North Korea: South Korea President Lee Myung-Bak Is 'Chieftain Of Evils'

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has called South Korea's president a "pro-U.S. fascist maniac" and a "chieftain of evils" because he placed his troops on high alert after leader Kim Jong Il's death.

The North's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea said Wednesday that the North Korean army would force South Korea to pay a price for the action.

North Korea has regularly blasted South Korean President Lee Myung-bak since he ended a no-strings-attached aid policy toward the impoverished North after taking office in 2008.

It also criticizes Lee's government for barring all South Koreans, except for two private delegations, from visiting to pay respects after Kim's death.

The statement was carried by the official Korean Central News Agency.

Comments

[WorkhelpWorkhelp]

01:19 PM on 01/04/2012

Dang. I thought there was going to be a new dawn here. (That's code for less cross staring across the D zone.)

[hiker326]

12:53 PM on 01/04/2012

Well I thought the new guy and the South could become friends and play together nicely. Well, sticks and stones Kim Jung Un... we're not playing with you anymore and we're telling our mommy!!!

[crankyCrackPot]

12:36 PM on 01/04/2012

Is that noise a fly buzzing?
This bellicose hyperbole is par for the course and utterly meaningless.

[czs5056]

09:36 AM on 01/04/2012

so placing your army on high alert when there is a power transition in an unpredictable country with a new leader who may have to prove himself to the army is now evil? Huh, then I am the devil himself.

[tobo]

08:24 AM on 01/04/2012

Come on president Lee, in your inauguration, you said you would show your teeth. When push comes to shove, it's time to keep your promise to the nation.