SEOUL, March 14 (UPI) — North Korea is demanding an apology from the South over a boating incident that took place in October, although there is no evidence in the South of the event.
The North said Seoul should not only apologize but also provide compensation for a ship collision in the high seas that involved a North Korean fishing vessel, South Korean news service News 1 reported.
Sometime in October a South Korean vessel rammed a North Korean fishing boat, and the DPRK is just now getting around to complain? Hmm…
And I have to ask: Is something lost or added in translation when we receive the daily over-the-top threats from the DPRK?
“holding tightly the arms to annihilate the enemies with towering hatred for them are waiting for the dignified Supreme Command to issue an order to launch a preemptive strike of justice.”
Seriously? Did they really say that, or did they say, “We have the means to fight back, and are only waiting for the orders to be issued?” and someone took license to make them seem ridiculous?
setnaffa
8 years ago
MTB, the Juche crowd have their own style handbook. Goes along with those groovy hats their generals wear.
Liz
8 years ago
Very strange that Bill Clinton would release the Kasich letter right before the Ohio primary to hurt Kasich’s chances. Unless Clinton is batting for Trump.
Just sayin’. Today I was going to vote for Trump (I’m in Florida). But after that note I voted for Rubio.
ChickenHead
8 years ago
Maybe Clinton was trying to push Kasich voters to Cruz?
Why did that cause your vote to switch from Trump to Rubio?
SEOUL, March 15 (UPI) — Choe Ryong Hae, one of North Korea’s top aides, had been purged because his son broke the law, a South Korean analyst said Tuesday.
Chung Sung-jang, an analyst at South Korea’s Sejong Institute, said that he has confirmed through sources that Choe’s son was caught watching South Korean television soap operas, a forbidden act, Yonhap reported.
Choe is back in (mostly) good graces with Fatty Kim, but his time at “re-education” camp was a bit rougher than band camp:
Choe has since returned to public life and has accompanied Kim Jong Un to military training events, but has been seen walking with a limp, a symptom indicating that he may have been tortured during his time of imprisonment.
Textbook Abusive Relationship. People who wonder why the North Koreans don’t just rise up and overthrow the Kims don’t seem to realize how compartmentalized and controlled the people of North Korea really are.
Liz
8 years ago
“Maybe Clinton was trying to push Kasich voters to Cruz?”
You don’t really believe that.
“Why did that cause your vote to switch from Trump to Rubio?”
Because I prefer tards.
More seriously, because in a contested convention Kasich has a chance. And if Clinton is hoping to go against Trump, there’s probably a good chance Trump doesn’t have a chance. Clinton is nothing (well, aside from being a crook) if not a master politician. I don’t want another Clinton presidency.
Well, Trump absolutely dominated in Florida. It wasn’t even close for Rubio. Hillary dominated too. My grand master strategy failed so now I’m going full bore support behind Trump.
Looking forward to those rallies. Should be exciting.
LOL. That;s about right setnaffa. 🙂
Okay, Trump won BIG in Florida. Hillary won big in Ohio and Florida.
Have to go full bore Trump support now.
The rallies should be exciting!
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea’s highest court sentenced an American tourist to 15 years in prison with hard labor on Wednesday for subversion.
Otto Warmbier, a University of Virginia undergraduate, was convicted and sentenced in a one-hour trial in North Korea’s Supreme Court.
Read more: North Korea Sentences US Tourist to 15 Years in Prison
So, any guesses for how long he’ll really be there? Annual training is going on now, so of course there will be no deals for at least a couple months. And in fact, no one seems especially interested in making deals with the North at all these days, so Warmbier’s value as a bargaining chip is especially low at the moment.
Well, mom is supposed to be getting 200 large, so… I haven’t seen much about that from the family’s side, so I’m not sure if that was the real plan, or something the norKs came up with on their own. They do tell the strangest stories from time to time.
setnaffa
8 years ago
What part of North Korea killing Americans since at least 1873 slipped past young Otto’s consciousness stream? Was he naively innocent? Did he willfully ignore the danger signs? Did someone really convince him it would be okay to the nose of the most repressive government on Earth?
I think he just assumed the norks were comic book characters who wouldn’t notice his actions. I hope he has a chance to learn from this and not just be an object lesson for others.
setnaffa
8 years ago
Should have been “…okay to *tweak* the nose…”
Liz
8 years ago
Wonder how long DPRK prison years are compared to regular years.
Who the hell wants to work when you can stay in Section 8 housing watching your rent-to-own flatscreen and getting some of that sweet, sweet welfare.
Cut off all that welfare, abolish low-pay foreign worker visas, and stop all the below-market-value illegals from doing the no/low skill jobs at third-world wages and suddenly there will be a whole new America.
Trump might be full of shyt… but at least he is talking a better game than the other whackos who babble crazytalk like amnesty within 100 days.
From the “LOL,WUT?” Department:
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/03/14/North-Korea-accuses-South-of-attack-on-fishing-boat/7721457980042/
Sometime in October a South Korean vessel rammed a North Korean fishing boat, and the DPRK is just now getting around to complain? Hmm…
And I have to ask: Is something lost or added in translation when we receive the daily over-the-top threats from the DPRK?
Seriously? Did they really say that, or did they say, “We have the means to fight back, and are only waiting for the orders to be issued?” and someone took license to make them seem ridiculous?
MTB, the Juche crowd have their own style handbook. Goes along with those groovy hats their generals wear.
Very strange that Bill Clinton would release the Kasich letter right before the Ohio primary to hurt Kasich’s chances. Unless Clinton is batting for Trump.
Just sayin’. Today I was going to vote for Trump (I’m in Florida). But after that note I voted for Rubio.
Maybe Clinton was trying to push Kasich voters to Cruz?
Why did that cause your vote to switch from Trump to Rubio?
Having taken flack over my kids’ misbehavior while I served in the Navy, I feel for Choe Ryong Hae:
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/03/15/Analyst-Top-North-Korean-official-was-purged-over-sons-TV-viewing/5231458053775/
Choe is back in (mostly) good graces with Fatty Kim, but his time at “re-education” camp was a bit rougher than band camp:
Textbook Abusive Relationship. People who wonder why the North Koreans don’t just rise up and overthrow the Kims don’t seem to realize how compartmentalized and controlled the people of North Korea really are.
“Maybe Clinton was trying to push Kasich voters to Cruz?”
You don’t really believe that.
“Why did that cause your vote to switch from Trump to Rubio?”
Because I prefer tards.
More seriously, because in a contested convention Kasich has a chance. And if Clinton is hoping to go against Trump, there’s probably a good chance Trump doesn’t have a chance. Clinton is nothing (well, aside from being a crook) if not a master politician. I don’t want another Clinton presidency.
“… it’ll only be 4 years.”
What could go wrong? 🙄
Well, Trump absolutely dominated in Florida. It wasn’t even close for Rubio. Hillary dominated too. My grand master strategy failed so now I’m going full bore support behind Trump.
Looking forward to those rallies. Should be exciting.
A vote for anyone right now feels like this: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x-OKdXVG-Ks/UOBO7No9b8I/AAAAAAABCew/XfCCZ6UaWIQ/s1600/Demotivator+0095.jpg
LOL. That;s about right setnaffa. 🙂
Okay, Trump won BIG in Florida. Hillary won big in Ohio and Florida.
Have to go full bore Trump support now.
The rallies should be exciting!
15 Years! Sucks to be you!
http://www.newsmax.com/World/GlobalTalk/AS-NKorea-Detained-American/2016/03/16/id/719282/
So, any guesses for how long he’ll really be there? Annual training is going on now, so of course there will be no deals for at least a couple months. And in fact, no one seems especially interested in making deals with the North at all these days, so Warmbier’s value as a bargaining chip is especially low at the moment.
Well, mom is supposed to be getting 200 large, so… I haven’t seen much about that from the family’s side, so I’m not sure if that was the real plan, or something the norKs came up with on their own. They do tell the strangest stories from time to time.
What part of North Korea killing Americans since at least 1873 slipped past young Otto’s consciousness stream? Was he naively innocent? Did he willfully ignore the danger signs? Did someone really convince him it would be okay to the nose of the most repressive government on Earth?
I think he just assumed the norks were comic book characters who wouldn’t notice his actions. I hope he has a chance to learn from this and not just be an object lesson for others.
Should have been “…okay to *tweak* the nose…”
Wonder how long DPRK prison years are compared to regular years.
Ralph Peters on Putin, Syria, Iran: http://nypost.com/2016/03/15/the-syrian-war-just-taught-putin-to-worry-about-iran/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bOUNTBMwWs
Anak (Child)
The day you were born to this world
Your parents were full of joy
And their arms are your light
And your mother and father
Worries and don’t know what to do
Watches over you even in your sleep
And in the night, a sleepless night, your mother
Is still awake to prepare your milk
And in the morning you are in the laps
Of your father, who is so joyful because of you
Now you are all grown up
You desire to be independent
Even if your parent forbid, they can’t stop you
Isn’t it you that changed a lot
Disobeyed them, remained stubborn
And you did not follow their advice
You did not took the time
To think about all the things they’ve done for you
For you desire, only what is pleasurable
You just ignored them
And the days has past
And you took a wrong turn in life
You are imprisoned in a horrible vice
And you first approach
Your dear crying mother
And asked “Child, what happened to you?”
And your eyes immediately shed tears
Without you noticing
Regretful and you realized
That you were at fault
https://youtu.be/17EOM3RTD1Y
Donald Trump’s companies tried to import at least 1,100 foreign workers
http://fortune.com/2015/08/03/donald-trump-foreign-workers-visas/
Who the hell wants to work when you can stay in Section 8 housing watching your rent-to-own flatscreen and getting some of that sweet, sweet welfare.
Cut off all that welfare, abolish low-pay foreign worker visas, and stop all the below-market-value illegals from doing the no/low skill jobs at third-world wages and suddenly there will be a whole new America.
Trump might be full of shyt… but at least he is talking a better game than the other whackos who babble crazytalk like amnesty within 100 days.