N. Korea threatens to turn South into 'debris'

By Reid Hulett

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27413846/

On Tuesday, North Korean military officials threatened to turn South Korea into debris. This threat comes just a day after the countries had military officials meet at and hold brief talks at the border. N. Korean officials made this statement in wake of the fact that S. Korean protesters have been sending propaganda across the border. They have been doing this by attaching leaflets to balloons and sending them over. Another factor leading to N. Korea's statement is that S. Korea has talked about launching a pre-emptive strike against their nuclear sites. North Korea has tried to get the South to stop sending over the leaflets, stating that they violate a 2004 inter-Korean accord banning propaganda warfare. However, S. Korea says that there is nothing they can do because it is not government people sending the flyers, it is citizens and protesters, and due to free speech, they can't make them stop. This situation could lead to a potential huge problem because it might cause us to take sides again, right after our situation with N. Korea seemed to be getting better.