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Why would they even bother denying it then, in that case? There's no advantage to North Korea of doing such an unnecessarily complicated and risky assassinatio
by quirkafleeg 10y ago
Why would they even bother denying it then, in that case?
There's no advantage to North Korea of doing such an unnecessarily complicated and risky assassination in such a public and relatively secure place, when they could do it anywhere else, using any other weapon.
There is an obvious motivation for countries hostile to North Korea to so publicly frame them for this though, and bring up the issue of WMDs, particularly a week or so after their latest missle launch.
We'll probably never know what really happened, but just because North Korea is a bad place doesn't mean we should automatically accept everything they're accused of.
- merpnderp 10y agoThe current leader executed his uncle with an anti-aircraft gun. I think the natural human tendency towards pique and irrationality more than explains away the obvious flaws in the plan.
- maxerickson 10y agoThe other side of it is what do they gain by admitting they did it? That people tend to believe Malasia (in reporting the attack used VX) and tend to believe the straightforward explanation (assassination by the DPRK) doesn't mean they are not weighing the evidence, it is quite possible to believe the picture being painted in the media without having automatically accepted it.