North Korea blames US for warmongering
By Do Je-hae
North Korea is stepping up its blame of the U.S. for stoking tension on the peninsula amid the possible deployment of a defensive missile system in South Korea.
Talk of the deployment of THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) has provoked a hostile reaction from the North's media.
In yet another harsh editorial Friday, North Korea's state-run Rodong Sinmun threatened "ultimate destruction" of the United States. The Rodong Sinmun is the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of (North) Korea.
In the editorial titled "This is not the Korean Peninsula of 1950," Pyongyang criticized the U.S. for intensifying tension following the latest joint military exercises with South Korea and fresh sanctions imposed on the reclusive regime by Washington.
"The U.S. is signaling an attack on our soil," the newspaper said. "A second Korean War is not an illusion but is fast turning into a reality."
Seoul and Washington started their annual military drills ― the command post exercise of Key Resolve and field training exercise Foal Eagle ― to improve their combat capabilities against North Korea on March 2. Foal Eagle runs until April 24.
The editorial criticized U.S. President Barack Obama for initiating sanctions on Pyongyang in January following the hacking of Sony Pictures' computer network. In January, Obama signed an executive order authorizing the Treasury Department to impose financial measures on 10 North Korean officials and government agencies.
"Once the U.S. attacks us, it will be the beginning of a wretched destiny for the U.S. that will end in extinction for its people," the newspaper said. "The power and policies of the U.S. have never been enough to defeat us."
By Do Je-hae
North Korea is stepping up its blame of the U.S. for stoking tension on the peninsula amid the possible deployment of a defensive missile system in South Korea.
Talk of the deployment of THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) has provoked a hostile reaction from the North's media.
In yet another harsh editorial Friday, North Korea's state-run Rodong Sinmun threatened "ultimate destruction" of the United States. The Rodong Sinmun is the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of (North) Korea.
In the editorial titled "This is not the Korean Peninsula of 1950," Pyongyang criticized the U.S. for intensifying tension following the latest joint military exercises with South Korea and fresh sanctions imposed on the reclusive regime by Washington.
"The U.S. is signaling an attack on our soil," the newspaper said. "A second Korean War is not an illusion but is fast turning into a reality."
Seoul and Washington started their annual military drills ― the command post exercise of Key Resolve and field training exercise Foal Eagle ― to improve their combat capabilities against North Korea on March 2. Foal Eagle runs until April 24.
The editorial criticized U.S. President Barack Obama for initiating sanctions on Pyongyang in January following the hacking of Sony Pictures' computer network. In January, Obama signed an executive order authorizing the Treasury Department to impose financial measures on 10 North Korean officials and government agencies.
"Once the U.S. attacks us, it will be the beginning of a wretched destiny for the U.S. that will end in extinction for its people," the newspaper said. "The power and policies of the U.S. have never been enough to defeat us."
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