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11/23/10 - North Korean artillery fire (2 SK marines dead) - 11-23-2010, 03:27 PM

North Korea Bombards South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island in Deadly Attack
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/24/wo...a.html?_r=1&hp
BBC News - North Korean artillery hits South Korean island‎
S. Korea: shelling 'provocation' | Video | Reuters.com

That would essentially be "strike two", as anything close to an act of war from the North again could most likely resume the Korean War. However, something doesn't add up -- or, rather, something hasn't been properly addressed: the details on the strategic motive are unclear. Naturally, there's intelligence being withheld by the militaries, in which may provide the logic behind firing at a target that would achieve nothing beyond escalated hostility. And, if the objective is provocation, why?

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