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North Korea talks war in UN
Published: 16 June, 2010, 10:40
Edited: 21 June, 2010, 10:22
TAGS: Conflict, Military, UN, Asia, Politics
North Korea has warned that any rebuke from the UN over the alleged sinking of a South Korean navy ship in April could provoke a military response.
The North's envoy to the UN rejected the findings of an international investigation into the incident and said that “A war may break out at any time.” The message given by the North Korean ambassador to the UN was very clear. He said, in essence, that if the international community strikes North Korea, the latter will strike back.
Of course, this was referring to the accusations sounded by South Korea following an investigation that North Korea was responsible for a torpedo attack on a South Korean warship, killing 46 sailors.
The North Korean ambassador warned that any measures taken by the UN Security Council provoking North Korea or holding it responsible for the attack would lead North Korea to respond using its military might.
This is the strongest language which has been heard coming from North Korea outlining how it would respond. North Korea insists it is a victim of “a plan that has been concocted by South Korea and the US.”
The North Korean ambassador insists that evidence against his country was fabricated in order to provoke North Korea.
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I recall, that during the Bush administration a deal was made whereby North Korea would dismantle their nuclear program, weapons included, and sanctions would be lifted against them trade would develop etc and then the US decided not to lift the sanctions and no trade would develop. The North Koreans were outraged and rebuilt their nuclear facilities and have become a pariah. Who is to be trusted when such acts occur. If the western world want North Korea to be open start it by showing good faith in diplomacy and try to understand their political system. Once upon a time China was at odds with the world during the time of Mao Tse Tung but a little too big to be bullied and slowly they emerged as a more friendly state. This occurred by good faith in diplomacy and a little understanding of their political system by outsiders. Carrots and sticks and belligerency in diplomacy are alien to the concepts of diplomacy.
June 20, 2010, 07:47, Bogdanov wrote > Meanwhile, I would suggest us to look little bit earlier than 1950 (the article is talking about) and the beginning of the Korean war. Because, then, you would see that Korea was already divided on two parts, and South Korea was occupied by Americans (working hard to “bring democracy” to Koreans). And from where their history of intimidation and harassment of North Korea begins. I am aware of the agreement between father Franklin and uncle Joe for the division of Korea at the 38th parallel, with the Russian Army occupying the area north of the parallel and the US south of the parallel. Can you be specific regarding the " intimidation and harassment of North Korea", presumably before the North invasion? I see you ignored my comment about the Russian and Chinese report on their investigation of the sinking of the South Korean ship. I thought you might be privy to some recent information, since we have seen nothing on RT about it since June 10th.
GaryMax, Sorry, for ignorance about the “sinking ship”. I have no idea what this is about. I missed this news. And, honestly, I don't even have much interest in that. It doesn't affect my life at all. Somebody (North Korea) sank the South Korean ship? If this is the case, so why this is so big deal? When, somebody is being poked all the time (like an animal in the zoo), then, sooner or later, something may happen. May be irrational. Similar accident was with the South Korean airplane which was shut down by the Russian air force by mistake (Russians assumed that this was the American spy plane painted in the Korean colors). Because, the USSR, similar to North Korea was intimidated by the US (infamous Reagan's politics of intentional global provocations and confrontations with the “Evil Empire”) to the point when the Soviets became paranoid and saw Americans everywhere. Can I be more specific about my assumption that Americans provoked the Korean war? For that we may need to step back in time even more - at the end of the WWII. Because, Korea (both North and South) was just a part of the American's high scale strategic plan to contain (or, even better, to destroy) Russia and its influence around the world. This plan is still ongoing, by the way. We know very well that Americans don't like to give up. The latest fire setup by them -- Kyrgyzstan. What I mean, -- it really doesn't even matter, who started Korean war first. Because, the root of the problem was -- the arrogant Yankees with the weapon on the Korean land. What was their business over there, for thousand miles from home? They were in the process of building their another colony. That was the beginning of the current problems in that region...