NO APOLOGY COMING
FOR Nogun-ri INCIDENT
News-Gazette,
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Clinton administration has decided not to issue a formal apology to South Korea for the U.S. Army’s role in the shooting of civilians at Nogun-ri early in the Korean War, nor will it offer financial compensation to the survivors or families of the victims, three senior administration officials said.
The
administration is, however, considering more modest gestures, including
erecting a monument—presumably in
Pentagon
spokesman Kenneth Bacon said Thursday it was premature to say what actions the
administration would take in response to the findings of a recently completed
"It’s not over
until it’s over," Bacon said, noting Pentagon officials were meeting Thursday
with a South Korean government delegation to discuss details of the
investigation and possible responses.
Heading the
Later, an
administration official said the meeting ended with "broad agreement" on
"follow-on measures" to be taken by
The
investigation’s findings and the
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