Sunday, February 09, 2003
THE "PAPER OF RECORD" READS: Fears of Missile Launch Mount Among North Korea's Neighbors For the intrepid soul who actually reads beyond the headlines, one finds that the only "neighbor" discussed is Japan. And when one digs deeper, one finds that "Japanese officials were not immediately available for comment" on a Japanese newspaper report claiming that if the DPRK launches another missile, the Japanese SDF will mobilize and the Japanese government will consider sanctions against the DPRK. I guess "No evidence found to support Japanese newspaper's provocative claims" isn't quite as exciting as the headline the grey lady chose.
UPDATE: More on the Yomiuri Shinbun article here
