Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
Obama’s Statement on North Korea Rocket Launching - Text
nytimes.com - 4/5/2009
Obama’s Statement on North Korea Rocket Launching - Text
—
Following is the text of President Obama's statement Sunday on North Korea's rocket launching, as released by the White House: North Korea's development and proliferation of ballistic missile technology pose a threat to the northeast Asian region and to international peace and security. The ...
rasmussenreports.com - 4/5/2009
57% Want Military Response to North Korea Missile Launch
— rasmussenreports.com — Fifty-seven percent (57%) of U.S. voters nationwide favor a military response to eliminate North Korea’s missile launching... capability. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that just 15% of voters oppose a military response ... (more) 57% Want Military Response to North Korea Missile Launch

Comments vote down Stop The ACLU found this 4/5/2009found this
North Koreans Launch Rocket Over the Pacific
nytimes.com - 4/5/2009
North Koreans Launch Rocket Over the Pacific
— nytimes.com — SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea defied the United States, China and a series of United Nations... resolutions by launching a rocket on Sunday that the country said was designed to propel a satellite into space, but that much of the world viewed as an ... (more) North Koreans Launch Rocket Over the Pacific

Comments vote down Lawyers, Guns and Money found this 4/5/2009found this
news.yahoo.com - 4/5/2009
N. Korea launches rocket, defying world pressure
— news.yahoo.com — SEOUL, South Korea North Korea fired a rocket over Japan on Sunday, defying Washington, Tokyo and others... who suspect the launch was cover for a test of its long-range missile technology. President Barack Obama warned the move would further isolate the ... (more) N. Korea launches rocket, defying world pressure

Comments vote down Ace of Spades HQ found this 4/5/2009found this

Blog Reactions

Michelle Malkin:  And now for the ineffectual protestations from the world

Israel Matzav:  What Obama's reaction to North Korea's missile says about Iran

Jules Crittenden:  Point, North Korea

Comments
Blog Reactions

And now for the ineffectual protestations from the world
Michelle Malkin — ... toward the Pacific, reaching Japanese airspace within seven minutes, but no debris appeared to hit its territory, officials in Tokyo said. The U.N. Security Council approved an emergency session for Sunday afternoon in New York, following a request from Japan that came minutes after the launch. Readying ineffectual protestations from the world: The South Koreans called it “reckless,” the Americans “provocative,” and Japan said it strongly protested the launch. Obama's statement here . North Korea’s response: “Nyah, nyah, nyah, we can’t hear you.”

What Obama's reaction to North Korea's missile says about Iran
Israel Matzav — ... For those of you who have been sleeping, North Korea launched a missile early Sunday morning in what is widely regarded as a test of nuclear weapons capabilities. I'd like to look at President Obama's statement on the launch (Hat Tip: ...

Point, North Korea
Jules Crittenden — ... , which reports it’s a desperate cry for attention. In a statement , President Barack Obama states firmly that North Korea’s action is a threat to the northeast Asian region and to international peace and security and a clear violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1718 and he will immediately blah blah blah. DPRK News unfortunately is a little behind the curve and at last check Sunday morning was still announcing the pending launch, due to happen “soon.” DPRK does however have an item about some poor bastard, 100 years old, who spent the first 35 or so being beaten by the ...

Related Content
Wind May Have Forced North Korea To Delay Rocket Launch
huffingtonpost.com 4/6/2009 — SEOUL, South Korea — High winds may have forced North Korea to delay its rocket launch, despite the country's insistence Saturday that preparations were complete for the liftoff that many suspect is intended to test the country's long-range ...
North Korea launches long-range rocket despite international warnings
nydailynews.com 4/5/2009 — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated Sunday, April 5th 2009, 12:51 AM WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said North Korea should refrain from further provocative actions after that nation’s government made good on their promise to launch a long-range ...
That odd North Korea poll
washingtonmonthly.com 4/6/2009 — THAT ODD NORTH KOREA POLL.... Rasmussen published a poll yesterday showing 57% of Americans "favor a military response to eliminate North Korea's missile launching capability." I find that hard to believe. The telephone survey was conducted Friday and ...
Obama Needs to be Nuanced in North Korea Response
thewashingtonnote.com 4/6/2009 — The pin-pricks, as Brent Scowcroft calls them , have started. North Korea is testing Obama's resolve and strategic skills. North Korea's ballistic missile test masked as a satellite launch violates agreements that the United States, Russia, ...
North Korea Nuclear Timeline
americanprogress.org 4/24/2009 — By Rachel Weise | October 9, 2006 It’s important to remember how we got to the point where North Korea was apparently able to test an atomic weapon. Below is a basic timeline of the build-up of North Korea’s nuclear weapons. As the timeline clearly ...
Poll: Attack North Korea!
outsidethebeltway.com 4/6/2009 — An overwhelming majority of Americans want to go to war with North Korea over Sunday’s missile test/satellite launch, a new Rasmussen poll finds. Fifty-seven percent (57%) of U.S. voters nationwide favor a military response to eliminate North ...
Toplines - North Korea - April 3-4, 2009
rasmussenreports.com 4/6/2009 — National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters Conducted April 3-4, 2009 By Rasmussen Reports 1* How closely have you followed news reports about North Korea’s plans to test launch a long-range missile? 40% Very closely 35% Somewhat closely 18% Not very ...
Breaking: Obama issues unusual middle-of-the-night statement -- North Korea
latimesblogs.latimes.com 5/25/2009 — Not exactly a 3 a.m. phone call to the White house. But a 2:10 a.m. statement from Barack Obama's White House regarding the urgent situation in North Korea. The statement attributed to the president calls North Korea's announced nuclear test and ...
Whose Fault, Again?
mahablog.com 4/5/2009 — I see that North Korea launched a rocket over the Pacific. Without bothering to look I’m guessing the Right Blogosphere is (ignorantly) blaming Bill Clinton/Jimmy Carter. Choe Sang-Hun and David Sanger write for the New York Times , The motivation for the test appeared as much political ...
Alarm Over North Korea Missile Prep
blogs.abcnews.com 3/25/2009 — ABC News' Luis Martinez reports: US officials tell ABCNews that North Korea has begun placing a Taepodong 2 missile at a launch facility in preparation for what it says will be the launch of a communications satellite sometime between April...
North Korea launches rocket over Japan (Reuters) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 4/5/2009
Reuters - North Korea launched a long-range rocket over Japan on Sunday, drawing swift international condemnation and triggering an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council.
(AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 4/5/2009
AP - Japan requests U.N. Security Council emergency session on North Korea's launch.
North Korea's challenge for Obama — Christian Science Monitor | Commentary 4/5/2009
The US must pressure China to rein in its ally.
US, EU: North Korea missile threatens neighbors (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 4/5/2009
AP - The United States and the European Union say North Korea's missile launch is a threat to neighbors and demands a response from world nations.
Reed calls for UN action against North Korea — CNN Political Ticker 4/5/2009
(CNN) – The United Nations Security Council should immediately respond to North Korea's recent rocket launch, Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed said Sunday on CNN's State of the Union. "This was the deliberate provocation against the wishes not only ...