And Speaking Of Threats

The other surviving member of the Axis of Evil, North Korea and it's deranged dwarf of a leader are now threatening violence as well.

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea threatened on Friday to take "stronger physical actions" after Japan imposed sanctions in response to its missile tests this week, while the United States and Japan struggled to set out a unified diplomatic response to the launches.

Japan is pushing for a U.N. Security Council vote for Saturday on further sanctions against North Korea, despite opposition from veto-wielding members China and Russia.

Japanese Ambassador Kenzo Oshima, who formally introduced a draft resolution, said on Friday he had asked for a vote for Saturday in response to the barrage of missiles fired by North Korea into waters near Japan.

Oshima told reporters intensive talks had been conducted since Wednesday and it was time for the Security Council to act "firmly, robustly and speedily."

Asked if he would use his veto power, China's U.N. Ambassador Wang Guangya said it was possible.

"If this resolution is put to a vote, definitely there would be no unity in the Security Council," said Wang, who could also let the resolution pass by abstaining.

As I said yesterday, China is at a crossroads here. They have the ability to reign in Kim better than any other country.

Japan has banned a North Korean ferry from entering its ports for six months as part of a package of initial sanctions, which brought a new threat from North Korea on Friday.

"This may force us to take stronger physical actions," Kyodo news agency quoted Song Il-ho, North Korea's ambassador in charge of diplomatic normalization talks with Japan, as saying.

This is looking rather coordinated, isn't it? The West is being pushed closer to the brink. Time to wake up, people.