U.S. will respond to North Korea hack, official says

CNN ^ | 12/18/2014 | Pamela Brown, Jim Sciutto, Evan Perez, Jim Acosta and Eric Bradner,

[SeekAndFind]

U.S. government officials are preparing to publicly blame North Korea for the Sony Pictures hack -- but haven't yet decided how to respond to the attack.

The White House and other agencies are holding a series of high-level meetings to discuss the United States' range of options, a senior official in President Barack Obama's administration said. "We do think it's appropriate to respond," the official said.

Those options could include new sanctions against North Korea, another source said.

White House press secretary Josh Earnest wouldn't confirm that the Obama administration has pinned the hack on North Korea, saying it's still being investigated by the FBI and the Justice Department.

He said the investigation is "being treated as a serious national security matter."

"There is evidence to indicate that we have seen destructive activity with malicious intent that was initiated by a sophisticated actor," Earnest said.

[2ndDivisionVet]

By cancelling another movie, or maybe a Broadway show this time, just to be different?

[Don Corleone]

1 megaton or 20?

[The Sons of Liberty]

U.S. will respond to North Korea hack, official says

"Barry" will hold his breath until his lips turn purple.

[lee martell]

Yeah, when the Cow Jumps Over the Moon!

[Red Badger]

They’re gonna send a sternly written letter in all CAPS..............

[lavaroise]

Just in time for the Cuban thaw, he is going to do another prisoner exchange.

[BigEdLB]

On the other end of the phone, Barack Obama, telling Kim III that he is a , "Naughty boy!"...

OK Now we 'responded'

[usconservative]

1 megaton or 20?

Neither. Our "response" will be a prime-time apology on every major network by that sissy-boy Obama.

He absolutely disgusts me.

[Michael.SF.]

So we are hacked off about a hack and we are going to send an Obama hack after them?

Where is Hacksaw Reynolds when you need him?

[molson209]

Obama will give The Young Un the Presidential Medal of Freedom ?

[jyro]

Obama will tell them,” We really, really don’t like you. Instead of one really.

[EEGator]

[skinkinthegrass]

Yeah..Sure
the O'Bozo Administration, conceded America's defeat in the Korean War (1950-1953)
and has agreed to cede the states of Alaska, Oregon And Washington to
Democratic People's
Republic of Korea. Full diplomatic relations are soon to follow..
The South Korean ppl. are stunned.

[Dagnabitt]

Obama will respond to N. Korea by putting the Los Angeles anti-Islam filmmaker back in jail.

[Excellence]

"We do think it's appropriate to respond,"

Wow. I mean, I'm just blown away.

[Sasparilla]

Another idea. Cut off his porn access and his cognac and wine supply.

[Logical me]

As long as King Obama, our communists dictator, is in control there will be nothing done to North Korea. Instead he will offer billions of aid and cancel sanctions. Kissing another puppets ars is the only thing he knows.

[zek157]

I am sure there will be a very strong statement directed towards NK.

[hondact200]

Barack is going to call Kim Jong Un and give him a tongue lashing. Oddly enough Kim speaks better english than Obama, and Kim was educated in Switzerland. Who decides these inept responses?