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North Korea calls for halt to Israel's "barbaric man-killings"
AFP
SEOUL
Petroleumworld.com 07 26 06
North Korea on Wednesday urged Israel to stop attacks on Lebanon and accused the United States of hypocrisy in turning a blind eye to "barbaric man-killings" by the Israelis.
A foreign ministry spokesman said Israel's attacks were a "dangerous act of harassing regional peace and pushing the Mideast into the crucible of another war."
"Israel should immediately respond to the voices of the Arab countries demanding it halt at once barbaric genocide, pull back from the occupied Arab territories and release the Arab prisoners," the spokesman said.
North Korea has been described by US President George W. Bush as part of an "Axis of Evil" alongside Iran and Iraq under Saddam Hussein.
Sales of missiles to Middle East countries including Syria and Iran have been a top source of hard currency earnings for the impoverished communist state.
The foreign ministry spokesman, quoted by the official Korean Central News Agency, criticised the United States for defending Israel's "man-killings in Lebanon and Palestine, describing them as a measure for self-defence."
"This clearly shows how hypocritical, dangerous and reckless the Bush administration is as it claims to be an 'apostle of peace' and 'defender of human rights'," the spokesman said.
"The US and Israel had better immediately stop their reckless military actions that will bring the holocaust of a new war, as demanded by the Arab countries and the international community."
AFP 26 0309 GMT 07 06
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