[DustyMoment]

This is all about extortion and getting the West to negotiate and provide more aid. Remember Albright's visit to the DPRK? Lots of bluster. We caved and gave food aid among other things.

The only way North Korea does anything stupid is if there is some real domestic threat to the leadership. The probability that the DPRK will launch a major attack is virtually nil.

I believe that you nailed it! That's the only way any of this makes sense. This has all the earmarks of a Hugo Chavez-style ploy to get other rogue nations aligned with the NORKs so they can score more food or possibly engage in some means of generating revenue.

It is possible that Kim Jun-ior may actually give a crap and is trying to obtain something for his subjects!


I said POSSIBLE!

[no-to-illegals]

I said POSSIBLE!

I think you are correct. Lil' Kim is seeking another taste of honey. His dad tasted the wine thanks to clintoon. So lil' kim says I can do this too. All ruses. All by design. So how long till we cave?

[kabar]

This is a country of 24.5 million with a GDP of $40 billion (PPP) compared to South Korea, a nation of 50 million with a GDP of $1.6 trillion.