Korea, Crazier Than Usual
“The Korean People’s Army will not be bound to the Armistice Agreement any longer." -Official Korean Central News Agency
FN: Kim Jong Il is one crazy bastard. We all know this. BUT, he has never in the past gone so far as to strike down the 1953 Korean War Armistice Agreement. Technically, North and South Korea are still in a state of war. This armistice was the only thing keeping things "civil".
Over the weekend North Korea conducted both a nuclear test and a ballistic missile test. They've done this in the past, so it was quickly considered to be the usual saber rattling. However, throwing away the Armistice Agreement changes everything.
The sudden bellicosity of North Korea is very telling. I suspect that internally things are unraveling quickly in the "Hermit Kingdom". The global economy has imploded. While the North Korean economy is completely useless and isolated it must nonetheless be adversely affected as well. It is likely that things have significantly deteriorated and the regime is attempting to distract its own citizens.
Alternatively, Kim Jong Il has gone from just plain vanilla crazy to bat-shit crazy. U.S. intelligence officials believe he suffered a stroke last August...
North Korea Threatens Armed Strike, End to Armistice (Update1): " North Korea threatened a military response to South Korean participation in a U.S.-led program to seize weapons of mass destruction, and said it will no longer abide by the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean War.
“The Korean People’s Army will not be bound to the Armistice Agreement any longer,” the official Korean Central News Agency said in a statement today. Any attempt to inspect North Korean vessels will be countered with “prompt and strong military strikes.” South Korea’s military said it will “deal sternly with any provocation” from the North.
South Korean President Lee Myung Bak ordered his government to take “calm” measures on the threats, his office said in a statement today. Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary, Takeo Kawamura, echoed those remarks and called on North Korea to “refrain from taking actions that would elevate tensions in Asia.”
The threats are the strongest since North Korea tested a nuclear weapon on May 25, drawing international condemnation and the prospect of increased sanctions against the communist nation. South Korea dispatched a warship to its maritime border and is prepared to deploy aircraft, Yonhap News reported, citing military officials it didn’t identify.
“This rapid-fire provocation indicates a more aggressive shift in the Kim Jong Il regime,” said Ryoo Kihl Jae, a professor at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul. “Kim is obviously using a strategy of maximum force.”
FN: Kim Jong Il is one crazy bastard. We all know this. BUT, he has never in the past gone so far as to strike down the 1953 Korean War Armistice Agreement. Technically, North and South Korea are still in a state of war. This armistice was the only thing keeping things "civil".
Over the weekend North Korea conducted both a nuclear test and a ballistic missile test. They've done this in the past, so it was quickly considered to be the usual saber rattling. However, throwing away the Armistice Agreement changes everything.
The sudden bellicosity of North Korea is very telling. I suspect that internally things are unraveling quickly in the "Hermit Kingdom". The global economy has imploded. While the North Korean economy is completely useless and isolated it must nonetheless be adversely affected as well. It is likely that things have significantly deteriorated and the regime is attempting to distract its own citizens.
Alternatively, Kim Jong Il has gone from just plain vanilla crazy to bat-shit crazy. U.S. intelligence officials believe he suffered a stroke last August...
North Korea Threatens Armed Strike, End to Armistice (Update1): " North Korea threatened a military response to South Korean participation in a U.S.-led program to seize weapons of mass destruction, and said it will no longer abide by the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean War.
“The Korean People’s Army will not be bound to the Armistice Agreement any longer,” the official Korean Central News Agency said in a statement today. Any attempt to inspect North Korean vessels will be countered with “prompt and strong military strikes.” South Korea’s military said it will “deal sternly with any provocation” from the North.
South Korean President Lee Myung Bak ordered his government to take “calm” measures on the threats, his office said in a statement today. Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary, Takeo Kawamura, echoed those remarks and called on North Korea to “refrain from taking actions that would elevate tensions in Asia.”
The threats are the strongest since North Korea tested a nuclear weapon on May 25, drawing international condemnation and the prospect of increased sanctions against the communist nation. South Korea dispatched a warship to its maritime border and is prepared to deploy aircraft, Yonhap News reported, citing military officials it didn’t identify.
“This rapid-fire provocation indicates a more aggressive shift in the Kim Jong Il regime,” said Ryoo Kihl Jae, a professor at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul. “Kim is obviously using a strategy of maximum force.”
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