Monday, June 30, 2014

Breaking News: Kim Jong Un Assassinated

Not even the idea is funny, sorry.

"After warning on film, N. Korea fires 3 missiles" New York Times   June 27, 2014

SEOUL — North Korea fired three short-range projectiles off its east coast Thursday, a day after it warned of retaliation against an American comedy film involving a plot to kill the North’s leader, Kim Jong Un....

North Korea often fires short-range missiles or rockets off its east coast during military exercises or when it wants to raise tensions, analysts say.

Yeah, it's always the other guy starting the wars. 

It remained unclear whether the firings Thursday were linked to the North’s threat Wednesday that it would take “a decisive and merciless countermeasure” unless Washington stopped the release of “The Interview,” a Columbia Pictures movie scheduled to open in October. The movie features a fictional scenario in which an American talk show host and his producer visit North Korea for an interview with Kim and plot with the CIA to assassinate him. North Korea said it would consider the release of the film “an act of war.”

I'm sure they have their plans, but he's a hard guy to get to

Pyongyang has raised regional tensions in recent months by launching rockets and threatening to conduct a new nuclear test.

Nothing about the U.S. war games, 'eh?

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"N. Korea fires 2 short-range missiles" Associated Press   June 30, 2014

SEOUL — North Korea fired two short-range Scud missiles into its eastern waters Sunday, a South Korean official said, in an apparent test days after the country tested what it called new precision-guided missiles.

A South Korean military official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, citing department rules, said the missiles were fired from Wonsan and are presumed to be short-range Scud ballistic missiles. The official added that the military is determining what kind of Scud missiles they were.

South Korean media quoted officials as saying the missiles are presumed to be Scud-C missiles, the same as ones fired in March. North Korea fired the missiles without designating no-sail zones, which the South Korean military views as provocative.

North Korea has in recent days criticized alleged South Korean artillery firing drills near a disputed maritime boundary in the Yellow Sea that has been the scene of several skirmishes between the rival nations in recent years.

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