By That is what the Hankyoreh says:
United States Forces Korea (USFK) Commander Gen. Walter Sharp has reportedly expressed his virtual opposition to the South Korean Army’s plan to restart loudspeaker broadcasts at the DMZ aimed at North Korea. Sharp reportedly expressed this view when he met with Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Lee Sang-eui after the Lee Myung-bak administration’s announcement on May 24 of measures pertaining to the sinking of the Cheonan.
Multiple military sources connected to South Korea-U.S. relations said Tuesday that Sharp had doubts as to the aim and effectiveness of the loudspeaker broadcasts, and asked if there was a contingency plan should a firefight erupt between North Korean and South Korean troops. The sources said Sharp’s expressed opinion has been interpreted as opposition to the restart of propaganda broadcasts. Sharp reportedly expressed his opinion during a breakfast meeting with Lee in early June.
The military sources also said Sharpe expressed regret that South Korean military authorities did not confer with the UN Command, a party by international law to matters pertaining to the Military Demarcation Line (MDL), prior to the announcement of plans to restart the loudspeaker broadcasts. [Hankyoreh]
You can read the rest at the link, but remember this is the Hankyoreh so who knows if any of this is true.
1:18 am on July 8th, 2010 1
I agree on the surface these propaganda campaigns don't seem very effective. However, seeing how much they piss the DPRK off they have to be doing something.
3:07 am on July 8th, 2010 2
What kind of person even cares about this?
3:17 am on July 8th, 2010 3
Hankyoreh? yuck.
DPRK really really hate the propaganda broadcasts. Especially when NK people know they are starving.
9:57 am on July 8th, 2010 4
Of course Sharp doesn't want anything that could heat things up…he's brought way too many dependents over here now.
10:03 am on July 8th, 2010 5
#1,
North Korea claims it's pissed off about pretty much anything, even if it isn't. For them, it's a pretext to make additional threats.
5:06 pm on July 8th, 2010 6
If you read things attentively, you will understand that his concerns are not with pissing the North Koreans off or causing further hostility, but with the South's readiness for a North Korean response.
11:06 pm on July 8th, 2010 7
#6 – EXACTLY!
2:45 am on July 9th, 2010 8
When I was there, the speakers on both sides of the border were going continuously, so what's the big deal other than the KPA doesn't like it?
4:20 pm on July 9th, 2010 9
I knew it! The US Army is behind the Cube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01hUyIrubWE
12:24 pm on November 10th, 2010 10
General Sharp's name is not spelled correctly. No e on the end.