kim jong un issues statement on trump: 'a frightened dog barks louder' september 21, 20179:00 pm et
elise hu
north korean dictator kim jong un has weighed in on heightened tensions on korean peninsula, personal analysis of president trump's
tuesday speech @ united nations general assembly.
trump's speech, notable apocalyptic rhetoric — vowed "totally destroy" north korea , 25 million people if united states had defend , allies — aroused greater fears of military miscalculation lead catastrophe.
kim, in lengthy statement released north korean state media kcna, used first person respond trump's own fiery statements, rather unusual , exceptional, says martyn williams, longtime north korea media specialist runs site north korea tech.
"this translation of direct message kim president trump. don't think i've seen before kim jong un, , first north korean media," williams says.
in message, kim starts off bemused, saying expected boilerplate talking points trump @ u.n.
"but," kim says in statement, "he made unprecedented rude nonsense 1 has never heard of predecessors. frightened dog barks louder." kim goes on lecture trump, saying should better read room , practice prudence when making these types of international speeches, reminds trump pledge "totally destroy" nation state , people undermine point of united nations, maintain global order , peace.
"the mentally deranged behavior of u.s. president openly expressing on u.n. arena unethical 'totally destroy' sovereign state, beyond boundary of threats of regime change or overturn of social system, makes normal thinking faculty think discretion , composure."
kim builds climax, points out rather scaring him off path, trump's threats north korea justify pyongyang's nuclear ambitions. (north korea maintains developing nuclear capabilities defend against united states. u.s. diplomats, including current secretary of state rex tillerson, have stressed america
does not seek "regime change" in north korea, trump's rhetoric
confuses policy.)
here's kim jong un:
"after taking office trump has rendered world restless through threats , blackmail against countries in world. unfit hold prerogative of supreme command of country, , surely rogue , gangster fond of playing fire, rather politician. remarks described u.s. option through straightforward expression of have convinced me, rather frightening or stopping me, path chose correct , 1 have follow last."
statement ends unspecified threat kim jong un make trump "pay dearly" , "face results beyond expectation." should caution north korea's threats on united states common , part of propaganda game.
if read north korean propaganda daily, kim appeared reasonably measured, signaling saying "i thinking hard response [trump] have expected when allowed such eccentric words trip off tongue."
williams, north korea watcher, says he's not alarmed.
"[the threats] par course, when dealing country north korea, , country has made more explicit threats in past. wonder if should happy @ least talking each other ... if trade insults," williams says.
, should mention kim reintroduces old english vocabulary word american vernacular before wraps up.
"i surely , tame mentally deranged u. s. dotard fire," says. dotard, according
merriam-webster means "a person in or dotage — "a state or period of senile decay marked decline of mental poise , alertness."
term trending online.
jihye lee contributed post. click expand...
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