マコーマックＢＤＡ問題でひさびさの長広舌

　国務省の定時会見で久々にマコーマックがＢＤＡ関連長広舌です。
しかし相変わらず持って回った言い方で、僕には国務省もギブアップしてるとしか思えない。ｗ

　二人目の質問者は三日にリチャードソン・ニューメキシコ知事が「２週間以内に解決するだろう」と述べた（僕は確認してないけど）ことに関してその根拠を問うているわけですが、
それに対して「しらん！！」と答えたきり次の話題に進もうとしてます。

　元々僕は山拓だのリチャードソンなんてののいうことは眉唾だと思ってるんで、実際そういう発言があったかどうかもおいませんが．．．


QUESTION: On North Korea --
MR. MCCORMACK: Mmm-hmm.

QUESTION: Can you give us an update on where we are in implementing the deal, I mean --
MR. MCCORMACK: Did someone put you up to that question?

QUESTION: (Laughter.) No, but I --
MR. MCCORMACK: From back here.

QUESTION: No, but I saw that Yongbyon is getting -- I don't know of its significance -- but they restarted Yongbyon.
MR. MCCORMACK: Right.

QUESTION: And that it just looks like maybe in, you know -- did diplomats overstep -- over-promise? Did they promise something that couldn't be done? What's going on?
MR. MCCORMACK: No, I think that as many have heard me say before, the whole issue related to BDA was a lot more complicated than anybody could have possibly anticipated. The rules, regulations and traditional behaviors in the international financial system make this sort of resolution very complicated. We took -- we have taken the steps that we officially think that we need to take in order to resolve this. It's clear that it becomes -- it has become clear that in order for the transactions to be completed, it's a complicated matter. We want that to be over as soon as we possibly -- as it possibly can, and so that we can get back to implementing the February 13th agreement.

QUESTION: So is the State Department still working on helping the North Koreans set up their own bank account or --
MR. MCCORMACK: Well, the basic issue is one between North Korea and its bankers. Now, certainly, we, of course, as well as other members of the six-party talks, have an interest in seeing this be resolved. But again, as I've responded to many questions in the past about this, it's not something that lends itself to a play-by-play analysis. So once it's all resolved, perhaps we'll have more to say about it. But at this point, we will say only a few things. One, a lot more complicated than anybody could have imagined, like to see it resolved as soon as possible so we can get back to the Six-Party Talks --

QUESTION: Can we --
MR. MCCORMACK: -- the main business.

QUESTION: Can we then conclude that using this 311 section of the Patriot Act is like a far more powerful tool than anybody imagined? That it's one that people just can't turn off once you turn it on?
MR. MCCORMACK: It is a powerful tool.

QUESTION: But it can't be turned off though. It can't be -- once you designate someone 311, it's difficult to reverse the stigma that you've put on their money.
MR. MCCORMACK: Difficult, yes. Impossible, no.
Yeah.

QUESTION: Just on the same topic, thank you. Bill Richardson（ニューメキシコ州知事） said yesterday that he expects the BDA issue to be resolved around in about two weeks. Do you know what he might be basing this on?
MR. MCCORMACK: I'm not sure. I don't get into those sorts of timetables. I can't tell you what he was basing that on. Anything else on this? Oh, you haven't had one. Go ahead.