They say it's not a carrier.
Posted on 10/10/2006 11:56:42 PM PDT by DTAD
SEOUL: Communist North Korea accused Japan Wednesday of gearing up for war as Tokyo pressed the UN Security Council to punish Pyongyang for its nuclear test.
Japanese "reactionaries" are preparing to upgrade the Defence Agency into a ministry and set up a "strategic planning office" inside the agency, the government newspaper Minju Joson said in a commentary.
"This is nothing but moves to convert Japan into a military power and round off the preparations for a war of aggression overseas," said the commentary carried by the official Korean Central News Agency.
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People over here are already being taxed ( hidden taxes abound ) to the hilt , and now the government is talking about raising the national sales tax ( now 5% ...but that is 5% of every good and service inc. apt. rentals and medicine and hospital bills and food ...you get the picture ) . Supposedly the social security system is in trouble ( sound familair ? ) ...but I bet they want the added dough for military purposes ...just can't say that now as doves still are the majority in Japan ...
Amazing, that they're limited to 1% of GDP on defense spending, yet their Navy is 2nd or 3rd in the world.
While Japan watched Communist North Korea attempt to threaten nuclear destruction.
It's about time. Why should Uncle Sucker carry the whole damn load?
(In 1939) Germany: "Poland attacks our territory!! We´re just defending our homeland!!"
(In 2006) N Korea: "Japan prepares an attack on our territory!! We´re just defending our homeland!!"
They say it's not a carrier.
And developing nuclear weapons is not "gearing up for war?" One characteristic of a totalitarian leader is to act as of there should be no accountability and no consequence for their actions. There will be lots of consequence for N. Korea's actions.
That's because Japan is a small piece of land surrounded by the sea.
What do they need tanks for ?
You know of a war that wasn't started by defenders ?
Japan will block N. Korean ships from entering ports, to impose additional sanctions
Earlier N Korea said any naval blocade/sanctions will be an act of war
"(Those f**kwits running North Korea's propaganda operation have NO idea of just how stupid they are)"
Sounds like the former Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf aka "Baghdad Bob" has a new job! He's working for NK! "They are not near Pyongyang, don't believe them."
Go get 'em, Japan. Time the despots of the world learned some lessons about unintended consequences and the wisdom of prudence.
IIRC, Fox said today (on the Chiron?) that South Korea was preparing for "Atomic Warfare," or something like that.
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