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North Korea Blames U.S. for Fueling Tensions
Aired January 08, 2003 - 06:34 ET
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JOHN VAUSE, CNN ANCHOR: This morning, some harsh and frightening words from North Korea. It's accusing the United States of spreading a false rumor about its nuclear program, and saying there is increasing danger of a nuclear war on the Korean peninsula; this, after the United States agrees to talk but not compromise with the communist country.
CNN's Rebecca MacKinnon is in Seoul, South Korea with more.
Good morning -- Rebecca.
REBECCA MACKINNON, CNN TOKYO BUREAU CHIEF: Hello, John.
Well, North Korea continues to issue defiant language and images. Yesterday in Pyongyang, there was a demonstration of 100,000 people. Now, this demonstration was meant to mark the 55th anniversary of the founding of the regime, but the tone was clearly geared towards national pride and defiance, calling on the people of North Korea to prepare for a great victory this year and calling North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Il, god-like.
Now, North Korea's state-run news agency today issuing a statement in which it accused the United States of using the nuclear issue as part of its strategy to dominate the world; also accusing the United States of trying to divide the Korean peninsula and trying to scuttle the reconciliation process between North and South Korea.
However, meanwhile here in South Korea, there was a somewhat unusual pro-U.S. demonstration outside a U.S. military base. Several hundred protestors, many of them veterans of the Korean War, came out in support of the U.S. military presence in Korea, and to condemn North Korea's nuclear program for causing tensions on the Korean peninsula -- John.
VAUSE: OK, CNN's Rebecca MacKinnon reporting for us live there from Seoul, South Korea -- thanks for bringing us up to date, Rebecca.
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Aired January 8, 2003 - 06:34 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
JOHN VAUSE, CNN ANCHOR: This morning, some harsh and frightening words from North Korea. It's accusing the United States of spreading a false rumor about its nuclear program, and saying there is increasing danger of a nuclear war on the Korean peninsula; this, after the United States agrees to talk but not compromise with the communist country.
CNN's Rebecca MacKinnon is in Seoul, South Korea with more.
Good morning -- Rebecca.
REBECCA MACKINNON, CNN TOKYO BUREAU CHIEF: Hello, John.
Well, North Korea continues to issue defiant language and images. Yesterday in Pyongyang, there was a demonstration of 100,000 people. Now, this demonstration was meant to mark the 55th anniversary of the founding of the regime, but the tone was clearly geared towards national pride and defiance, calling on the people of North Korea to prepare for a great victory this year and calling North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Il, god-like.
Now, North Korea's state-run news agency today issuing a statement in which it accused the United States of using the nuclear issue as part of its strategy to dominate the world; also accusing the United States of trying to divide the Korean peninsula and trying to scuttle the reconciliation process between North and South Korea.
However, meanwhile here in South Korea, there was a somewhat unusual pro-U.S. demonstration outside a U.S. military base. Several hundred protestors, many of them veterans of the Korean War, came out in support of the U.S. military presence in Korea, and to condemn North Korea's nuclear program for causing tensions on the Korean peninsula -- John.
VAUSE: OK, CNN's Rebecca MacKinnon reporting for us live there from Seoul, South Korea -- thanks for bringing us up to date, Rebecca.
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