NK, situation murky

The WaPo has posted this article on the latest NK/US maneuvers:

Peter M. Beck, a Seoul-based analyst with the International Crisis Group, said the situation remained murky.

"It's really not clear if the Treasury and State departments are on the same page yet," Beck said, "and it's not clear what the North Koreans are willing to accept, if they're going to insist on the full amount as they said today, or get roughly half back and declare victory."

North Korea has been very clear so far, they want all the money. The State/Treasury situation is clearly a neo-con/realist conflict, the comment above (however elliptical) is the first reference I have found that mentions it in the MSM.