I like the bit about the ‘new-born puppy’

by Robert Koehler on February 20, 2013

As I’ve said a thousand times before, we’ll miss rhetoric like this when North Korea is gone:

North Korea threatened South Korea with “final destruction” during a debate at the United Nations Conference on Disarmament on Tuesday, saying it could take further steps after a nuclear test last week.

“As the saying goes, a new-born puppy knows no fear of a tiger. South Korea’s erratic behavior would only herald its final destruction,” North Korean diplomat Jon Yong Ryong told the meeting.

This apparently left the Spanish ambassador “stupefied”:

“In the 30 years of my career I’ve never heard anything like it and it seems to me that we are not speaking about something that is even admissible, we are speaking about a threat of the use of force that is prohibited by Article 2.4 of the United Nations charter,” Catalina said.

I like Glenn Greenwald, but I think this may be why some folk are a tad uncomfortable with North Korea packing nukes.

{ 11 comments… read them below or add one }

1 SalarymaninSeoul February 20, 2013 at 3:04 pm: Funnier still is the part about them being a tiger. Who is a tiger? The piece of garbage, the filth, the fat, worthless retard, the mentally challenged wanker, the ugliest porker in the world Kim Jung Un? Their 70 year old generals? Their malnourished soldiers? The juche “philosophy” that sprang from the perverted and deformed mind of Kim Il Sung? Or the fat coward who died a dog’s death, Kim Jong Il? Who up there is a tiger? Please tell me.
2 Jakgani February 20, 2013 at 8:11 pm: North Korea and China both always refer to the USA as the “tiger”.

(North Korea is calling itself the “puppy” who knows NO fear of the USA).
3 DC Musicfreak February 20, 2013 at 9:26 pm: We’ve passed the point where the civilized world should simply expel North Korea from all important organizations for failing to meet minimum standards expected.
4 SomeguyinKorea February 20, 2013 at 11:46 pm: He’s got the face of a pie eating contest champion, not that of an athlete.
5 SalarymaninSeoul February 21, 2013 at 9:37 am: Then that is one sick puppy. My wish: get KJU alone and beat his face in.
6 Wedge1 February 21, 2013 at 11:00 am: Methinks the Spanish ambassador hasn’t been following North Korea very long (either that or he’s channeling Capt. Renault),
7 wangkon936 February 21, 2013 at 11:16 am: If you took every North Korean threat at face value I don’t know how anyone would be able to keep their sanity.
8 Anonymous_Joe February 21, 2013 at 12:29 pm: I’m shocked, shocked I tell you, to find that the NorKs would do something that is prohibited by Article 2.4 of the United Nations charter.
9 Mr. Youknowwho February 21, 2013 at 2:04 pm: You arrogant beast, such a provocation will be regarded as a declaration of war!

KCNA Random Insult Generator (http://www.nk-news.net/extras/insult_generator.php)
10 Yam February 22, 2013 at 11:30 am: 하룻강아지 범 무서운 줄 모른디야
11 Conway Eastwood February 28, 2013 at 10:37 am: Spanish Ambassador: “WTF?”