It Begins reads the Drudge headline. How true. I wonder how much turmoil has been and is being perpetuated as a result of an American president who has weakened the US image on the world stage. When one is seen as weak, all the wannabe bullies increase their aggressive tantrums.
North Korea fires artillery barrage on South
SEOUL (AFP) – North Korea fired dozens of artillery shells onto a South Korean island on Tuesday, killing one person, setting homes ablaze and triggering an exchange of fire as the South's military went on top alert.
In what appeared to be one of the most serious border incidents since the 1950-53 war, South Korean troops fired back with cannon, the government convened in an underground war room and "multiple" air force jets scrambled.
Full article here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101123/wl_afp/nkoreaskoreamilitarynuclearweapons_20101123092327