Thursday, November 25, 2010

Crisis on The Korean Peninsula -- News Roundup (November 24-25, 2010)



Tensions High After Deadly Shelling Of S. Korea Island -- Boston.com

Restraint urged; survivors tell of escaping strike

INCHON, South Korea — As they left behind gutted homes, scorched trees, and rubble-strewn streets, residents of the tiny South Korean island shelled by North Korea told harrowing tales yesterday of fiery destruction and narrow escapes.

Ann Ahe-ja, one of hundreds of exhausted evacuees from Yeonpyeong Island arriving in the port of Inchon on a rescue ship, said Tuesday’s artillery barrage that killed four people — two of them civilians — had caught her by surprise.

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More News On The Crisis On The Korean Peninsula

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
NKorea warns of retaliation -- Houston Chronicle/AP
N.Korea warns of new attacks for Seoul "provocations" -- Reuters
North Korea reportedly warns of more attacks -- Market Watch
S.Korea 'Outgunned' in West Sea -- Chosun Ilbo
China Opposes Any Provocative Military Acts in Korea -- Wall Street Journal
Koreas Clash: Seoul a City on the Edge -- CBS News
Obama treads warily, but sends a big ship to Korean waters -- Globe And Mail
U.S. aircraft carrier's arrival off Korean peninsula also sends a message to China -- Washington Post
North Korea not preparing for extended campaign: U.S. -- Reuters
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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