North Korea Tries to Justify Attack

Associated Press YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea -- North Korea accused South Korea of using civilians as human shields around artillery positions on an island attacked by the North, seeking to justify a bombardment that killed four South Koreans and sent tensions soaring. The comments Saturday came on the eve of U.S.-South Korean war games in the Yellow Sea that have enraged the North and worried neighboring China, and after the South Korean marine...

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Korea Crisis: US Urges China To Step In

The US is urging China to use its influence over North Korea to defuse the crisis sparked by its shelling of an island in the Yellow Sea. South Korea's defence minister Kim Tae-young has resigned following criticism of his handling of the attack.He quit after the government announced it would be stepping up its military presence on Yeonpyeong and four neighbouring islands.Two South Korean civilians and two marines died in the bombardment of Yeonpyeong,...

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China 'Regrets' N. Korea Shelling Casualties, Urges Talks

BEIJING - China on Nov. 24 expressed regret over the casualties of North Korea's deadly bombardment of a South Korean island and urged the two sides to start talks to avoid any further such incidents. Foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Beijing was "concerned" about the situation on the Korean peninsula, echoing remarks he made a day earlier."China pays close attention to the incident. We regret the casualties and property losses, and are concerned...

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DTV Shredder

Don’t lie, you know you’d love to take the DTV Shredder for just a little spin.  I remember having a scooter that had a similar shape, but somehow this Shredder just completely obliterates any minor qualities mine may have featured.  I’m sure this has some very practical military uses, but I can’t say that any of the uses that are rolling through my brain would be considered practical.The DTV Shredder is powered by an on-board 15 horsepower...

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Marines Unsure of New Rifle Plan

The general in charge of training and equipping Marines for the future fight said Nov. 16 that it is still unclear how infantry units will need to adjust to replace their light machine guns with the service's new automatic rifle. Lt. Gen. George Flynn, who heads the Marine Corps Combat Development Command in Quantico, told reporters at a Washington, D.C. breakfast that the service plans to finish outfitting five battalions with the new M-27 Infantry...

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