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2006-01-09 China-Japan-Koreas

North Korea demands billions over POWs, outrages South Korea

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Posted by Fred 2006-01-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The Norks must be gettin jealous about how Iran has been getting to punk out the EU so much so they are goin to try to punk out the Snorks for some MORE money and tribute. Of course I fully expect the "outrage" to go away quickly and then follow in short order with more appeasment with no strings attached food aid and oil supplies all the while.

Posted by C-Low 2006-01-09 00:54|| 2006-01-09 00:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Cross out the "North" send the demand back tripled, and laugh at them.

Thats hould rase the foam and spittle rate nicely.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2006-01-09 01:53|| 2006-01-09 01:53|| Front Page Top

#3 "totally against common sense".

Would tend to characterize most activity in the North, I'd say.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-01-09 06:45|| 2006-01-09 06:45|| Front Page Top

#4 How do you say piss up a rope in Korean? I think the Norks just found out.

Posted by Sock Puppet OÂ´ Doom 2006-01-09 07:07|| 2006-01-09 07:07|| Front Page Top

#5 2 thoughts:
"one billion US dollars" is Korean for "a pony"
or,
"One MILLION dollars...er, make that 100 BILLION dollars"

Posted by Spot">Spot 2006-01-09 08:34|| 2006-01-09 08:34|| Front Page Top

#6 Wonder what Madeline Halfbright thinks about this development? Surely her infinite wisdom vis-Ã -vis North Korea would be valuable in solving this latest political trauma. Personally, I would write a very angry letter to Kimmy and attach it to a JDAM dropped on the party HQ during a big gathering. Would send a clear message and offer a basis for further negotiations with whomever was left over. But then I am not a politician.

Posted by Cyber Sarge">Cyber Sarge 2006-01-09 13:10|| 2006-01-09 13:10|| Front Page Top

#7 The NORKS have a wonderful sense of humor. My next door neighboor was one of their 7,245 guests during that conflict, 2,806 of whom died in captivity.

I guess NORK is pissed off because their surviving POWs -- over 80,000 at one time -- are longing for the good old days when they were behind barbed wire, with 3 squares a day and all the protections of the International Red Cross.

Posted by Perfesser 2006-01-09 15:11|| 2006-01-09 15:11|| Front Page Top

#8 Send 'em all back - via catapult, into the minefields.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2006-01-09 17:58|| 2006-01-09 17:58|| Front Page Top

#9 A billion? That's more than the entire GNP of the whole damned country. The communist party must be bouncing checks.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-01-09 18:22|| 2006-01-09 18:22|| Front Page Top

#10 calling Austin Powers

Posted by 2b 2006-01-09 18:51|| 2006-01-09 18:51|| Front Page Top

#11 Like good CLintonians and dialectic policrats and poligarchs just because North Korea was the one that iniated war during Korean War 1 doesn't mean they have to pay anyone anyting - NK > "WE'RE COMMIES, D*** YOU, WE COMMIES RECEIVE TRIBUTE, WE DO NOT PAY OUT OR GIVE OUT ANYTHING TO ANYONE"!?

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-01-09 22:28|| 2006-01-09 22:28|| Front Page Top

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