Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe NEW YORK, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- This may be a different holiday season in North Korea where a U.N. edict against nuclear technology includes luxury consumer items favored by the ruling elite. The United Nations left which goods would be included in the ban to various member nations. The United States has quite a shopping bag of goodies, more than 60 items including iPod music players, withheld from North Korea this year, the Washington Post said. Advertisement Supposedly, the ban will stand until North Korea returns to six-nation talks aimed at ending its nuclear-weapons program. Much of this is directed at Kim Jong Il, the nation's leader, on the theory that it might prompt better behavior from a dictator who reportedly spends nearly $1 million a year on rare cognac, the Post said The U.S. list also includes cognac, crystal and china, jewelry, leather, silk scarves, designer fountain pens, water scooters, cars, motorcycles, DVD's, television sets larger than 29 inches, and so on.
