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NKorea warns of retaliation against Seoul's policy
By KWANGTAE KIM,Associated Press Writer AP - 2 hours 9 minutes ago
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea's military warned Saturday that South Korea's "confrontational" policies may force it to retaliate against Seoul, further escalating tensions on the divided Korean Peninsula.
The Korean People's Army called South Korea's president a "traitor" and accused him of preparing for a military provocation, in a statement carried by the North's official Korean Central News Agency.
The statement _ which is rare for the North's military _ also reiterated that it will not recognize a disputed western maritime border with South Korea, raising fears of a possible naval conflict.
The western sea border has been a constant source of military tension between the two Koreas still technically at war because their 1950-53 conflict ended in a truce, not a peace treaty.
North Korea does not recognize the boundary, drawn by the United Nations at the end of the conflict, and claims the line should be redrawn farther south. South Korea has rejected the North's demand.
The disagreement led to two deadly skirmishes in the disputed waters in 1999 and 2002.
South Korea has been preparing for the possibility of a naval skirmish around the sea border and has barred navy vessels and fishing boats from engaging in any activity that could give the North a pretext for provocation.
Tension on the divided peninsula has been running high since conservative President Lee Myung-bak took office nearly a year ago pledging to be firm with Pyongyang.
The North's military warned Saturday that the confrontation could compel them to "take an all-out confrontational posture to shatter them."
"Lee and the warmongers of the puppet military will have to keenly realize what high price they will be forced to pay ... for having chosen the road of confrontation," the statement said.
South Korea denies taking a confrontational stance and has repeatedly called for dialogue with the North.
North Korea also claims South Korea wants to invade the communist country with U.S. support. Seoul and Washington deny plotting any attack.
Lee questioned key accords his predecessors struck with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il that call for providing aid to the North without condition, prompting them to cut off relations with Seoul.
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