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Title: North Korea Backs Off Guam Missile-Attack Threat
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WSJ
URL Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/north- ... ssile-attack-threat-1502751054
Published: Aug 15, 2017
Author: Jonathan Cheng
Post Date: 2017-08-15 07:47:46 by IbJensen
Keywords: None
Views: 2746
Comments: 11
Kim Jong Un warns he could change his mind if the U.S. persists in ‘extremely dangerous reckless actions’
SEOUL—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has decided not to launch a threatened missile attack on Guam, Pyongyang’s state media reported on Tuesday, but warned that he could change his mind “if the Yankees persist in their extremely dangerous reckless actions.”
The report, published early Tuesday, could help dial back tensions that had spiraled last week following an exchange of threats between North Korea and U.S. President Donald Trump.
Mr. Trump warned Pyongyang last week that the U.S. military was “locked and loaded” and could engulf the North in “fire and fury,” while North Korea, through its state media, had threatened to fire four missiles in a bid to surround the U.S. territory of Guam in “enveloping fire.”
North Korean state media said in its report Tuesday that Mr. Kim had made his decision not to fire on Guam after visiting a military command post and examining a military plan presented to him by his senior officers.
While Mr. Kim said he had decided not to launch the attack on Guam yet, he advised the U.S. “to take into full account” whether the current standoff was to its benefit. He also said it was incumbent on the U.S. to “stop at once arrogant provocations against the DPRK and unilateral demands and not provoke it any longer,” using an abbreviation for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the formal name for North Korea.
“If the Yankees persist in their extremely dangerous reckless actions on the Korean Peninsula and in its vicinity, testing the self-restraint of the DPRK, the [North] will make an important decision as it already declared,” the report quoted Mr. Kim as saying.
Mr. Kim added that the planned launch could still be carried out at any moment, and said that such a strike would be a “most delightful historic moment” that would “wring the windpipes of the Yankees and point daggers at their necks.”
In Guam, authorities welcomed the apparent lifting of the missile threat from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
“We are happy that the rhetoric has calmed down, that he won’t be pursuing his threats to fire missiles at Guam,” said Lt. Gov. Ray Tenorio. “The comments allay some of the concerns and the fears.”
The U.S. military on Guam would maintain a high level of readiness to respond to any threat, said Greg Kuntz, deputy public affairs officer for Joint Region Marianas.
Guam is home to two major U.S. military bases. The island is situated roughly 3,800 miles west of Hawaii and 2,100 miles south-southeast of Pyongyang.
Poster Comment:
What would a Hitlery do? For that matter what would Obozo have done.
These weasely, uneducated students: beware, this Congress-CPUSA-Muslim Brotherhood cabal that haunts the halls of our Congress should be put on notice. Their security clearances cancelled as they couldn't pass a security test!
If Hillary had been elected, billions of American bloated dollars would be on their way to North Korea.
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Their security clearances cancelled as they couldn't pass a security test!
What is a "security test?"
#2. To: IbJensen (#0)
Trump opens his big giant yap and makes some threats and suddenly illegals invading our borders are way down and Woh Fat in North Korea decides he isn't going to launch missiles at Guam.
Trump's threats do register with our enemies.
#3. To: buckeroo (#1)
Checking to see if there is anything in one's background that would qualify as a security risk. Like the CPUSA, Muslim Brotherhood, etc. etc.
Liberals are like Slinkys. They're good for nothing, but somehow they bring a smile to your face as you shove them down the stairs.
#4. To: IbJensen (#0)
and said that such a strike would be a “most delightful historic moment” that would “wring the windpipes of the Yankees and point daggers at their necks.”
And the MSM accuses Trump of escalating tensions with his rhetoric?
"Fire and fury" can't compare to that.
#5. To: IbJensen (#0) (Edited)
Very telling to compare headlines:
North Korea Backs Off Guam Missile-Attack Threat
Wall Street Journal
KIM BLINKS N. Korea backs off Guam threat, but warns against US' 'reckless actions'
Fox News
Kim Jong Un briefed on Guam attack plan, will watch 'stupid American behavior for a bit longer'
ABC News
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un holds off on Guam missile plan (sidebar)
CBS News
Kim Jong Un dares Trump to make the first move (way down the page under "Top Videos")
NBC News
#6. To: IbJensen (#0) (Edited)
"Two Jumbo Jacks, no..... THREE Jumbo Jacks, extra cheese, two large fries, six tacos with
hot sauce on the side, two soft-serve ice creams, a couple of fried apple pies and two Mega-Cokes.
You guys want anything?"
#7. To: Hank Rearden (#6)
Real funny Hank !!
Si vis pacem, para bellum
Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.
Never Pick A Fight With An Old Man He Will Just Shoot You He Can't Afford To Get Hurt
I am concerned for the security of our great nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within." -- General Douglas MacArthur
#8. To: IbJensen, buckeroo (#3)
Checking to see if there is anything in one's background that would qualify as a security risk. Like the CPUSA, Muslim Brotherhood, etc. etc.
There is a National Agency Check (NAC), and a Background Investigation (BI). The BI is performed for Top Secret clearances.
#9. To: nolu chan (#8)
And did Maxine Waters, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, etc. etc. etc. have an NAC background check?
NO.
Liberals are like Slinkys. They're good for nothing, but somehow they bring a smile to your face as you shove them down the stairs.
#10. To: Hank Rearden (#6)
Very good!
Liberals are like Slinkys. They're good for nothing, but somehow they bring a smile to your face as you shove them down the stairs.
#11. To: IbJensen (#9)
And did Maxine Waters, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, etc. etc. etc. have an NAC background check?NO.
Source?
An interim clearance may be granted while the NAC or BI is being processed.
A clearance does not give one a right to access anything. A clearance is a determination that one is eligible to be granted access to a specified classification level. Actual access is granted by an Access Authorization.
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