China cuts off oil deliveries to North Korea

Interesting. A few days ago the same warning to evacuate was published in a semi-official NK mouthpiece. Same warning now being published in an official NK .gov publication -

The inhabitants in five islets of the West Sea including islets Paekryong and Yonphyong and those residing in areas along the Military Demarcation Line had better evacuate before it is too late. In case of big armed conflicts in the Peninsula those places are likely to be the first targets of strike.

[link to www.rodong.rep.kp]

Military Pushing for Full Drill Participation
By Kang Mi Jin[2013-03-21 18:59 ]

The longer North Korea’s current period of military tension has gone on, the lower the exercise participation rate of reserve forces has steadily become. This is leading the authorities to push for fuller participation with warnings of severe punishment.

A North Hamkyung Province source told Daily NK on the 21st, “The military training period for reserve forces has grown prolonged, so there are now more incidents where young people and local civilians are not participating. The commanders trying to lead them are always saying that ‘these are not empty words; there will be severe punishments if you do not participate in these training exercises.”

[link to www.dailynk.com]

Anxiety mounts on island caught between two Koreas
Last updated Wednesday, Mar. 20 2013, 3:26 AM EDT

“I’m going to my son’s house,” Ms. Jang said, pausing beside a 300-seat hydrofoil that arrived at Yeonpyeong carrying mostly soldiers and marines, and departed full of civilians, many of whom admitted they were leaving in fear. “I won’t be going back for a while,” Ms. Jang said.

[link to www.theglobeandmail.com]

Key Resolve over, Foal Eagle still ongoing (for another month at least I think)

Steve Herman @W7VOA 7h USFK: Annual computer-assisted simulation joint exercise, Key Resolve, successfully completed today. (Foal Eagle still underway) #ROK

Thanks Newshunter, looks serious.

Hard to know with the NK. They love to talk smack and then not do anything. But they've also been known to talk a little smack and then slap the S. Koreans across the face.

Little more dangerous this go around IMO. New leaders on both sides of the border and SK sure has indicated the next time NK does something stupid they will hit back.

Certainly worth keeping a close eye on.

Here is the full article -

[link to www.cnbc.com]

This could be serious if China is turning their backs on N.K.Maybe China knows N.K.is about to do something crazy and wants to distance themselves from any repercussions.

S. Korea, U.S. maintain high alert even after completion of Key Resolve drill
SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and U.S. forces on Thursday successfully completed an annual war game amid high military tensions with North Korea, military officials said, but they continue to maintain high alert in the wake of fresh threats of attack from Pyongyang



[link to english.yonhapnews.co.kr]

Fleet commanders to recommend issuance of united defense state

SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- With inter-Korean tensions escalating, the South Korean Cabinet approved a revised bill Thursday that allows fleet commanders to recommend instating or lifting a state of united defense to better respond to naval threats.

[link to english.yonhapnews.co.kr]

alienating that insane regime will only push their buttons and those just happen to be nuclear ( btw you think china does not know this?? lol)

'twould be good if N.Korea nuked Peking!

on March 21st, 2013 at 4:24 am
Did the Iranians Assist North Korea with Their Cyberattack?

Considering the similarities between the alleged Iranian cyberattacks on various US banks and businesses I would not be surprised if they assisted the North Koreans on their latest cyberattack on South Korea:

Cyberattacks on three South Korean TV stations and two banks disrupted computer networks and halted ATM services temporarily on Wednesday, sending a tremor through that nation’s heavily Internet-dependent economy and raising questions about whether the attack was carried out by a nation-state or a hacker group.

Fingers were quickly pointed at North Korea as a likely suspect – especially given its protests last week that South Korea and the US were behind a two-day temporary shutdown of its Internet. Longstanding reports suggest that the North is training cadres of elite hackers.

Senior South Korean government officials withheld judgment while the matter is being investigated. But cybersecurity experts said the attacks, which occurred at around 2 p.m. local time, were synchronized and appear to have been the result of malicious software – a crude cyberweapon planted inside the computer networks of the banks and TV stations.

The malicious software was a “wiper” program that deletes computer files en masse – the type of cyberweapon used to attack Saudi Aramco in August 2012, damaging or wrecking 30,000 work stations in the giant oil company’s network.

To plant that kind of cyberweapon in multiple South Korean networks, the attackers had to have been inside the networks for some period. That differentiates these attacks from the attacks now going on against US banks, which flood websites with data and make web services freeze up.

Adding confusion, some South Korean computers were reported to have shown the image of a skull and a graphic claiming the attack was conducted by a group called the “Whois Team.” But that display may say little about who was behind the attack, cybersecurity experts say. More revealing is the apparent goal. [Christian Science Monitor]

You can read the rest at the link, but I would not be surprised if the North Koreans used some of their Chinboista allies in South Korea to launch the attacks in order to better cover their tracks.

[link to rokdrop.com]

NK is a giant death-cult. Never underestimate a death-cult. They're completely unpredictable.

They are soon to commit national suicide. They have nukes. Who the fuck allowed a suicide death-cult to acquire nukes????

This IS the most serious conflict, FOR America, going on anywhere in the world.

Yet, our only interest seems to be taking out a regime that means the US little harm, Iran. We're truly crazy.

China is forcing North Korea to start a war.

ryf_feed: [G] North Korea Suspected in Cyberattack Despite China Link - TIME [link to t.co]

Thu Mar 21 - 8:49:43 am

yep

Thread: Hacking attack on South Korea traced to Chinese IP address

China must pay for these acts of war.

Yep. Absolutely.

There you go. Now is either fight or die.

It would please to Iran to trigger a war between Koreas. While USA and NATO would be busy there, free-time to attack Israel (and/or other countries).

Why should NK buy from China when they can get it from Iran...
[link to www.forbes.com]

This is really




AND

That's crazy. Left alone, Iran isn't going to attack anyone. That's their history. Israel, on the other hand, has a history of agression against the whole world.

It would be much better if they'd nuke Tel Aviv, don't you think?

Not good. Just a matter of time till NK starts lobbing artillary rounds at the south. And the south responds. Watch this sucker blow sky high any day now. And dork must go to the rescue of our guys.

I don't say that Iran is an agressive country (not more than most of others, anyway), but they know that Israel will launch a pre-emptive attack to stop the nuclear agenda, in a few moment.
As they don't look to will stop nuclear research, the only option left is to pre-pre-emptively attack Israel, and to do that they need to keep USA far away.

looking at a world map might give you a clue ?