North Korea shells South Korea

[HURRITT ENYETO]

Breaking news, North Korea fires at least 200 shells at South Korea which retaliates with at least 80 shells in this escalating situation.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AM0YS20101123


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...an-island.html

[Zepheriah]

This is very disturbing news to wake up to.

One can only hope that it doesn't escalate.

[bashi]

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Fh06Q1jxX00

[HURRITT ENYETO]

After North Korea admitting its got a ultra modern Uranium enrichment plant in the last few days i cant help thinking this is just too much of a coincidence.

[Ross]

Posted by HURRITT ENYETO (here)
After North Korea admitting its got a ultra modern Uranium enrichment plant in the last few days i cant help thinking this is just too much of a coincidence.

sure is!!!

[norman]

Posted by HURRITT ENYETO (here)
After North Korea admitting its got a ultra modern Uranium enrichment plant in the last few days i cant help thinking this is just too much of a coincidence.

And if that video SWAMI posted last night isn't a joke they're pulling out all the distractions they can right now. Imagine how long it 'won't' take for the world to freak out if as soon as this cloudy drizzly weather clears we all get up bright and early to look at the sunrise and see a couple of companions sitting there next to it.

[HURRITT ENYETO]

This just "feels" different than your usual north/south hostilities?

[Ross]

The divide and conquer strategy set up many decades ago is playing its hand...how far will they play? we will see.

[steve_a]

Hi Hurritt Enyeto,

What will be interesting in this will be the response not only from the US, which is broke, but also the UK and the rest of the EU, which is also broke. Let's see if they all prefer the diplomatic route now that the gloves have been put on.

By the way I was brought up for most of my adolescent life in Heywood, not a million miles away from you.

Best regards,

Steve

[jiix]

Is there any news or information about what's going on litterly right now between N. & S.?
Are they arming up? Has the situation de-escalated? Are we going to WW3? Anyone else getting involved yet?

[Ross]

South Korean Officials are having emergency meeting in military bunker...SBS news 10mins ago.

[HURRITT ENYETO]

Posted by jiix (here)
Is there any news or information about what's going on litterly right now between N. & S.?
Are they arming up? Has the situation de-escalated? Are we going to WW3? Anyone else getting involved yet?

I dont think any more shells have been fired in the past hour. We haven't really had any proper reaction as yet with regard to UK,US,China,Russia,Japan other than the obligatory calls for calm.

[Swami]

Posted by norman (here)
And if that video SWAMI posted last night isn't a joke they're pulling out all the distractions they can right now. Imagine how long it 'won't' take for the world to freak out if as soon as this cloudy drizzly weather clears we all get up bright and early to look at the sunrise and see a couple of companions sitting there next to it.

Do you mean this one norman...?

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=4TvUz6s-7nI

[HURRITT ENYETO]

No official European response even though event started over 3 hours ago called exceptional. Emergency meeting of Security Council being arranged.

South Korea said it is "not concerned with North Korea's nuclear situation"

[Teakai]

Does anyone know what it was about?
I mean, I know they were never pals, but were these hostlilites something foreseen in news reports? We haven't had any sign over here in Australia (I asked husband - he watches the TV news)

[HURRITT ENYETO]

Posted by Teakai (here)
Does anyone know what it was about?
I mean, I know they were never pals, but were these hostlilites something foreseen in news reports? We haven't had any sign over here in Australia (I asked husband - he watches the TV news)

Nobody knows yet. But it is hard to believe with all the visits by NK dignitaries to china and vice versa recently that they did not warn the Chinese of what they had planned.

[The One]

Hey steve_a about the UK being broke we have decided to give Ireland 7 Billion pounds being our closest neighbour. It truly amazes me how they can just hand over that amount when we have all had to cut back on things because we are supposedly in debt. I don’t believe a word this government says anymore. Like many things in life some things don’t add up. Imagine if they gave that to a third world country what they could do with it, it would change the lives of millions.

[HURRITT ENYETO]

Posted by The One (here)
Hey steve_a about the UK being broke we have decided to give Ireland 7 Billion pounds being our closest neighbour. It truly amazes me how they can just hand over that amount when we have all had to cut back on things because we are supposedly in debt. I don’t believe a word this government says anymore. Like many things in life some things don’t add up. Imagine if they gave that to a third world country what they could do with it, it would change the lives of millions.

Its just another way of stealing the public s money

[norman]

Posted by HURRITT ENYETO (here)
Nobody knows yet. But it is hard to believe with all the visits by NK dignitaries to china and vice versa recently that they did not warn the Chinese of what they had planned.

Oh come on!....

North Korea , The Chinese elite, the US elite, the Eurpean elite,,,,,, they are all on the same team. Who got North Korea tooled up with nukes in the first place...?

Stand back a bit and get a better view of this. If we're going to have wall to wall dawn till dusk "news" about this it's definately the tail wagging the dog.

[jiix]

0932: A second South Korean marine dies after the shelling of Yeonpyeong, Yonhap news agency reports.

0923: BBC defence and security correspondent Nick Childs says that a flare-up like this inevitably sounds alarms, both literally and metaphorically, because of the potential trip-wire nature of the military stand-off between the Koreas.

0917: South Korea warns North Korea it will "sternly retaliate" for any further provocations, the presidential office says in a statement.

0910:The BBC's diplomatic correspondent Jonathan Marcus says the shelling is both a wider demonstration to the outside world of North Korea's power and - many analysts believe - an indication of some kind of political transition at the very top of the North Korean power structure. There are strong indications that North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il has designated his son Kim Jong-un as his likely successor.

0857: Russia's foreign ministry says: "It is important that this does not lead to an aggravation of the situation on the Korean peninsula", Russia's Interfax news agency reports.


0850: Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan orders his cabinet "to make preparations so that we can react firmly, should any unexpected event occur".

0842:The BBC's John Sudworth in Seoul says fires are said to be burning out of control on Yeonpyong island. There are reports of an evacuation under way.


0755:The BBC's Martin Patience in Beijing says China is North Korea's only major ally. The North Korean leader Kim Jung-il has visited the country twice this year. Beijing's economic and diplomatic support has been important in shoring up its isolated neighbour.


0745: China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei expresses concern, urging both Pyongyang and Seoul to "do more to contribute to peace and stability in the region".


0732: South Korean President Lee Myung-bak orders officials to "sternly respond" to North Korea's action, but also urges to make sure the "situation does not escalate". Mr Lee is now holding a security meeting in a presidential situation room.



0700:The BBC's John Sudworth in Seoul says so far 80 shells have been fired in response according to the South Korean military, fighter jets have been scrambled and messages are being broadcast on the island instructing residents to take cover in secure positions.


0657: The first pictures from the scene show thick black smoke rising from burning homes on Yeonpyong Island. There are reports of injuries to both civilians and soldiers.