-Russian official predicts ‘catastrophic’ events in North Korea within 24 hours

Russian official predicts ‘catastrophic’ events AFP via Sydney Morning Herald April 24, 2003 http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/23/1050777311990.html A top Russian Foreign Ministry official was quoted as saying yesterday in Tokyo that a “catastrophic” development of events in the US-North Korean nuclear standoff was imminent and could occur within the next day. “It is probable that, as early as tomorrow, there will be a catastrophic development of events,” Itar-Tass quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Losyukov as saying. He added that the standoff had “reached an extreme stage” but did not give a more detailed explanation about his warning…… http://japan.indymedia.org/newswire/display/281/index.php