NKorea warns of war if punished for ship sinking

[babylonsister]

NKorea warns of war if punished for ship sinking
AP

By JEAN H. LEE and HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press Writers


SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea said Thursday that South Korea fabricated evidence implicating the North in a torpedo attack in order to pick on the North and any attempt at retaliating for the warship's sinking would be answered with "all-out war."

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak vowed "stern action" for the attack after a multinational investigation issued its long-awaited results Thursday, concluding the North fired a torpedo that sank the Cheonan navy ship March 26 near the Koreas' tense sea border.

"If the (South Korean) enemies try to deal any retaliation or punishment, or if they try sanctions or a strike on us .... we will answer to this with all-out war," Col. Pak In Ho of North Korea's navy told broadcaster APTN in an exclusive interview in Pyongyang.

An international civilian-military investigation team said evidence overwhelmingly proves a North Korean submarine fired a homing torpedo that caused a massive underwater blast that tore the Cheonan apart. Fifty-eight sailors were rescued from the frigid Yellow Sea, but 46 perished in the South's worst military disaster since the Korean War.

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[DJ13]

1. So N.Korea attacks first, then gets pissy when S.Korea gets upset?

Sounds like a kindergarten.

[Lasher]

2. But isn't it already war?

I think most people consider it an act of war when you torpedo somebody else's warship.

[stray cat]

3. Its only a fight if you hit me back? North Korea already commited an act of war

[Flipper999]

4. More stupid bullshit

from one of the most oppressive and worn-out countries on Earth. "Dear Leader" constantly plays this game of chicken in order to coax promises of aid from the US or China.