UN extends North Korea sanctions over rocket launch

BBC News, 22 January 2013

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North Korea launched its three-stage
rocket on 12 December 2012

The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution condemning a rocket launch by North Korea and tightening sanctions, diplomats say.

The resolution will add new individuals and North Korea's space agency to lists of existing sanctions, they say.

It was reportedly the result of a compromise between the US and China, North Korea's closest ally.

The US, Japan and South Korea say the launch was a test of long-range missile technology banned by UN resolutions.

They have been calling for tough action against North Korea.

The three-stage rocket put a satellite into space in what was Pyongyang's first successful test of such technology.

The UN Security Council banned North Korea from missile tests after nuclear tests conducted in 2006 and 2009.

China, which is North Korea's closest ally and biggest trading partner, has consistently called for a cautious response.

Before the vote, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said that China had been participating "constructively" in discussions at the UN.

"We feel regret that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea [North Korea] went ahead with the launch amid widespread concerns by the international community," he said, according to state-run China Daily.

"At the same time we believe that any response by the United Nations Security Council should be prudent, moderate, and conducive to peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula, and should prevent the situation from escalating further."

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"THE OLD SOUL 2013 TOOLKIT" – Jan 13, 2013 (Kryon Channelling by Lee Caroll) (Subjects: Kryon/Channelers, Humans start to communicate/channeling to their higher self, Human Evolution, DNA, Old/New Energies, 5 points (Old Souls) Toolkit, 1 - Tolerance , 2 - Patience,  3 - Attitude adjustment (Social Networking, Internet, New Paradigm of Reality),  4 – Physical Body recalibrating (Ascension symptoms), 5 - Unification  (What makes a Word leader great? Napoleon (Then), North Korea (Now), he could be the greatest leader in the world):  50% chance that the current young leader will be cheered to in United Nations because the unification with South Korea, otherwise it will be the next leader,.... Global Unity  ... etc.) - New

"Recalibration of Free Choice"–  Mar 3, 2012 (Kryon Channelling by Lee Caroll) - (Subjects: (Old) Souls, Midpoint on 21-12-2012, Shift of Human Consciousness, Black & White vs. Color, 1 - Spirituality (Religions) shifting, Loose a Pope “soon”, 2 - Humans will change react to drama, 3 - Civilizations/Population on Earth,  4 - Alternate energy sources (Geothermal, Tidal (Paddle wheels), Wind), 5 – Financials Institutes/concepts will change (Integrity – Ethical) , 6 - News/Media/TV to change, 7 – Big Pharmaceutical company will collapse “soon”, (Keep people sick), (Integrity – Ethical)  8 – Wars will be over on Earth, Global Unity, … etc.) - (Text version) 

“… 8. ... North Korea is on the edge of change, as we told you it might be. What did this require? The death of the old energy, and I want you to watch this take place. The advisors of the young leader are going to do their best to pull him back into an old energy. This free choice of his will be far different than his father, for he sees some color. Watch for these things. They'll take longer than you want, but it is the beginning of the beginning. …”

A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) - (Text version)

“….. Here is the prediction: China will turn North Korea loose soon. The alliance will dissolve, or become stale. There will be political upheaval in China. Not a coup and not a revolution. Within the inner circles of that which you call Chinese politics, there will be a re-evaluation of goals and monetary policy. Eventually, you will see a break with North Korea, allowing still another dictator to fall and unification to occur with the south. ….”