North Korea Calls U.S. "Criminals" Days After Bush Letter

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SEOUL: Days after the U.S. president sent his first letter to North Korea's leader in a bid to further diplomacy, the communist state accused the American government on Tuesday of being reckless criminals trying to stir up war.

North Korea's official media slammed the United States for a recent deployment of fighter jets and other armaments in and around South Korea.

"Such moves are a part of the U.S. conservative hardliners' invariable hostile policy towards the DPRK (North Korea) and a reckless criminal act of chilling the denuclearisation process in the Korean peninsula and driving the situation into the brink of war," said the communist party mouthpiece, Rodong Sinmun.

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In the letter, Bush urged Kim to make good on his country's pledge to disable its nuclear arms complex and declare all of its nuclear activities.

U.S. and China relations going through a rough patchRainforest protection plan takes shapePhilippine Muslim rebel groups agree to reconcileBush, who once branded North Korea as part of an "axis of evil", told Kim that nuclear diplomacy was at a "critical juncture", U.S. officials said.

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http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2007/12/11/asia/OUKWD-UK-KOREA-NORTH-USA.php

[LakeSamish706]

1. LOL... And who didn't see this coming? n/t