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South Korea Source: Things Calm in North and South — What Is the Hype in the West?
12 April 2013
(LPAC) — A source close to the government of South Korea told EIR that things are calm in both North and South Korea, and said it is hard to understand the hysteria in the Western press, as if the Peninsula were ready to explode into total war. While the Seoul government is prepared to respond with a measured military action if the North were to repeat the kind of military provocations of the past, such as shelling a contested island under Seoul’s control, the government and the press are all very clear, the source said, that there are no indications of a military mobilization in the North — and that Western intelligence knows this very well. Pictures from the North show the population out on the streets — not protesting, but celebrating Arbor day, planting trees and enjoying the spring weather. Yes, North Korea appears ready to test a missile, he said, but this is nothing new, and is hardly cause for a massive military mobilization of the sort being carried out by the U.S. This further demonstrates that the U.S. "pivot" and the military might being gathered in the Pacific is aimed at China, not North Korea — a fact that was also demonstrated by the intervention last week by the Pentagon to calm the waters and stop the media hype, warning that it could cause an unintended conflict. [MOB] |