Saturday, November 27, 2010

Crisis On The Korean Peninsula -- News Roundup November 27, 2010



As Seoul Dithers And US Ships Circle, An island Tries to Live With Its Grief -- The Independent

The sight of a row of charred barstools in front of a scorched counter reminds visitors of the good times enjoyed here until just five days ago, on this once thriving island within easy sight of the North Korean coastline – and her gunners – eight miles away.

The narrow street of shattered shops and homes was strewn with shards of blasted glass windows, twisted walls and broken roofs. People who had lived here until last Tuesday hurriedly visited their homes to pick up a few belongings before returning again to the safety of the South Korean mainland.

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More News On The Crisis On The Korean Peninsula

US-South Korea military alliance under pressure -- BBC
US and SKorea push ahead with war games -- Yahoo News/AP
Joint drills will be far from NLL, military reports -- Hankyoreh
South Korea Marines vow revenge -- Yahoo News/Reuters
South Korean military members protest in Seoul -- CNN
Angry protests over Korea shelling -- Al Jazeera
Anger grows in South Korea over handling of North attack -- Reuters

US, China discuss Korea tensions -- Washington Post
Hill & China in N. Korea talks -- New York Post
Russian, Chinese Foreign Ministers Urge Halt of Korea Escalation -- Bloomberg Businessweek
China Warns U.S. as Korea Tensions Rise -- Wall Street Journal

North Korea warns of war games consequences -- ABC News (Australia)
North Korea's artillery, rhetoric keep tensions high -- L.A. Times
Fresh Artillery Fire; New Warnings on Korean Peninsula -- Voice of America
N. Korea fires artillery in a new warning to South, U.S. -- Washington Post

NKorea accuses South of using civilians as shields -- Yahoo News/AP
NKorea Accuses South of Using Civilians as Shields -- ABC
North Korea says civilian deaths, if true, very regrettable -- Reuters

In Chinese border town, trade with North Korea can be lucrative but problematic -- Washington Post
South Korea buries marines killed by N Korea attack -- BBC
In pictures: South Korea funerals -- BBC

Why the Defense Minister was ‘sacked’? -- Korea Times
North Korea’s criminal rulers live up to their low standards -- George Jonas, National Post
North Korea’s New Hard Line -- Newsweek

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