.. it’s possible that the North Koreans actually sold Iran missiles that they can use to strike Europe. Or they didn’t do any such thing. that they sold them missiles that don’t actually work. But the Timesseems to be going with the first story, based on secret documents that,when you actually read them, suggest strongly that the other two possibilities might be correct. In light of this, the decision not to publish the cable makes a lot more sense: You can make strong allegations about an official enemy without letting your readers see theless than overwhelming evidence.
