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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
Thu Jul 7, 2016, 05:04 PM Jul 2016

North Korea Calls US Sanctions Against Kim Jong-U​n A 'Declaration Of War'

Source: Reuters

Reuters in Washington
Thursday 7 July 2016 15.15 EDT Last modified on Thursday 7 July 2016 16.29 EDT

North Korea has described US sanctions against Kim Jong-un and other senior officials for human rights abuses as a “declaration of war”. Pyongyang said the announcement of sanctions was a “hideous crime”, according to North Korea’s official KCNA news agency.

The United States imposed its first sanctions targeting any North Koreans for rights abuses on Wednesday, blacklisting Kim along with 10 other people and five government ministries and departments. The move affects assets within US jurisdiction.

UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, a former South Korean foreign minister, hopes China will urge its ally North Korea to cooperate internationally on human rights, his spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Thursday in New York.

Dujarric said that Ban, who is currently visiting China, “believes that discussion of human rights concerns allows for a more comprehensive assessment and action when addressing security and stability concerns on the Korean peninsula.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/07/north-korea-us-sanctions-declaration-of-war

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North Korea Calls US Sanctions Against Kim Jong-U​n A 'Declaration Of War' (Original Post) Purveyor Jul 2016 OP
Kind of reminds me of this blast from the past. iandhr Jul 2016 #1
So that makes war declaration number 562? elmac Jul 2016 #2
He so ronery SoCalNative Jul 2016 #3
oh hell. Just as he took off the wrappers from his brand new toys ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2016 #4
In the words of Tony Montona(Scarface)... AllTooEasy Jul 2016 #5
Hey China! Curb your DOG !!! vkkv Jul 2016 #6
No, it's a declaration of sanctions, you dickheads. Aristus Jul 2016 #7
Meh. Igel Jul 2016 #9
Aw, poor guy PatSeg Jul 2016 #8

Aristus

(66,089 posts)
7. No, it's a declaration of sanctions, you dickheads.
Thu Jul 7, 2016, 05:40 PM
Jul 2016

War is war. Sanctions are sanctions. Have someone explain the difference to you in very small Korean words...

Igel

(35,191 posts)
9. Meh.
Thu Jul 7, 2016, 07:26 PM
Jul 2016

Putin called the sanctions over Ukraine an "act of war."

People have claimed as much over US sanctions over, I think it was, 7 Venezuelan officials, with the claim that this is partly responsible for the economic problems in that country. If the Venezuela sanctions against 7 men are war, then against 10 N. Koreans constitutes an invasion.

Hyperbole is bad enough, but when people start believing it ... Sigh.

PatSeg

(46,793 posts)
8. Aw, poor guy
Thu Jul 7, 2016, 06:41 PM
Jul 2016

Donald has sucked all the oxygen out of the room. Kim Jong-Un is not getting any attention.

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