North Korea says it has "shocking evidence" of US (counterfeiting) plot

[UpInArms]

http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=11900761&src=rss/ElectionCoverage

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has charged the United States with counterfeiting its own currency and shifting the blame to Pyongyang, adding artists with "blood-shot eyes" in Japan are making cartoons attacking Pyongyang's leaders.

A spokesman for the Ministry of People's Security said in a statement the North had obtained "shocking evidence" Washington and Tokyo are producing false material that gives the impression Pyongyang is a criminal state, the North's KCNA news agency said late Wednesday.

"The CIA secretly enlist(s) experts on counterfeiting notes claimed to be the 'most sophisticated in the world' and invite(s) them to issue lots of fake currencies at 'counterfeit notes printing houses of North Korean-style' operating in U.S. military bases in different parts of the world," the spokesman said.

U.S. Treasury officials have briefed various governments about Washington's suspicions that North Korea has for years been producing a high quality copy of its $100 bill. U.S. officials have dubbed the copy the "supernote."

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The report did not give more information about the contents of the animation but said they are appearing in the mass media in the United States, South Korea and Japan.

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[William769]

1. O boo hoo for North Korea..

[Inland]

2. What good is NK currency in a rationed economy?

This doesn't make any sense to me at all.

[On the Road]

3. I Believe What the North Koreans Were Saying

is that the CIA was counterfeiting US $100 bills and blaming the counterfeiting on North Korea.

Interesting idea -- who knows? Both sides are untrustworthy and unprincipled. Certainly would be a way of funding black ops or for government officials to enrich themselves.

[RaleighNCDUer]

7. If the CIA is willing to run drugs through Panama

why would they be averse to a little harmless counterfeiting to fund their operations?

[DELUSIONAL]

4. Interesting theory -- could be a plot line for a novel

Both leaders are lying con men -- so who knows?

Very often the citizens are left out of the loop -- except to pay the bill -- as the spies play games.

[Igel]

5. The allegations of NK counterfeiting US

$100 bills goes back to the Clinton administration.

[snooper2]

6. I get you Bastards!

[Ian David]

8. It's hard to tell who is crazier or who is the bigger liar-Jung Il or Bush

If it weren't for the fact that this accusation pre-dates since at least Clinton, I'd say Jung Il is probably right.

[0007]

11. I steal junior wife...she bad cook .... not good under cover lover

Not smart, take U.S. fake money. Ho Ho Ho

[jobycom]

13. No kidding, who could decide between trusting Bush or Kim Jung Il?

I hope my life never depends on me getting that one right.

[B3Nut]

12. I'm so ronery....so ronery... n/t

:D

[MrPrax]

9. Cartoonists with 'blood-shot eyes'?

No doubt caused by excessive decadent western habits and licentious cosmopolitanism...

Good call, comrade...you get an extra scoop of bark soup.


You know they put on shows like this every time Dear Leader goes to the bathroom

[cliss]

10. LOL...

that was funny, MrPrax. thankx for the laff.

[WhiteTara]

14. gives the people something to do

while they are starving. :sarcasm: