US Ambassador Mark Lippert Attacked in South Korea

[octoberlib]

The U.S Ambassador to South Korea was attacked in the country's capital today while giving a speech, officials say.

Photos from South Korea's official news agency show Ambassador Mark Lippert with blood on his hand and holding his face. He was attacked by what the Yonhap news agency described was "an armed man" who shouted, "No to war training!" before attacking him.

He was assaulted Thursday morning local and is being treated at a local hospital with non life-threatening injuries, according to the State Department.

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http://abcnews.go.com/International/us-ambassador-attacked-south-korea-local-reports/story?id=29396050

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

1. War training? Anybody know what that is about?

[TwilightGardener]

2. SK/US annual drills, going on now.

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

4. Oh so this was likely a NK protester.

I wonder if he was trained by the TeaParTY

[octoberlib]

5. I wondered what this was about. Thanks!

[tracks29]

3. US - South Korea have been doing war exercises this week. NK was upset about it.

[Rex]

6. So if it turns out it was someone from NK, is this considered an act of war?

Technically we never settled on a peace process with NK (more like NK didn't) and are still at war with them.

[TwilightGardener]

7. If NK can be proven to have sent this guy to hurt or kill the ambassador, I guess so.

[47of74]

8. I'm waiting for all the complaining to start

Such as from Rush Limbaugh's Masturbatorium of Hate show and from those teabilly idiots in Congress about how this is all the President's fault. Along with the 10,000 hours of additional investigations.