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OK, have had time to read it, and someone needs to fact check a very important part of that article. Joel Send a noteboard - 23/11/2010 04:52:02 PM
Specifically, the reference to the "armistice" that "ended" the Korean "War".

1) There is not and has never been an armistice: There is a cease fire, which implicitly means,

2) the war has never "ended", rather, the two sides are no longer exchanging fire. Except when North Korea decides to attack South Korea, of course, when any response is irresponsible and inflammatory. If complaining about soldiers firing on civilians without provocation is "inflammatory", what is deliberately murdering civilians in other countries?

3) The US Senate never passed a declaration of war against North Korea, so, technically, with regard to the US, the still continuing dispute is not a war, it's a UN police action.
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OK, have had time to read it, and someone needs to fact check a very important part of that article. - 23/11/2010 04:52:02 PM 1328 Views
Fact checking: - 23/11/2010 08:38:57 PM 1334 Views
The term "truce" used in a different Guardian article seems better. - 23/11/2010 09:20:19 PM 1209 Views
my two bits - 23/11/2010 10:51:51 PM 1373 Views
I'm glad your ex wasn't there in 1970 then. - 24/11/2010 01:10:02 AM 1322 Views
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That is the crux of it, I suppose. - 24/11/2010 03:02:40 PM 1369 Views
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