N Korea says that US sanctions is an act of war

[the game]

Washington (CNN)The Obama administration on Wednesday slapped sanctions on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and 10 other regime officials for their alleged complicity in human rights abuses against the North Korean people.

The move marked the first time Washington sanctioned Kim Jong Un personally. Administration officials said Kim was "ultimately responsible" for what they called "North Korea's notorious abuses of human rights."

"Under Kim Jong Un, North Korea continues to inflict intolerable cruelty and hardship on millions of its own people, including extrajudicial killings, forced labor, and torture," Acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Adam J. Szubin said in a statement announcing the new action.
"As a result of today's actions, any property or interest in property of those designated by (Office of Foreign Assets Control) within U.S. jurisdiction is frozen," the Treasury Department said. "Additionally, transactions by U.S. persons involving the designated persons are generally prohibited."
A lot of international financial institutions similarly avoid those designated on these types of sanctions list so they can do business with U.S. institutions.
North Korea on Thursday lashed out at the move, calling it an "open declaration of war against DPRK" and "the worst crime that can never be pardoned," according to state news agency KCNA.
While North Korea urged the United States to retract the sanctions, it also said that it will handle all issues "arising in the relations with the U.S." under wartime law, KCNA reported, quoting North Korea's Foreign Ministry.
The sanctions also extend to five North Korean state entities, including the Ministry of People's Security, which the report says oversees labor camps and other detention facilities, where torture, execution, rape, starvation and forced labor takes place. Choe Pu Il, the minister of People's Security, was also named to the list, along with several top officials in the agency.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/06/politi...hts/index.html

[ParanoiD84]

They say alot of thing but never acually do anything about it, just empty threats.

[Deleted]

Heard this on the radio late last night.

I wonder how long it will be before North Korea does something to get itself wiped from the face of the Earth.

[Azadina]

What isn't an act of war to them? They do empty threats all the time. It's like a hobby for them.

[lolcats121]

They say alot of thing but never acually do anything about it, just empty threats.

^this

/10char

[Tempguy]

North Korea is basically your crazy elderly uncle that likes to steal things.

"Don't pay him no mind"
- Everyone's mom.

[Mavett]

Sounds like they have ran out from rice again and acting up to receive another delivery to sooth them.

[Dsc]

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/fb712...unched-missile

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said that North Korea on Saturday test-fired what appeared to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile off its eastern coast.

The missile was fired from a location near the North Korean coastal town of Sinpo, where analysts have previously detected efforts by the North to develop submarine-launched ballistic missile systems, said an official from Seoul's Defense Ministry, who didn't want to be named, citing office rules. He couldn't immediately confirm how far the missile traveled and where it landed.

North Korea's acquiring the ability to launch missiles from submarines would be an alarming development for rivals and neighbors because missiles from submerged vessels are harder to detect in advance. While security experts say it's unlikely that North Korea possesses an operational submarine capable of firing missiles, they acknowledge that the North is making progress on such technology.

[Powerogue]

So telling the truth is a crime to them? That figures. Not like he's going to do anything about it.

[Bapestar]

They are right tbh.

[May90]

Well, let's see...

North Korean leader:



North Korean commoners:



How dare they sanction the God himself, when he apparently sacrifices everything for his people! Act of war, indeed!

[Tempguy]

Well, let's see...

North Korean leader:





How dare they sanction the God himself, when he apparently sacrifices everything for his people! Act of war, indeed!

That background looks fake as fuck

[Pipebomb]

Can't economic sanctions be considered an act of war, similar to an embargo or blockade? N Korea says alot of crazy shit, but this isn't one of them.

"If goods don't cross borders, armies will."

Maybe the sanctions aren't technically an act of war but it'll give N Korea "jus ad bellum" the right to go to war.

[May90]

That background looks fake as fuck

I think they just applied a lot of cheap Photoshop filters to the original. They are known to do that.

[Karon]

"The worst crime that can never be pardoned"

What, did someone eat fatty's cake or something?

[Independent voter]

Well, let's see...
North Korean commoners:



How dare they sanction the God himself, when he apparently sacrifices everything for his people! Act of war, indeed!

What do you think their BMI is?

[TheCount]

This means war! Time to have a military parade where we showcase our highly advance military technology....from the Soviet surplus....from 1978....

[May90]

What do you think their BMI is?

Hard to say... Probably 1/3rd of their leader's.

[Ausr]

We're technically still at war with them so that's kind of stupid to say.

[Deleted]

They will soon make another video about how they annihilate the US. With great music of course.