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“If peace is not set in Pakistan, anarchy and fear will spread to the world”

Pakistan’s Minister of State for Interior Tasneem Ahmed Qureshi has told RT’s sister channel “Rusiya al-Yaum” that Pakistan is paying an unprecedented high price for becoming hostage to terrorism.

“We are talking about conventional war in Korea”

Published: 28 May, 2009, 14:26

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A conventional war in the Korean peninsula could quickly kill tens, maybe hundreds of thousands of people, estimates Joseph Cirincione, nuclear disarmament expert from the Ploughshares Fund.

“The border between the two Koreas is the most heavily armed in the world and most militarized section of the Earth as well right now. Conventional weapons alone could cause tremendous devastation in just the first few hours of a conflict.”

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Cole Newkirk May 30, 2009, 03:25
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Pick up a book Jay. Korea was divided after WWII when the US kicked the Japanese out. If they hadn't gone in, Korea would be the 2nd class neighborhood of Japan. The culture and language would be dead. The US occupied the south, while the USSR occupied the north. Uncle Kim was in bed with the Russians, and tried, with their help and China's to "reunite" the Korea's. Korea will decide it's own destiny, and America will be there to stand by them if that crazy jackass with the bad hair decides he wants to go out with a bang. By the way, did you see the Korean people burning pictures of Kim? They have decided.

jay kim May 29, 2009, 21:21
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U.S. wrongfully divided the Korean Peninsula after WWII when Japan should have been the nation that was divided instead. Please let Korean people decide their own destiny by themselves!!