North Korea on Monday canceled the armistice agreement that nearly 60 years ago brought a cease-fire to the Korean War…
The move, reported by the official Rodong Sinmun newspaper, was anticipated – Pyongyang had said last week that it intended to do so in the wake of new United Nations’ sanctions over its nuclear weapons program. But the ramifications of the development – the papers cited a military spokesman as saying the armistice had been “scrapped completely” – are far from clear.
So another day another threat, oh they went and disconnected their “hotline” to South Korea.
I guess they didn’t like the new sanctions that even China joined in upon.
Who knows what Diva behavior may follow tomorrow…more if we’re lucky, because they have done a few things in the past that are very destructive.
Who do they think they are, us?



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Good morning, pups. Today we have Brooks, Nocera and Bruni. In “The Axis of Ennui” Bobo tells us that effective energy innovation is not happening where you think it is, Dear Reader. He also makes it clear that it’s a tremendous burden to create two columns a week. Maybe he should just give it up, a consummation devoutly to be wished… In “Politics by Intimidation” Mr. Nocera says in Oregon, extremists fight gun laws with harassment. It’s the post-Newtown world. Mr. Bruni looks at “The Conclave’s Fixed Ways” and says the process for choosing the next pope is a recipe and metaphor for the Roman Catholic hierarchy’s aloofness.
Here they are, and
here’s Krugman’s blog.
The coffee, tea and hot chocolate are ready, and I’ve got apple walnut muffins today. We’ve got rain today, which is a good thing because it’ll help get the ground ready for the herb plants I’m going to be putting out later in the week. Of course, the kittens will be annoyed at me for letting it get all wet outside, and Delilah, the Empress Of All The Known Universe, will give me “the look,” as if she expects me to go outside with a hair dryer and dry the lawn for her. Time for me to get more tea. Have a great day.
There’s been some kind of North Korean military provocation shortly after every South Korean presidential inauguration since 1992. Park Geun-hye, daughter of former dictator Park Chung-hee, was sworn in as ROK president two weeks ago.
So, we gots a test of wills with two new leaders.
We gots the start of two weeks of US/ROK military Exercise Key Resolve.
We gots UN economic sanctions denying Pyongyang access to foreign currency, supported by China.
Economic pressure, in theory, is supposed to lead to cusp moments like this. The problem is the effects of pressure aren’t predictable.
I’m not looking for a sea of fire, but there just might be a hot time in the old town tonight. Minimalist response would be another missile test. The jackpots go up from there.
My mom-in-law watches I Love Lucy reruns a lot.
It occurs to me that SK could wheel some enormous boom boxes up to near the DMZ. They could play loud audio reruns of Lucy, but with Kim Jong Un’s voice dubbed in place of Lucy. Speed him up a bit, to sound like Donald Duck, too.
The SK canned laughter would remain. It would be devastating, I think.
yet another book shiller on MoJoe today. why do only solutions for economy involve pain for workers. just pain for workers. Inequality? let’s doubledown. not the Barbados solution, it’s the NK solution.
If this rage and contempt every gets properly harnessed then the powers that be better look the fuck out!
http://www.cbs58.com/news/local-news/VIDEO-Security-guard-body-slammed-at-Milwaukee-DMV-197196231.html
Bobo doesn’t mention that they are rolling back government social programs under the tutelage of the new financial services overlords in Australia.
Good morning all,
Shouldn’t the process of choosing the pope be updated to an” Vatican Idol “type of choosing ?
So am I to assume that Dennis Rodman’s diplomatic mission was unsuccessful, then? I’m shocked, shocked, I tell you!
Also, too: Rodman: I’m going on vacation with Kim in August
The crazy fucks deserve each other…
So give them attention. Take them seriously. Use what used to be diplomacy before it was ceded to the military and political strategists. Or just have a few good sophomoric laughs.