Pyongyang demands US leaders atone for war crimes

SMH ^ | July 27 2003

[Dundee]

Pyongyang demands US leaders atone for war crimes

North Korea is prepared to conduct a nuclear test unless the United States responds positively to its proposals for resolving a row over Pyongyang's weapons ambitions, Japanese and North Korean sources were quoted as saying by a Japanese newspaper yesterday.

The Asahi Shimbun said this had been conveyed to US envoy Jack Pritchard by a North Korean official in a secret meeting between officials from the two nations earlier this month.

Last week, diplomatic sources in Tokyo said the North was ready to declare itself a member of the nuclear club, opening the way for possible tests and increased weapons production, unless the nuclear crisis is resolved by September 9 - the anniversary of the communist nation's founding.

Cautious hopes of a breakthrough in the crisis over North Korea's nuclear arms program had risen since China sent an envoy to Pyongyang earlier this month, apparently to suggest a compromise format for negotiations.

Ahead of this weekend's commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Korean War truce, North Korea had demanded the US apologise and give compensation for crimes ranging from genocide to drug smuggling.

The "International tribunal on US crimes" pronounced on Friday that US President George Bush and his 10 predecessors going back to Harry Truman are guilty of crimes against the UN charter, human rights declarations and "the principles of the military tribunal of Nuremberg".

"The US government must make an official apology for all its criminal acts in Korea and make due compensation for physical, mental and material losses inflicted upon the Korean people," North Korea's KCNA news service quoted the verdict as saying.

Those responsible for the "crimes" should "be sentenced to criminal punishment" and the US Congress should "address this issue", it said.

The tribunal also repeated Pyongyang's official position that Washington "abandon its hostile policy towards the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea), sign a non-aggression treaty with it, and settle peace issues in bilateral talks.

The verdict calls for the US to immediately withdraw its 37,000 troops in the South and end political pressure, sanctions and "psychological warfare" against North Korea, KCNA reported.

It said the "trial" of the 11 US leaders - and all US foreign policy, military and intelligence officials dating back to 1950 - was endorsed by "democratic international organisations, progressive anti-war peace organisations, justice-loving individual figures and lawyers".

The purported trial in absentia opened in Pyongyang on Wednesday, as the communist state appeared to be inching toward a new round of talks with the US, China and other neighbours over North Korea's pursuit of nuclear weapons.

Soviet-backed North Korea launched the Korean War with a surprise invasion of the South on June 25, 1950. Then US president Truman rallied the UN to send troops from 16 countries to reverse the communist takeover of the South.

North Korea officially maintains it was both the victim and the victor in a war started by the US.

"The US provoked the Korean War and has made persistent attempts to ignite another war," said the Pyongyang indictment, which also accused US presidents of drug trafficking, human rights abuses and violating nuclear disarmament agreements.

[Dundee]

It said the "trial" of the 11 US leaders - and all US foreign policy, military and intelligence officials dating back to 1950 - was endorsed by "democratic international organisations, progressive anti-war peace organisations, justice-loving individual figures and lawyers".

They want the DEMOCRATS to hold the trial?

Mark up another knee slapper from the insane smurf that runs North Korea.

[Coyoteman]

What IS that stuff they're smokin' over there?

[Gumption]

"The US provoked the Korean War and has made persistent attempts to ignite another war," said the Pyongyang indictment, which also accused US presidents of drug trafficking, human rights abuses and violating nuclear disarmament agreements.

What's this called ... displacement? Whatever it is, now I'm convinced NK is drug trafficking too.

[squidly]

Whatever it is, now I'm convinced NK is drug trafficking too.

They've been in that business for years.

[Dundee]

A few of months ago, Australia caught a couple of NK diplomats trying to smuggle two hundred pounds of cocaine into the country.

[Ronin]

Dunno, but whatever it is, it must be some heavy s**t...

[Zeroisanumber]

What IS that stuff they're smokin' over there?

And where can I get some?

[dufekin]

"The verdict calls for the US to immediately withdraw its 37,000 troops in the South and end political pressure, sanctions and 'psychological warfare' against North Korea, KCNA reported."

Rumsfeld is already working on it. There are plans underway to be in full compliance within as little as a few months, and I'd like to see it by spring. I'm being serious--read my tagline and look at this Korea Times article or this Global Security countdown clock.

It won't be pretty, but it's just gotta happen. We will remove our troops from South Korea to North Korea, conquer the country, and eliminate the regime. And twenty million more people will stay alive thanks to the courage of George W. Bush. By then, North Korea will simply cease to exist.

[Vinnie]

They are acting like a little kid craving attention. Pushing the envelope until they get a reaction.

Careful what you with for, you may get it.

[spoiler2]

"What IS that stuff"

Careful, it obviously renders you insane...

[tet68]

It said the "trial" of the 11 US leaders - and all US foreign policy, military and intelligence officials dating back to 1950 - was endorsed by "democratic international organisations, progressive anti-war peace organisations, justice-loving individual figures and lawyers".

"....and lawyers".

Wouldn'y ya know it.

Today Kim and the whole shakey facade was found guilty in absentia during a tribunal held in the kitchen of my trailor
here in "Green Acres Mobile Home Estates".

Must be SSome GGood SSh*t!

[armymarinemom]

This has Ramsey Clark's name all over it. I wish someone would throw that piece of trash in jail.

[Cdnexpat]

I think this is the opening position in a negotiation, I suggest you make a counter offer. Perhaps you could offer to give them Jimmy Carter, and the Clintons. It would be a small price to pay to prevent war, the NKeans would have Americans to put on trial for their crimes, everybody wins.

[Sparta]

Why don't we just kick their ass and get it over with? I'm getting sick of this new threat a day bulls**t.

[Kerishnak]

It won't be pretty, but it's just gotta happen. We will remove our troops from South Korea to North Korea, conquer the country, and eliminate the regime. And twenty million more people will stay alive thanks to the courage of George W. Bush. By then, North Korea will simply cease to exist.

You mean the courage of the troops that will be doing the dieing and the fighting.

[lowbridge]

Whatever it is, now I'm convinced NK is drug trafficking too.

And they're making the mistake of getting high on their own supply (Scarface -1983)

[gcruse]

JucheFruit's been holding his breath so long,
he's done more than just turn blue.

Meet the new supreme leader.

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

These fanatical idiots are totally nuts. Their lack of reasoning ability alone is enough to make sure they never obtain nukes. If they should do so, hit them with umpteen thousand mega tons in the early morning hours. Perhaps those left standing will come to see the light from the many flashing suns in their neighborhoods.

These people must die, and they must die now before a great many Americans die because our leaders fiddled around & did nothing while there was time to prevent it.

If someone tells me they are going to harm me or my family, and the cops do nothing, they will not have far to look. And the last thing they will see is the first flash from the shadows, they will never live to hear the sound of the mutiple shots.

[Consort]

Maybe China told us we can take North Korea if they can take Taiwan. Maybe they didn't tell us but plan to do it anyway.

[11B3]

Maybe China should go along with NK. Two for one.