North Korea vows 'sledge-hammer blows' of retaliation over protests in South

[TomCADem]

Source: NBC

North Korea issued new threats against South Korea on Tuesday, vowing "sledge-hammer blows" of retaliation if South Korea did not apologize for anti-North Korean protests the previous day when the North was celebrating the birth of its founding leader.

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On Monday, the North dropped its shrill threats against the United States and South Korea as it celebrated the 101st anniversary of the birth of its first leader, Kim Il-Sung, raising hopes for an easing of tension in a region that has for weeks seemed on the verge of conflict.

But the North's KCNA news agency said on Tuesday the North Korean army had issued an ultimatum to the South after rallies in the South on Monday at which portraits of North Korea's leaders were burned.

"Our retaliatory action will start without any notice from now," KCNA reported, citing military leaders of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), as North Korea is officially known.


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I guess if you have a nuclear bomb, you can pretty much say or demand whatever you want.

[Renew Deal]

1. I had a problem with the South Korean protest

There weren't enough pictures to torch

[SkyDaddy7]

27. EXACTLY!!! nt.

[pediatricmedic]

2. Yawn

[onehandle]

3. South Korea is now ruled by the daughter of a dictator.

I think we should pull our troops out of harms way.

[Poll_Blind]

5. Yeah, I was waiting for that to come up. It's...The whole situation is nowhere near...

..."optimal". It's not like she's anywhere as disruptive as Jong-un but...yeah...

PB

[Diclotican]

7. onehandle

onehandle

ROK IS still a democracy - and if the US really want to go that way - it could be a domino effect where even close allies are starting to turn their back on the US... Remember, the US is at least as inter-connected to her allies - as the allies is inter-connected to US. And should we not give the new South Korean President the benefit of the doubt - even as she have a father who was a dictator - by the way - installed by the US....

And by the way - if war was to break out - the uS would not be alone - as most of the UN would possible be on the US side - as the armistice between the two Korean states, still are in effect - and states pretty clearly, that if DKPR is to start a new war - the whole of UN is there to defend ROK. Or at least parts of the UN..

Diclotican

[ForgoTheConsequence]

11. Yeah because violating treaties sets a good precedent.

That's Bush level stupid when it comes to alienating the rest of the world.

[GreenStormCloud]

32. She is not a dictator, but was democratically elected.

Judge her by what she does, not by what here father did. You claim to be a progressive, yet you believe that the children are guilty of the crimes of their parents.

[Diclotican]

4. TomCADem

TomCADem

Not much they really can do other than treating the south Korea, for a war the DKPR have no resources to fight - or win for that matter...

But of course, they are insulted by it - as the founder of the DKPR is seen as godlike in DKPR "theology"...

The best South Korea can do, is to just look the other way - and make a statement that if DKPR really want to do business, they have to act in a way the South want - or the world like... That say, no more treat about wars...


Diclotican

[Nolimit]

6. That's hypocritical of North Korea.

North Korea destroys portraits and effigies of South Korean figures all the time.

[defacto7]

21. Is it like a voodoo doll sort of thing???

What's the big deal? Paper? "We will bomb you because of burning paper!"

[Crowman1979]

8. Looks like Kim Il-Sung learned public affairs from YouTube comments.

[drm604]

9. NK has referred to the rallies as a "monstrous criminal act".

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/15/world/asia/koreas-tensions/index.html

These people are loons.

[AgingAmerican]

20. And in their warped little culture, they probably are a "monstrous criminal act"

Too flipping bad.

[defacto7]

22. Oh My God... Burning Paper!!! AAhhhh!

Bomb the world!!!

[delrem]

10. I expect China will intervene and take this loose cannon out. China has most to lose. nt

[FrodosPet]

25. I suspect just the opposite

I believe China appreciates the "good cop bad cop" way of influencing Asia. Threats by proxy.

[DeSwiss]

12. "Our retaliatory action will start without any notice from now....."

...therefore, from this point forward ALL future Communiques-O-Death! will come only through our US Imperialist-trained and experienced news spokesperson, Pyongyang Pete:

[GreenStormCloud]

33. Good one! LOL. N/T

[TwilightGardener]

13. North Korea is angry that their daily threats of nuclear annihilation and turning South Korea

into a "sea of fire" are not well-received, as it turns out. Which makes them even angrier.

[AAO]

14. Nanny nanny boo boo! Nah nah, nah nah hah!!

[distantearlywarning]

15. Like a cranky toddler having their daily tantrum

Screaming and kicking feet with no real purpose. Somebody needs a time out and a nap.

[freshwest]

16. Ship the Tea Party Express to NK to teach 'em about free-dumb of speech and liberty!!

How dare Littl' Kim dare trample on the First Amendment!!!11!!!

[davidpdx]

17. I'd love to go up to Paju, just north of where I live

Where there is a mountain you can see into North Korea. Get a few people to hold up a sign "fuck you Kim Jong Um"

[Deep13]

18. Uh-huh, s-u-u-ure they will. nt

[AgingAmerican]

19. Sledge hammer of hot air.......

nt

[defacto7]

23. I think they have already blown their wad...

There's no more big bad stuff to say. BLAME THE BURNING PAPER! Sledge hammer, jeez.

[Cali_Democrat]

24. These guys are cartoonish

[RKP5637]

29. Excellent description! n/t

[jessie04]

26. They're not going to nuke SK.

But if they do say hello to the next world war.

[RKP5637]

28. NK would be vaporized, but then it would escalate from there. NK is

like an igniter.

[NuttyFluffers]

30. "and we shall squeeze our viscera with righteous indignation!

and fart in your general direction!"

[octothorpe]

31. Why is this any different than when people draw pictures of Mohammed?

There is usually a strong contingent of people saying how it's wrong to insult Islam and kick the hornets nest. Why don't these protesters get the same reaction? This is more of an observation, not me saying that the South Koreans don't have the right to protest as they did.