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The US is mulling over a decision to put North Korea back on its list of states harboring terror, while Seoul unveiled plans to counter a possible attack by Pyongyang.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday that several senators had asked President Barack Obama to put North Korea back on its list of countries that sponsor terrorism, from which it was removed in October 2008.
"Well, we're going to look at it…There's a process for it. Obviously we would want to see recent evidence of their support for international terrorism," she told ABC television.
Also on Sunday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) briefed President Lee Myung-Bak on plans for a huge counter-attack on North Korea should Pyongyang fire missiles at Seoul's navy ships.
"North Korea's firing of ground-to-ship missiles at our navy ships would prompt counter-attacks simultaneously from surface, air and sea," JCS chairman Kim Tae-Young had told Lee, according to AFP.
Can't you just see the headlines. "North Korea attack South Korea. U.S declares WAR!!!"
I have to admit though, the US is seemingly pushing for aggression. I mean they could just stop vessels, search them and impose sanctions. I think NK would just do more arm flailing over that.
Originally posted by tothetenthpower
I mean they could just stop vessels, search them and impose sanctions. I think NK would just do more arm flailing over that.
"State Sponsors of Terrorism" is a designation applied by the United States Department of State to nations who are designated by the Secretary of State "to have repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism."[1] Inclusion on the list imposes strict sanctions.
As of 2006Important Topic Updates
, there are several United States embargoes and sanctions in force by the United States against several countries and activities, the most notable of which is the US sanctions and embargoes against the countries the federal government of the United States considers state sponsors of terrorism.
Some sanctions imposed by the United States government are:
No arms-related exports
Controls over dual-use exports
Restrictions on economic assistance
Financial restrictions
US opposes loans by the World Bank and similar institutions
Diplomatic immunity waived to allow families of terrorist victims to file for civil damages in US courts
Tax credits denied for income earned in listed countries
Duty-free goods exemption suspended for imports from those countries
Authority to prohibit a US citizen from engaging in financial transactions with the government on the list without a license from the US government.
Prohibition of Defense Department contracts above $100,000 with companies controlled by countries on the list.
Source
Thats the general jist of it.
~Keeper extra DIV
Originally posted by sweatmonicaIdo
As for the U.S. looking for a fight, it is North Korea that has constantly threatened the South all these years, not the U.S.
Originally posted by Destroyed
Originally posted by sweatmonicaIdo
As for the U.S. looking for a fight, it is North Korea that has constantly threatened the South all these years, not the U.S.
We all know what N. Korea has been up to for years. They've been all talk and no action but the Americans adding them to this list with such an unstable relationship as of late could finally push them over the edge.
Originally posted by SLAYER69
Firing missiles towards Japan and popping off nukes left and right is "No Action"?????