North Korea Threatens South Korea Over Christmas Lights

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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Finally some hope...

[TheCarp]

Well this is a first, we should mark it. This is the first glimmer of hope from that Regieme. The first time they have been worried about an enemy which really is insidious and they have every reason to keep out of their culture at all costs.... Christmas.

That ruiner of December, that event so horrible, that it can only be seen by the shear number of songs that are made to declare it the best time of the year. Summer needs no accolades. Nobody has to tell you "Isn't spring wonderful". A tradition which begins with the "waiting in line" and annoying people, and coordinating secret lists.

Of course, you can't be against it...for the children.

I say...good call Kim Jong Il. Lets hope this is a start of your countries march towards sensibility. In this one way, we could learn from you.

Re:Why...

[vlm]

cruise missiles that NK has developed...

Technically ballistic. Also we are in range. I'm surprised no one has launched an empty one or a dud (thinking optimistically) at the continental USA just for the LULZ. Bonus points if you launch from a mobile launcher parked right outside one of our empire outposts... Its not like we're going to respond by nuking our own guys in the green zone...

Probably we're busy writing patriot act II and once we're done, we'll launch it ourselves, at ourselves, and then propose the new act which suspiciously just had the ink dry on it before the "attack". I'd look to a couple months before elections, if it appears Obama would lose. Thats probably the most effective scheduling. Remind me not to visit CA in September of 2012.