North Korea labels US defence secretary 'stupid'

World AFP ^ | Sun Sep 28, 1:30 AM ET | AFP

[Lijahsbubbe]

SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea (news - web sites) has blasted US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, calling him a "stupid" proponent of neo-conservatism for tarnishing the image of the communist country and predicting its collapse.

"Rumsfeld whose political faith is to establish the US-style world order by strength is known to be a typical stupid man for professing neo-conservatism censured and mocked at worldwide," North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said late Saturday.

The angry remarks came after Rumsfeld reportedly told US and South Korean business leaders last week that he had a night-time satellite picture of the divided peninsula showing North Korea almost entirely in darkness.

KCNA said, "He told nonsense that it is necessary to make sure that the rays of freedom reach the oppressed North Koreans, asserting that a satellite photo shows the rays of freedom on one part of the Korean peninsula and the darkness of dictatorship on the other part of it and communism is shaking on its own."

It said the remarks proved he was "just an old man (and) politically illiterate" who could not face the reality that "all countries are promoting peaceful co-existence, reconciliation and cooperation irrespective of ideologies and beliefs."

The news agency said Rumsfeld was "obsessed with wantonly harassing peace and security in different parts of the world and igniting wars."

"He is, therefore, not a guy who the DPRK (North Korea) can deal with," it said.

Pyongyang blamed US hostility for the collapse of six-way talks on the nuclear crisis held in Beijing last month.

Washington has insisted that North Korea scrap its nuclear weapons drive before it would consider offering the Stalinist state concessions, including economic and security benefits.

North Korea says it wants the security of its regime guaranteed by the United States through a legally binding non-aggression pact before it will address the nuclear issue.

[freep_toad]

Are we sure that we indeed captured Baghdad Bob?
I think he's on the loose again.

[dighton]

LNorth Korea (news - web sites) has blasted US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, calling him a "stupid" proponent of neo-conservatism for tarnishing the image of the communist country and predicting its collapse.

"Kim Jong-il to marry Maureen Dowd"

[hauerf]

Ha ha. It could be that everybody in North Korea goes to bed real early, but Rumsfeld calls 'em as he sees 'em, and I suspect he's dead on on this call.

[aposiopetic]

He is, therefore, not a guy who the DPRK (North Korea) can deal with

Precisely.

[RedMonqey]

Hey Kim,
Tis ain't Team Clinton and Albright

Old Rummy KNOWS how to deal with a petty tyrant. Just ask Saddam.

[The Electrician]

Dean Joins Kerry in Seeking Rumsfeld Resignation

Fri September 26, 2003 06:44 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean called on Friday for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to resign, citing a "pattern of deception" in his statements on Iraq and a failure to plan for the postwar period.

Dean is the second Democratic candidate for the 2004 presidential nomination to seek Rumsfeld's resignation as critics of the Bush administration turn up the heat on the Pentagon amid continued violence in Iraq.

Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry called on Thursday for Rumsfeld to step down, saying he proceeded in Iraq "in an arrogant, inappropriate way that has frankly put America at jeopardy."

Dean, the former governor of Vermont, also said Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz should resign and announced he was starting a national petition drive on the Internet to demonstrate support for their resignations.

Republican National Committee spokeswoman Christine Iverson said Dean and Kerry were "playing a game of political copy cat. If John Kerry calls for one administration official to resign, Howard Dean has to call for two."

Excepted from this Reuters report.

Note carefully exactly who is taking their cues from North Korea...

[SC Swamp Fox]

"Chia Dictator"

I have been hitting yard sales in search of one of those.

[Lijahsbubbe]

Note carefully exactly who is taking their cues from North Korea...

Exactly. And vice versa. If you didn't know who the quotes are attributed to, you wouldn't be able to tell them apart.

Liberal Democrats, our enemies.

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

The list of entities who want to fire Don Rumsfeld grows..

Osama Bin Laden, Mullah Omar, Saddam Hussein,North Korea, Iran, the Columbian drug cartel, Jacques Chirac, Howard Dean, Wesley Clark....

[ditto h]

Kim is just p.o.ed that Rummy doesn't like dog.

[Lijahsbubbe]

Kim is just p.o.ed that Rummy doesn't like dog.

Or maybe that Rumsfeld has better dogs and doesn't eat them. Sort of like having a Porsche and not driving it.