-Caveat Lector- US, S.Korea Accused of Provocations SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea accused U.S. and South Korean forces on Wednesday of staging military provocations inside the tense demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas. The North's official Korean Central News Agency said U.S. and South Korean soldiers clandestinely deployed ``combat equipment'' at a guard post inside the border village of Panmunjom on Monday. More armed soldiers and military vehicles were spotted on a hill inside the village and about 10 illuminating flares were fired in ``deliberate and premeditated provocation,'' the KCNA said. In a separate border incident Monday, South Korean guards disturbed North Korean soldiers by pointing flashlights at a North Korean guard post, KCNA said. The U.S. military command called the North Korean charges ``an absolutely false report.'' ``It appears to be an attempt on the part of the North Koreans to raise tension,'' said spokeswoman Lee Ferguson. The North's communist government often accuses the South and United States of provoking military confrontations along the border and planning a northward invasion. Panmunjom is the sole crossing point between the two Koreas, which share the most heavily militarized border in the world. The two nations are still technically in a state of war because their 1950-53 war ended without a peace treaty. A contingent of U.S. and South Korean soldiers guard the southern half of the village under the U.N. flag. Soldiers inside the village are banned from carrying weapons heavier than side arms. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
