Obama Sends U.S. Warship To Yellow Sea In Show Of Strength As Two Koreas Teeter On The Brink Of All-Out War -- The Daily Mail
* U.S. sends aircraft carrier to South Korea for wargame exercises
* General Walter Sharp condemns 'unprovoked attacks'
* South believes strikes were planned to distract from succession
President Obama has ordered a U.S. warship to Korea in a show of strength to prevent an escalation of one of the most serious confrontations in the region for decades.
The aircraft carrier George Washington steamed to join military exercises with South Korea in a move meant to deter further attacks by the Pyongyang regime and prevent an all-out war.
By sending the ship to the Yellow Sea, Mr Obama is also sending a message to China – that has long viewed the seas as being under its control – that it must step up pressure to restrain North Korea or risk an ever greater American presence in the area.
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More News On The Crisis On The Korean Peninsula
North Korea's military aging but sizeable -- CNN
Yeonpyeong Island: At the center of the North and South Korea clash -- Washington Post
US plays good cop-bad cop as Korean crisis continues day after violence erupts between nations -- New York Daily News
North Korean attack on South Korea pushes China's patience -- The Guardian
U.S. aircraft carrier heads for Korean waters -- Yahoo News/Reuters
USS George Washington: What Message Does It Send To North Korea? -- Christian Science Monitor
US, S.Korea plan war games after N.Korean attack -- Yahoo News/AFP
U.S. aircraft carrier heads for Korean waters -- Yahoo News/Reuters
U.S., S. Korea to Flex Muscle in New War Games -- CBS News
U.S. to Send Carrier for Joint Exercises Off Korea -- New York Times
South Korea warns of 'enormous retaliation' -- The Independent
‘Crisis Status’ in South Korea After North Shells Island -- New York Times
South Koreans from Yeonpyeong island fear more North Korean attacks -- The Guardian
SKorea reports 2 civilian deaths in NKorea clash -- Yahoo News/AP
Two South Korean civilians died in attack by North -- BBC
North Korea bombardment: two civilian bodies found on island -- The Telegraph
Korean Island Residents Describe Terror -- Wall Street Journal
S. Koreans Recount Attack; 2 More Bodies Found -- CBS News
North Korean Attack on Island Rattles Nerves in Seoul -- New York Times
South Koreans Uncertain on Response to North Korea's Attack on Yeonpyeong Island -- Voice of America
S.Korea Lee's under pressure over North attack -- Reuters
Analysis: China keeps pressure off North Korea -- Yahoo News/AP
US to press China to rein in North Korea after attack -- The Guardian
China media takes pro-Pyongyang tone in shelling incident -- Asia One News/AFP
China May Spurn Obama Appeal to Rein In North Korea After Attack on South -- Bloomberg
China Is ‘Worried’ About Korean Tension, Foreign Ministry Says -- Bloomberg
China Avoids Criticizing Either Korea in Latest Confrontation -- Voice of America
White House Official: China Needs to Do More, US-South Korea Joint Military Exercises Possible in Coming Days -- ABC News
China urges calm, talks between North and South Korea -- Reuters
China's muted response to North Korea attack -- BBC
ANALYSIS-China toughs out crisis sitting on Korean fence -- Reuters
Obama 'rallying' other nations to put pressure on North Korea -- The Hill
U.S. scrambles to limit Korea hostilities -- L.A. Times
Obama urges more pressure on North Korea after attack -- McClatchy News
U.S. scrambles to limit Korea hostilities -- L.A. Times
ANALYSIS-N.Korea crisis latest blow to Obama's nuclear agenda -- Reuters
When would a North Korean attack provoke US military response? -- Anna Mulrine, Christian Science Monitor
In pictures: Korea shelling aftermath -- BBC
Aerial view of damage on South Korea's Yeonpyeong island -- BBC
Tension on the Korean peninsula: Slideshow -- Reuters
COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, EDITORIALS, AND ANALYSIS
North Korea’s fat little dictator can still be taught a lesson -- Peter Worthington, National Post
North Korea Option: Lowest Common Diplomatic Denominator -- Mark Thompson, Time Magazine
Analysts Puzzle Over Pyongyang's Motives For Shelling -- NPR (Audio)
Q+A: Will U.S. bring China around on North Korea? -- Reuters
Like father, like son in N. Korea -- Gordon Lubold, Politico
China is treading on dangerous ground -- Praveen Swami, The Telegraph
N. Korea attack leaves weaker Obama with unpalatable options -- Ian Swanson and Jordan Fabian, The Hill
Young general has got what it takes -- Kim Myong Chol, Asia Times
Peninsula of Fear: On multiple fronts, North Korea continues to provoke. -- Judith Miller, William Tobey, City Journal
North Korea's dangerous delusions -- Patrick M. Cronin, CNN
North Korea's latest horror show -- Washington Post editorial
Theories abound on N. Korea attack -- CNN
Behind the Koreas' Artillery Fire: Kim's Succession -- Bill Powell, Time Magazine
'No One Wants a Total Collapse' of North Korea -- Spiegel Online
Shellshocked by N. Korea -- L.A. Times editorial
Scenarios: Why did North Korea launch its latest attack? -- Reuters
North Korea manufactured this crisis -- Andrei Lankov, CNN
Rogue-state vogue: Iran will follow North Korea's lead as a nuclear nemesis -- Washington Times editorial
Why We're Always Fooled by North Korea -- Michael Greeen and William Tobey, Wall Street Journal
Why Now For North Korea's Provocation? -- NPR (Audio)
Eventually the Kim dynasty must end -- William Tobey, Shadow Government/The Foreign Policy
Why Kim Jong Il continues to make lunacy his principal export -- David Rothkopf, Foreign Policy
The keys to Pyongyang -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
Crisis, What Crisis? Time For a New U.S. Strategy On the Korean Peninsula -- Christian Whiton, FOX News
How to Respond to North Korea -- New York Times
Korea at Thanksgiving -- J. E. Dyer, Commentary Magazine
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