Comments on: North Korea Demands Apology After Killing South Korean Civilian

By: NK killing reveals a SK still at war « Korea Dispatch

NK killing reveals a SK still at war « Korea Dispatch — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:05:05 +0000

[...] the site ROK Drop puts it bluntly, “there’s a pretty good chance the North Korean bullet that killed the [...]

By: james

james — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:44:29 +0000

@ #4

I’d say there’s a pretty good chance the North Korean bullet that killed the 53-yr old South Korean tourist was paid for by the Sunshine Policy. Payback is a bitch, isn’t it?

ouch!!! but sooo true.

but NK will keep biting the hand that feeds them.

it's just KJI diplmacy…..and it works.

KJI wins dammnit.

he can guarantee his regime until he dies.

that's all he wants. he doesn't give a rat's ass as long as he doesn't have to be exiled.

By: Korean Government Disputes North Korean Accounts of Shooting

Korean Government Disputes North Korean Accounts of Shooting — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:58:57 +0000

[...] Korean government is further disputing the North Korean accounts of what happened in regards to the shooting of a South Korean tourist as the Geumgang [...]

By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:55:45 +0000

I doubt there will be any mass protests as well because the mass protests in Korea can only happen when the professional protesters on the Korean left organize and attend them.

I think at worst this will lead to inter-Korean tours being canceled for good instead of the current suspension. The whole while the North Koreans will blame 2MB for the increased tensions.

This is just further evidence of the failure of the Sunshine Policy.

By: NK killing reveals divisions in SK attitudes « Korea Dispatch

NK killing reveals divisions in SK attitudes « Korea Dispatch — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:32:14 +0000

[...] the site ROK Drop puts it bluntly, “there’s a pretty good chance the North Korean bullet that killed the [...]

By: Sonagi

Sonagi — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:50:50 +0000

Kalani is right that public anger is growing as details of the shooting emerge. However, mass protests are unlikely as the demo-loving Left is playing down the incident. Despite all the warm and fuzzy yarn spinning about high school girls kickstarting the anti-beef movement on Agora, unions, the KTU, and other organizations had been voicing their opposition to the lifting of the ban for several weeks before the rallies began. Unless activist organizations stir up the pot with a media campaign and protests, the issue isn't going to inspire large-scale demonstrations.

By: knickerbocker

knickerbocker — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:36:18 +0000

I'd say there's a pretty good chance the North Korean bullet that killed the 53-yr old South Korean tourist was paid for by the Sunshine Policy. Payback is a bitch, isn't it?

By: Kalani

Kalani — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:24:58 +0000

This situation is very dangerous — not necessarily for the North, but those that have supported the North in the past in the SOUTH. If the Koreans start saying that Park was "murdered" and it spreads on the internet — the wave of hatred on the hot summer days will be intense. The progressives are putting a full-court press urging calm because they know that the rage from this incident can be hurled fully on them.

Thus far, both conservative and progressive media want to keep the lid on the situation — and so does LMB.

He needs the North to shot the soldier who shot Park — whether him or someone else. A sacrificial scapegoat is required to cool things off. He needs to have a "full investigation" — though it can be short — to appease the Southerners — and then they can hang the guilty perp (anyone will do). Then this will be swept under the carpet.

IF NOT, there will be BIG trouble ahead. If the North doesn't bend, its South Korean sympathizers will fry in Hell during the summer heat — the peak season when Koreans take out all their pent up rage on people.

The denial by the North is the standard ploy — the bluff and bluster to get the other side to back down and give them breathing space. But now they need to find someone to shoot to appease the South.

By: knickerbocker

knickerbocker — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:13:10 +0000

Thank goodness the South Korean people are focused on Mad Cow disease from US beef these days instead of those nice North Korean folks.

By: shattered

shattered — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:34:49 +0000

South Korea will give an apology. South Koreas are puppies to the NorKors and Chinese.