Speaking of provocative...

after my cheney post yesterday (big hat, no horse), after cheney calls amnesty international's report "reprehensible," and just minutes after i post a comment on bushco's generally provocative behavior (see previous post), i see yet another example of what such provocation produces... after cheney seriously disses n. korea, calling kim jong il “one of the world’s most irresponsible leaders” who runs a police state and leaves his people in poverty and malnutrition, n. korea understandably fires back...

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North Korea called Vice President Dick Cheney a “bloodthirsty beast” and said Thursday his recent remarks labeling ruler Kim Jong Il irresponsible are another reason for it to stay away from six-nation nuclear disarmament talks.

“What Cheney uttered at a time when the issue of the six-party talks is high on the agenda is little short of telling (North Korea) not to come out for the talks,” an unnamed North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

now, don't get me wrong... n. korea is hardly an exemplar of enlightened nationhood... quite the contrary, in fact... but, folks, they are either building or already have NUCLEAR WEAPONS and have said time after time that they don't intend to take any crap from anybody... is it really necessary to rub their nose in it...? loss of face in the orient is a big deal unless, of course, the plan is to create enough hostility to justify military action rather than a negotiated disarmament... meanwhile, back at the ranch, scott mcclellan speaks...

Mr McClellan said this was "more of the same kind of bluster we hear from North Korea from time to time".

"All of the parties are saying to North Korea that it needs to abandon its nuclear weapon ambitions. We all share the goal of a nuclear free (Korean) peninsula. North Korea is the one that must make a strategic decision if they want to have a better relation with the international community," Mr McClellan said.

"They may make provocative statements but they will only further isolate themselves from the international community.

"We've made very clear that we are committed to the six party talks."

bullshit... who's making the provocative statements that PRODUCE the provocative statements...??? and what's this committed crap...???

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