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North Korea warns of possible war with South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea warned Sunday that South Korea's confrontational policies may trigger a war on the divided peninsula, a message coming two days after the communist country vowed to abandon all peace agreements with its southern neighbor.

Relations between the two Koreas have been strained since conservative President Lee Myung-bak took office nearly a year ago in Seoul, pledging to take a harder line on the North. Tension heightened Friday when the North said it was ditching a nonaggression pact and all other peace accords with South Korea.

The tension may lead to "an unavoidable military conflict and a war," North Korea's main Rodong Sinmun newspaper said.........
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090201/ap_on_re_as/as_koreas_te...




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Just think of all the Cheap labor and unused resources

South Korea stands to get if the North Collapses. Plus Imagine all the asian countries willing to take our debt, if we are using money to help SK and later rebuild NK.

For Japan and China its a win win. They get rid of the one country in the region that makes investment in the area risky, and they don't have to loose one person in the process.

The U.S. needs to up production - what do we produce that we can export ? Weapons - armies. The NWO may see this as a way out of our financial mess.

Maybe this is the "test" for

Maybe this is the "test" for Obama that Biden was talking about.

Wow! The way I interpret

Wow!

The way I interpret this is that even an economy as closed as NK's is being affected by the meltdown. Most likely primarily via the Chinese channel, which suggests China is suffering more than they let on. And that neither Russia, Iran nor any other of the usual suspects are in a position to rush into the vacuum.

Historically, when NK has threatened war, it has really meant 'we desperately need some cash'.

hmmmm interesting

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