Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey, didn't Dubya call *them* the Evil Empire? Or was it the Axis of Evil? Maybe Reagan called the Soviet Union the Evil Empire. I need some new history books. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Tim Atherton Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 11:22 AM To: lug@leica-users.org Subject: [Leica] N. Korea slams U.S. for Iraq prisoner abuse - NOT The Onion! love this one - "Yankees have turned Iraq into a chasm of death," N. Korea slams U.S. for Iraq prisoner abuse May 15, 2004 | SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea on Saturday harshly condemned the United States for abusing prisoners in Iraq, calling it an "empire of evil." The communist, totalitarian state's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland, a ruling party organization, as saying that American soldiers "committed shuddering atrocities without hesitation." "Yankees have turned Iraq into a chasm of death," an unidentified committee spokesman said, according to the North's official NCNA news agency. The abuses "are a continuation of hideous terrorism and human rights abuses the U.S. has perpetrated against other countries and nations throughout its history, as it is known to be an empire of evil whose main mission is to commit aggression, murder, terrorism and maltreatment," the spokesman said. North Korea is frequently named as one of the world's most egregious rights abusers, accused of torture, forced abortions and infanticide, as well as harsh restrictions on freedom of expression and foreign travel. The North also railed against the United States for the Korean War. "Yankees brutally killed innocent civilians in Sinchon and other parts of (North Korea) during the Korean War," he said. "They continue killing, raping and plundering South Koreans, young and old, men and women, still today though it is nearing 60 years since their occupation of South Korea." North Korea views the 37,000 U.S. troops stationed in South Korea as occupation forces, and has long demanded the end of the U.S. military presence on the Korean Peninsula. In 2002, President Bush described North Korea as being part of an ``axis of evil'' along with Iran and Iraq. _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information