Ladies and Gentlemen, The North Koreans

Just when i thought things on the Peninsula couldn't get any more absurd, i run across this statement from here:

North Korea has boycotted the talks with the South, the United States, China, Japan and Russia since last year because of a US crackdown on firms it suspects of aiding Pyongyang in illicit activities such as counterfeiting.

I had heard this on NPR a couple days ago, but i'd forgotten it. Let me re-state this for clarity-- North Korea left the six-party talks because the US refused to allow it to counterfeit our money.

Unbelievable.

Or wait, no. Completely, utterly believable.