intelligence Agency to change the way it spells
] President Roh Moo-hyun's last name, but the CIA
] is sticking to its guns, the embassy said on Sunday.

] In an online directory and in its World Fact Book, a
] standard reference, the CIA spells it "No," rather than
] "Roh," the Korean leader's preference.

] The State Department also uses the transliteration on
] its Web site.

Central Intelligence.


 
RE: Yahoo! News - South Koreans Won't Take CIA's 'No' for an Answer
by noteworthy at 9:18 pm EDT, Jul 18, 2004

Rattle wrote:
] ] South Korea has been pushing the U.S. Central
] ] Intelligence Agency to change the way it spells
] ] President Roh Moo-hyun's last name, but the CIA
] ] is sticking to its guns, the embassy said on Sunday.
]
] ] In an online directory and in its World Fact Book, a
] ] standard reference, the CIA spells it "No," rather than
] ] "Roh," the Korean leader's preference.
]
] ] The State Department also uses the transliteration on
] ] its Web site.
]
] Central Intelligence.

Do you suppose bin Laden has written them a letter about their use of "Usama"?


  
RE: Yahoo! News - South Koreans Won't Take CIA's 'No' for an Answer
by Rattle at 10:57 pm EDT, Jul 18, 2004

noteworthy wrote:
] ] Central Intelligence.
]
] Do you suppose bin Laden has written them a letter about their
] use of "Usama"?

Tough luck for him. Official CIA namespace is write-once, and always correct. He should be happy his name is not "No".


 
 
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