"North Korea ridicules unification plan" by Associated Press | August 18, 2010
SEOUL — North Korea yesterday rejected a new unification proposal from South Korea, calling it a ridiculous plan aimed at weakening the North in preparation for a US-assisted invasion....
Or regime change, anyway.
North Korea criticized the proposal for making nuclear disarmament in the North a precondition for unification.
“This is nothing but ridiculous rhetoric to force [North Korea] to disarm itself and realize the ambition for invading [North Korea] together with the US,’’ the North’s Committee for Peaceful Reunification said in a statement.
It is “tantamount to a declaration of an all-out confrontation to bring down the system’’ in North Korea, said the statement, carried by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency.
North Korea also criticized Lee for proposing the unification tax, saying the idea was “very unsavory’’ because it was aimed at preparing for turmoil in the North.
I will let you see for yourself below, dear readers.
The proposal is “sheer nonsense’’ because of the ongoing tensions on the Korean peninsula, the statement said.
U.S. is good at keeping the pot stirred.
Lee made the reunification offer even though relations between the two Koreas are at their lowest point in years....
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"South Korean leader proposes plan for unification" by Chico Harlan, Washington Post | August 16, 2010
TOKYO — Saying that “unification will happen,’’ President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea yesterday proposed a three-step plan to unify the Korean peninsula and a new tax to help his country absorb the enormous costs of integration.
Unification talk, even hypothetical, is a delicate subject on the peninsula, especially at a time when North Korea is dealing with the poor health of its leader, Kim Jong Il, and a rushed succession process for his son, Kim Jong Eun. Analysts said Lee’s proposal will probably draw a sharp backlash from the North....
Why?
Lee's remarks reflect the growing sentiment among South Koreans that they must plan for a North Korean collapse....
Oh, I see, it is STILL all about REGIME CHANGE!
If North Korea collapses, South Korea would face a massive burden as refugees flood across the border, requiring hundreds of thousands of troops. The cost of unification, according to one study, would exceed $1 trillion.
So it is REUNIFICATION through WAR, huh?
Since the 1990s, the US and South Korean governments have quietly discussed contingency plans for North Korea’s collapse, but China — the North’s closest ally — has refused to join in, reluctant to anger Kim.
And here the newspapers tried to tell us Kim was just bluster over nothing!
And I love the China worried about angering Kim.
What a crock of crap.
Get ready for another false flag from the "unpredictable," but "reasonable" dictator as he is on his death bed.
Yeah, that will really be a good transition for the boy.
And CUI BONO?
Lee’s plan, similar to proposals from previous South Korean leaders, calls for North Korea’s denuclearization. If North Korea meets that demand — years of international persuasion have not succeeded — Lee’s plan calls for a “peace community,’’ improved economic cooperation, and then the establishment of a “national community.’’
Bunch of non-starting bulls***.
Lee, according to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency, said: “It is imperative that the two sides choose coexistence instead of confrontation, progress instead of stagnation. The two of us need to overcome the current state of division and proceed with the goal of peaceful reunification.’’
Yeah, it SOUNDS GOOD!
Too bad the ACTIONS do not match the WORDS!
Relations between the two countries, which are still technically at war, have deteriorated during Lee’s presidency, hitting a low point with the torpedo sinking of the Cheonan warship in March, in which 46 South Korean sailors died. An international investigation said North Korea was to blame, but Pyongyang has denied responsibility. After the sinking, Lee announced a series of hard-line measures against the North, including cutting off nearly all trade.
Related: Sinking the Chances of Korean Peace
Korean False Flag All About Okinawa
And IRAN!
“Overall, I see a major contradiction in his proposal, proposing a unification tax while having burnt all the bridges with North Korea,’’ said Moon Chung-in, a professor of political science at Yonsei University.
Translation: The WHOLE WaPo article is an agenda-pushing PoS!
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And look at what DID NOT make my printed paper:
"S. Korea, US renew war games despite threat" by Associated Press | August 16, 2010
SEOUL — Tens of thousands of South Korean and US troops launched a fresh round of military drills today despite North Korea’s warning that it would retaliate with a “merciless counterblow’’ for the exercises, which Pyongyang considers rehearsal for invasion.
One can see why the North thinks that way now seeing as we are planning on it.
The 11-day drills are annual computer-simulated war games that involve about 56,000 South Korean soldiers and 30,000 US troops, South Korea’s Defense Ministry and the US command in Seoul said yesterday.
Yeah, readers, those ships and planes buzzing about and making the North Koreans and Chinese unhappy?
Not real!
Pffft!
They follow massive joint naval drills last month off South Korea’s east coast....
Yeah, because WE RESERVE the ARROGANT RIGHT to do WHATEVER WE WANT WHEREVER WE WANT whether anyone (except Israel) likes it or not!
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Never did dry, did it?
This saddens me, readers; what else is the Boston Globe concealing, omitting, or obfuscating?
