Comments | henroid: Political shit. Or not.

henroid

Political shit. Or not.

Jul 04, 2006 23:12

Today when I woke up I was informed by a guildmate that North Korea had launched missiles ( Read more... )

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harlequinno July 5 2006, 04:53:06 UTC

According to the BBC, the Taepodong-2 missile's estimated 3730 mile range would only threaten bits of Alaska...
Also, I think it's noteworthy that South Korea doesn't seem to approve of the missile tests either.

henroid July 5 2006, 08:23:57 UTC

Pfft, the BBC... :P

lilitusama July 5 2006, 08:27:47 UTC

The BBC is the only place I go for non-UK news. It really is the best place.

harlequinno July 5 2006, 20:08:53 UTC

would you rather watch the O'Reilly Factor?

Thread 6

North Korea -- Kim Jong IL gonzo_gibbie August 1 2006, 23:23:42 UTC

THe way I understand it -- N.Korea has been playing this game of political blackmail with the U.S. for several years. They keep making saber rattling threats, and we keep caving in to them, giving them humanitarian aid = $$$. Basically, Kim Jong IL has been holding his civilian population hostage, by spending every DIME he has on weapons, and then using political extortion techniques to get the U.S. to write a BIG, fat check to subsidize food, medicine, hospitals, and schools ( ... )