North Korea threatens another country...again

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/14/world/asia/14korea.html?scp=2&sq=north korea&st=cse

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea threatened Friday to take “merciless military measures” along a disputed maritime border with South Korea, escalating tensions as President Obama began a weeklong visit to Asia.

The two Korean navies clashed on Tuesday in their first violent skirmish in seven years, and since then the North has issued harsh daily statements demanding a South Korean apology and warning that the South will “pay dearly” for the naval clash. The two Koreas have accused each other of violating territorial waters and firing the first shot in the skirmish, which left a North Korean ship badly damaged.

On Friday, a statement from the North Korean military said the South Korean vessels had attacked its patrol boat with thousands of rounds of ammunition. South Korea, which had initially said it fired 200 to 250 rounds, later said that it had fired thousands of shots. The South said one of its patrol boats was also lightly damaged when the North Korean vessel fired 50 rounds.

The clash erupted in the western coastal waters controlled by South Korea under a demarcation line drawn by the United Nations at the end of hostilities in the 1950-53 Korean War.

North Korea reiterated its claim to a border line that is farther south than the current one, known as the Northern Limit Line. “From this moment, we will take merciless military measures to defend” the line, the North said, without elaborating.

North Korea has previously used periods of heightened tensions to increase its negotiating leverage. The skirmish came as South Korean news media reported that South Korean envoys were secretly meeting North Korean officials to arrange a meeting between President Lee Myung-bak and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il. Mr. Lee’s office has denied these reports.

Mr. Obama, who arrived in Tokyo on Friday afternoon, is due in Seoul on Wednesday.

Earlier this week, he agreed to send Stephen W. Bosworth, his special envoy on North Korea policy, to the North for talks on ending its nuclear weapons program. North Korea wants nuclear disarmament talks to include negotiations for a peace treaty to formally end the war, replacing a truce signed in 1953.

North Korea says the lack of a mutually acceptable maritime border and the naval skirmishes prove the need for a peace treaty. The two navies also clashed in 1999 and 2002.

North Korea accused the United States of initiating the 2002 clash to disrupt Korean reconciliation. This time, the North called South Korea’s military “warmongers” and accused it of trying to sabotage talks between Washington and North Korea.

Opinions?
I truly think this is just yet another repetitive and pathetic attempt at getting themselves attention. They really should get something to back up their empty threats. Their "merciless military measures" and "pay dearly" made me chuckle a little.

 

We all know that North Korea is a little ronery.
It's just unfortunate that South Korea has to put up with their shit.
I wonder what will happen when the people finally realize that their government is horrible and the leaders die?

 

You are laughing at their threats?

You really want them to back up their threats?

 

Albania
Belgium
Bulgaria
Canada
Croatia
Czech Rep
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States

^Nato members. North Korea would be smashed into the ground if they made the first move.

 

smach the faggots omfg....

 

Some understand that their leaders are horrible, but the majority of them don't know any better - that's all they have ever lived. It is really sad that South Korea has to put up with all this, and I'm afraid it won't be resolved as we all would hope so.

 

^ Yeah they don't know better

 

Plus, our relations with China are not very good. China helped the North last time, and they may again. NATO may still win, but do you really laugh at their threats?

 

I don't think they have the balls to go against NATO.

 

North Korea may attack South Korea, but beyond that: yes, I think they're just flexing.

 

Obama is going to Seoul sometime soon. North Korea has the ability to completely destroy that city in a matter of a few minutes without warning.

South Korea is a major ally to the US and if they did indeed attack South Korea, we would go help them, and with the current war, I would assume they would be forced to reinstate the draft.

Now, most likely they will not do anything, but you still can not just laugh at their threats. Their threats are serious.

 

Their threats may be serious, but their not threatening me.

The way I see it, here is the absolute worst case scenario: North attacks South, US attacks North, China gets pissed, all hell breaks loose in the pacific. And while this is happening I'm waaayyy over here watching the news.

That's unlikely though. Most likely North Korea will keep rattling their sabers at South Korea, too scared of the US to actually do something.

Also, on a side note, "North Korea threatens they same country they always threaten...again" would be a better title for this thread.

 

Their threats can be laughed at. They won't make the first move against South Korea because they're not suicidal or crazy.

 

The United States have single handed turned the tides of war. I have no problem with seeing nato oppen a can of rape. China is not stupid enough to get in middle of it. There in the middle of a industry boom. They care about them self more if they go to war the boom will slowly stop. Plus chinas main money comes from the us and also china has given shit load of money to the us. I do not see china going into a war that the us is on the other side. Why am i talking about the us? we get in any war we need to make sure the outcome comes in our way. Also dont forget about the UN's Army.

 

If they do, they're probably really tiny.

 

korea fail my opinion

 

They'll be replaced by a successor just like in Cuba, a brother, a son. It won't change. When people realize there government is shitty, oh wait they already know there government is shitty, but if they speak out against it, they get killed.

It's sad, if you look at overhead views of Korea as a whole (north and south) one side is bright, while the other is pitch black. North Korea spends all their money on their military, and nothing for the people.

 

north korea's going to start another world war, just watch.. >_<

 

Question why aren't they brought to Justice, the whole world trying to stop North Korea, Not with war, but with speech Because i don't want to be in a world at war.