O/T North Korea V South Korea : Thu May 20, 2010 1:32 pm  

This one has been brewing for a while..... An international report has found A North Korean submarine's torpedo sank a South Korean navy ship on 26 March causing the deaths of 46 sailors. North Korean Pyongyang rejected the claim as a "fabrication" and threatened war if sanctions were imposed. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia_p ... 129703.stm This one could get messy.

This one has been brewing for a while..... An international report has found A North Korean submarine's torpedo sank a South Korean navy ship on 26 March causing the deaths of 46 sailors. North Korean Pyongyang rejected the claim as a "fabrication" and threatened war if sanctions were imposed. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia_p ... 129703.stm This one could get messy.

Re: O/T North Korea V South Korea : Thu May 20, 2010 1:36 pm  

It will get messy, very messy, sooner rather than later.

Re: O/T North Korea V South Korea : Thu May 20, 2010 1:40 pm  

There have been incidents like this over the last 30 years. Neither side will do anything as China has given them a warning.

Re: O/T North Korea V South Korea : Thu May 20, 2010 1:43 pm  

Seconds out Round One!

Re: O/T North Korea V South Korea : Thu May 20, 2010 1:48 pm  

71 is right. Much ado about nothing.

Re: O/T North Korea V South Korea : Thu May 20, 2010 1:49 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

There have been incidents like this over the last 30 years. Neither side will do anything as China has given them a warning.

could you expand on the warning china has given?

Re: O/T North Korea V South Korea : Thu May 20, 2010 2:02 pm  

morleys_deckchair wrote:

could you expand on the warning china has given?

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said Beijing had "noted" the report and would make its own assessment, but called on both sides to exercise restraint.

They have basically told two restless kids to settle down.

Re: O/T North Korea V South Korea : Thu May 20, 2010 2:49 pm  

China have only said that the incident is 'unfortunate'. The reason why they are keeping quiet at the moment is because Kim Jong Il has visited China on a state visit recently and South Korea are already very annoyed that China hosted the dictator.

Re: O/T North Korea V South Korea : Thu May 20, 2010 2:54 pm  

lukicj wrote:

South Korea are already very annoyed that China hosted the dictator.

I'm sure China is quaking in its boots.

Re: O/T North Korea V South Korea : Thu May 20, 2010 3:13 pm  

but as South Korea has the USA on its side i wouldn't be too quick to dismiss them and we all know the USA likes to blow up commies!!!