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| North Korea Warns of ’Unspeakable Disaster’ if Seoul Becomes Confrontational |
| 2003-05-20 |
| EFL and for new spittle only Economic talks between North and South Korea opened with a harsh warning from the North, and produced no progress on the crisis over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programs. North Korean delegates at the Pyongyang talks warned of "an unspeakable disaster" if Seoul turns to confrontation. The comment in North Korean state media was Pyongyang's sharpest direct warning to the South in weeks, and its first public reaction to last week's meeting of the U.S. and South Korean presidents. During that summit, South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun said inter-Korean exchanges would be linked to Pyongyang's moves to resolve the crisis over its nuclear weapons program. He agreed that "further steps" may be needed if the dispute worsens. North Korean delegates call South Korea's cooperation with the United States "perfidious." But during the talks, they appealed to the South for 500,000 tons of food aid. "Please send us 500 Kilotons (Food) so we don't send you Megatons (Sea of Fire), or else" South Korea is ready to send grain to its impoverished neighbor, but wants monitors to verify that it goes to hungry civilians, not the military. South Korean news reports say Seoul's delegates also warned Pyongyang that public opinion in the South would not support continued aid unless the nuclear issue is resolved. The economic talks end Thursday. Delegates are expected to discuss transportation links, constructing a North Korean industrial complex, and establishing a joint tourism project. But they may not make progress on those topics if the North continues to refuse to discuss the nuclear issue. North Korea insists the matter is strictly between it and the United States. Pyongyang said it will end its nuclear program in exchange for a non-aggression pact and substantial economic aid from the United States. I think the "Unspeakable Disaster" might be the economic collapse of NK ;-) |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #3 North Korea already IS an unspeakable disaster. |
| Posted by: Tom 2003-05-20 16:45:38 |
| #2 I remember reading somewhere, quite awhile ago, about plans to dig a sea-level canal in Panama, using nukes. We need to dig that plan out, revise it to fit, and use it to dig a 10-mile wide ditch from east to west through the Korean Peninsula. As soon as that's done, we'll just institute a little mining operation in the ports of North Korea and see what happens. Sooner or later, China's going to get tired of this dead whale, and pull out. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-05-20 16:42:18 |
| #1 Why are those SK idiots even bothering with this crap? There's nothing but constant warnings from paranoid NK rulers of dire consequences for this little thing and that little thing. Until Jong and his cronies learn to STFU, the south would do well to simply ignore them. As it is, all of the south's conciliatory actions look like nothing more than frightened coddling. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-05-20 12:52:42 |