US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declares the gloves are off regarding North Korea

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said on Friday that evidence was "overwhelming" that a North Korean submarine sank a South Korean warship and that the communist country must face international consequences for its actions.

Speaking in the Japanese capital at the outset of a three-nation Asian trip, Clinton said that the US, Japan, South Korea and China are consulting on an appropriate reaction.

She said the report proves a North Korean sub fired a torpedo that sank the ship, the Cheonan, in March and that it could no longer be "business as usual" in dealing with the matter.

"The evidence is overwhelming and condemning. The torpedo that sunk the Cheonan and took the lives of 46 South Korean sailors was fired by a North Korean submarine and the United States strongly condemns this act of aggression. As Minister Okada and I discussed, we will be in deep and constant consultations not only between the United States and Japan, but also with South Korea, China and others to determine our response."

"I think it is important to send a clear message to North Korea that provocative actions have consequences. We cannot allow this attack on South Korea to go unanswered by the international community. So we will determine our best options moving forward and send a clear, unmistakable message to North Korea regarding the international community's and most particularly its neighbours' concerns about its behaviour and I look forward to being able to work out the details over the next week."

"The Lee (South Korean President Lee Myung bak) group's assertion that the above-said case is linked with the North is the last-ditch effort of those who face destruction as it is a premeditated and deliberate plot to tide over a serious crisis created due to the total failure of its domestic and foreign policies," North's state broadcaster KRT said on Friday.

US President Obama wants South Korea to lead the way in coming up with possible responses.

North Korea denies it was responsible for the sinking and has threatened to retaliate against any attempt to punish it with "all-out war."

Chinese officials have appealed for calm.

http://uk.asiancorrespondent.com/video/us-secretary-of-state-hillary-clint.htm

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[koatzapumpers]

Homefront Game!!!!

[pakjai]

"Ugh" "ah" Hillary needs to speak properly.. I think the North Korean anchor woman is more out spoken lol

[YourBestStonerFriend]

Homefront brought me here.

[baniyas2011]

this old must die soon in 2012

[tv321123]

uuuuuuuuummmmmmmmm

[2101silverstein]

@DarkKabut0

When someone speaks with that much "uh"...it's a classic sign of lying and deception! Research the "Gulf of Tonkin" incident to know more about Western deceptions!

[2101silverstein]

This stupid lesbian bitch needs to shut the fuck up! Imagine this frigid boring bitch who couldn't even pleasure ONE man trying to run for President and pleasing an entire nation! LOL

[MCAS9077]

She said uh 13 times

[ShadowLuigi333]

HOMEFRONT FTW

[DarkKabut0]

count how many times she said "uh" lol

[fliegeroh]

This woman is a disaster.