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2003-02-24 Korea

KCNA ridicules western mediaâs talk about DPRKâs "brinkmanship"

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Posted by tu3031 2003-02-24 10:46 pm|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I truly don't understand. Give them their wish. We can never bring them to their knees, ignore them. Oh, and by the way no more free food and oil because we respect the North Koreans

Posted by Anonymous 2003-02-24 09:40:59|| 2003-02-24 09:40:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, at least, their english is better than mine. I'll have to look up for "Brinkmanship" in a dictionnary.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-02-24 09:41:26|| 2003-02-24 09:41:26|| Front Page Top

#3 More banging their spoon on the tray of their high-chair....We are playing this exactly right - don't negotiate with blackmailers - make them a regional issue requiring regional (and UNSC) solutions and get to work on that ABM defense asap. Delay is in our favor. China in the end is the one to resolve this, and the heat needs to be raised on them by SKorea and Japan, their major trade partners

Posted by Frank G 2003-02-24 09:53:17|| 2003-02-24 09:53:17|| Front Page Top

#4 "Brinkmanship" Yes. Sounds like KCNA has been sending their people to the Barbara Streisand School of Diplospeak.

Let 'em squirm.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2003-02-24 11:30:35|| 2003-02-24 11:30:35|| Front Page Top

#5 I think that we are making progress on this problem, really. Look through the article. Yes, they are ranting and raving, but there are no references to "sea of fire", winning atomic war, glorious people's army victory, etc.etc. So maybe they realize that hazmat rhetoric won't work so they are toning it down. Or maybe I am deluded and full of it. Boy, reading their stuff critically messes up one's head.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-02-24 13:16:08|| 2003-02-24 13:16:08|| Front Page Top

#6 Paul, I think this was their diplomacy-based policy rant as opposed to last week's army-based policy KCNA rant

Posted by Frank G 2003-02-24 13:43:39|| 2003-02-24 13:43:39|| Front Page Top

#7 Or maybe it is the good-nut bad-nut routine. Thanks,Frank!

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-02-24 14:23:58|| 2003-02-24 14:23:58|| Front Page Top

#8 Er, ah...are you children so young you've never heard of "brinkmanship"? Google has 25,500 hits on it; 5,250 on "brinksmanship", which was my second choice of spelling.

Why, in my day we had classes in brinkmanship. I took 3rd place in the Missouri High School Brinkmanship Championships for 1978. I remember when...

We never got to be parrots and mouthpieces, though. The younger generation has it made.

Posted by Angie Schultz 2003-02-24 15:26:40|| [darkblogules.blogspot.com] 2003-02-24 15:26:40|| Front Page Top

#9 Well, there was Eddie Brinkman, a good field- no hit shortstop for the Senators and Tigers in the 60's and 70's? What's North Korea got against him?

Posted by tu3031 2003-02-24 16:36:03|| 2003-02-24 16:36:03|| Front Page Top

#10 Angie,

Yeah, dammit. We had to make do with running dogs and lackeys. These kids don't know how easy they have it.

My Mom was so proud when I got my letter for brinkmanship. We were state champs for three years running. Once we brought an entire South American country to its knees in 30 minutes flat.

Posted by Fred 2003-02-24 16:40:43|| 2003-02-24 16:40:43|| Front Page Top

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