Posted on 06/03/2010 9:06:30 AM PDT by mojito
GENEVA - A North Korean diplomat said Thursday that tensions on the Korean peninsula were running so high over the sinking of a South Korean warship that "war may break out at any moment."
In a speech to the international Conference on Disarmament, Ri Jang-Gon, deputy permanent representative for North Korea at the United Nations in Geneva, blamed the "grave situation" on South Korea and the United States.
"The present situation of the Korean peninsula is so grave that a war may break out at any moment," he said.
International investigators on May 20 announced their findings that a North Korean submarine had fired a heavy torpedo to sink the warship, in what has been described as the most serious act of aggression from the North since the Korean war 60 years ago.
Forty-six South Korean crew died when the warship sank near the disputed Yellow Sea border with the North in March in mysterious circumstances after a reported explosion.
South Korea has announced a series of reprisals including cutting off trade with its communist neighbour.
The North has denied involvement, and responded to the South's reprisals with threats of war.
Ri reiterated that North Korea had nothing to do with the sinking.
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Anyone know what is on the President’s social calendar this week-end?
North Korea always is at war with everybody else...It’s 24/7 thing to keep it’s population inline and starving and to get Ronery more cash.
No problem, President Tar Ball will send The Lesmullet over to smooth it over...
I guess the world didn’t pay enough attention to the Korean mutt last week.
Just as long as Alan Alda stays out of it
Hey South Korea - you should disarm and show the North you mean no harm.
Afterall, the problems with North Korea are all your fault.
GET THE BARBARIC AMERICANS OUT OF SOUTH KOREA NOW!
(Hey, it’s what South Korea told us during the War on Terror. Is it suddenly crappy advice?)
bttt
Te Norkos seem to be itching for war.
Eventually, (probably sooner rather than later), they'll do something even more irrational, and they'll be a chorus of "policy experts" who then go on to say "that was unexpected".
Perpetual states of emergency are useful for dictators.
SK should be prepared, the US should send a carrier group, and we should just see what happens.
Nothing to lose sleep over at this point.
He’s got a tee time at 2 followed by a game of hoops tonight at 6. After dinner there is an encore jam session with Paul McCartney. Why do you ask?
/s
where’s Barry-O?
Obama has been doing drills to see how fast he can curl up under his desk
NORK says war is imminent? Whew! That was close. It looked bad for a bit there, but now NORK is back to what they’ve been saying every day for about a half a century.
NK is always the one picking the fight. They may be hoping for the inevitable “mouse that roared” scenario. They might get a good sucker punch in, but the south would ultimately crush them into the dirt.
“where’s Barry-O?”
Sitting up in bed, rubbing his eyes and asking his staff:
“Is it noon already?”
Hey, don't worry. Our Secretary of State, Hillary something something Darkside, has it all under control.
: )
I know the Chinese 'cancelled' on him. They didn't want to shoot hoops.
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