North Korea Threatens South Korea Over Christmas Lights

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North Korea Threatens South Korea Over Christmas Lights

Posted by samzenpus on Monday December 12, 2011 @02:20AM from the you're-a-mean-one-mr.-jong-il dept.

K7DAN writes "North Korea warned South Korea on Sunday of 'unexpected consequences' if Seoul displays Christmas lights near the tense border, and vowed to retaliate for what it called 'psychological warfare.' From the article: 'The tree-shaped, 30 metre-high steel structure on Aegibong hill - some 3km (2 miles) from the border - was illuminated by thousands of small light bulbs last year. It could be seen from the North's major city of Kaesong across the border, according to media reports. Pyongyang has previously accused Seoul of using the tree to spread the Christian message to people inside the secular state.'"

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OMG by masternerdguy · 2011-12-12 02:22 · Score: 4, Funny

King Jong Il is the grinch! What a twist!

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1. Re:OMG by elrous0 · 2011-12-12 02:28 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  He's so ronrey.
  
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2. Re:OMG by Baloroth · 2011-12-12 02:29 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Yep... if the grinch had nuclear weapons and was bat-shit insane.
  
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3. Re:OMG by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · 2011-12-12 02:36 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Please, be fair: The Grinch's nuclear program is purely deterrent in nature; and is both a necessary and perfectly proportionate response when facing the threat of Santa, an absolutist God-King known for his massive industrial bunker complexes, extensive use of slave labor, incredibly extensive worldwide espionage apparatus(notorious for spying on children and compiling enemies lists, as well as its facility for bribery and corruption), and the ability to deliver an arbitrary payload to every target on earth in under 24 hours...
Someone call Bill O'Reilly by AdmiralXyz · 2011-12-12 02:24 · Score: 5, Funny

For the first time ever, the term "war on Christmas" is actually accurate.

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Since when was Christmas a religious holiday? by SuricouRaven · 2011-12-12 02:32 · Score: 1, Funny

I thought it was about booze, presents, parties, shopping and kitchy pictures of snowmen and santa?
When the North Korean People by ackthpt · 2011-12-12 02:34 · Score: 3, Funny

Finally shrug off that horrible regime and look back at history, they're going to be ultra, mega pissed off.
Dear leaders, my arse.

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Re:Pot, kettle, black by ackthpt · 2011-12-12 02:37 · Score: 4, Funny

what it called 'psychological warfare.'
Big words for a country that built an entire town on their side of the border, just for propaganda.
Yeah, well think about it. The government of North Korea is such an evil bunch of feckwits they can't even get coal for Christmas.

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Easy Solution by Jason+Levine · 2011-12-12 02:37 · Score: 5, Funny

I have an easy solution. Just put up a giant menorah instead. Then you won't be spreading a Christian message.

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Re:Why... by Mojo66 · 2011-12-12 02:47 · Score: 1, Funny

I didn't mod your comment up. For obvious reasons.
My neighbors by Sez+Zero · 2011-12-12 03:21 · Score: 4, Funny

Christmas just barfed all over my neighbor's front yard. I run my house like a dictator. Too bad I don't have a proto-nuclear arsenal to threaten them with.
Re:Pot, kettle, black by TheGratefulNet · 2011-12-12 03:24 · Score: 5, Funny

Seoul-less heathens, the lot of them!

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Re:Pot, kettle, black by L4t3r4lu5 · 2011-12-12 03:52 · Score: 5, Funny

Yeah, well think about it. The government of North Korea is such an evil bunch of feckwits they can't even get coal for Christmas.
Coal is expensive, bub. In Europe, really naughty kids are getting Euro's in their stockings instead.

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Re:Pot, kettle, black by Jeff+Hornby · 2011-12-12 04:05 · Score: 4, Funny

Don't knock the Euro. It won't be long before those bills will be rare and valuable collector's items.

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Re:Why... by TWX · 2011-12-12 04:17 · Score: 2, Funny

Only because we wont do it right.
If we did massive carpet bombing of areas Afganastan would have been a 100 day war.
The problem is we choose to do a "friendly" war. The enemy has no problem killing civillians and children, and we tip toe carefully trying to not hurt anyone. This makes it very one sided.
If we said, screw it... "WE will start bombing the hell out of every country that has Al- Quieda in it, let god sort out the innocent from the guilty." It would do two things.
1 - solve the "terrorist" problem.
2 - stop any country or group from screwing with us again. IF we act like a pitbull of the world, quiet until poked at, then we kill your children and families, a lot of the problems would go away.
I didn't know that we sent an "Ask Slashdot" questionnaire to Michele Bachmann...

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Re:Why... by TWX · 2011-12-12 04:18 · Score: 3, Funny

I'd have to agree. We tried to fight a 'war' without killing anyone. But if you're not willing to WIPE THE ENEMY OUT. You're not really at war, sit down and shut the fuck up. Send in the diplomats not the army.
If on 9-12 we had wiped out two middle eastern cities... and DEMANDED that everyone involved with 9-11 be turned over to us or else...
Terrorisim would not be an issue today.
Unfortunatly we no longer have the balls for a real war. And even if attacked on a large scale. I don't think we ever will again. We're whipped. An empire on the decline by all measures now.
Who invited Rick Perry? This isn't a Republican Debate!

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