UN Security Council unanimously condemns North Korea launch of a long-range rocket

[Median Democrat]

I know much of the news is centered on pirates, but in separate news, the United States takes the leading in securing a unanimous condemnation of North Korea test of a long range missle. Of course, Newt Gingrich has said on the record that Obama should have ordered a preemptive attack of shoot the missle out of the sky with a frickin laser.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090413/ap_on_re_as/un_un_nkorea_missile

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The UN Security Council has unanimously condemned the launch by North Korea of a long-range rocket.

In a compromise statement, the 15-member council said it would tighten sanctions against Pyongyang in the wake of the 5 April launch.

The council adopted a statement calling on North Korea to comply with a 2006 resolution banning missile tests.

Pyongyang says its rocket carried a satellite, but several nations viewed it as cover for a missile test.

"The Security Council condemns the 5 April 2009 launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, which is in contravention of Security Council resolution 1718 of 2006," said Claude Heller, the Mexican president of the Security Council.

The statement also ordered the UN Sanctions Committee to begin enforcing both financial sanctions and an existing arms embargo against North Korea.

UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the council's move, saying it sent "a unified message".

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7997336.stm

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The breakthrough in the U.N. response to the rocket launch came after Japan on Saturday dropped its demand that the council adopt a resolution, which is the strongest action the body can take.

Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin called the statement "a measured response" and said "most of the credit" for achieving consensus "must go to the U.S. and China."

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[davidinalameda]

1. a frickin' laser?

how more Austin Powers can one get!

:rofl:

[Hoopla Phil]

2. And North Korea collectively yawns.

[Median Democrat]

3. They Are Doing More Than Yawning

Plus, are you agreeing with Gingrich that we should invade North Korea in order to elicit something more than a yawn?

[Hoopla Phil]

4. Where the fuck did say anything about gingrwich? Why are YOU bring him up?

And why do you put more words in my mouth about invading that cesspool? Why are you trying to stir shit so much. Do you have some alterer motive?

[Median Democrat]

5. Well, You Are Responding To An OP That Mocks Gingrich...

And rip on the actions of the U.N., so if you aren't indicating your preference for Gingrich, what exactly is your position?