(Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called for national solidarity on Monday against mi

[nadinbrzezinski]

Source: Reuters

By Jack Kim
SEOUL | Sun Dec 26, 2010 9:10pm EST
(Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called for national solidarity on Monday against military aggression by the North, saying Pyongyang looks for division in the South as an opportunity to strike.

Lee has sharpened his language against the North after two attacks this year that raised tension on the Korean peninsula to the highest since the 1950-53 Korean War, leading some analysts to say the chance of a wider conflict was now greater than ever.

In the latest rhetorical sparring, the North last week threatened a nuclear "sacred war" and Lee vowed "a merciless counterattack" against any fresh North Korean attacks as rare large-scale military drills in the South kept tensions high.

"We can't afford to have division of you against me in the face of national security, because what's at stake is our very lives and the survival of this nation," Lee said in a national radio address.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTOE6BG05Y20101227

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Not a dull moment...

[Taverner]

1. Dog help them all - they're going to need it

[NuttyFluffers]

2. i will say Korean diplomacy is never boring...

if one is not used to it, one might even call it breathtaking.