Selig Harrison: Lee Myung Bak “Invited” Cheonan Attack

I don’t know whether North Korea torpedoed the Cheonan, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it did. Lee Myung Bak has invited retaliation by repudiating the commitment to coexistence and eventual confederation enshrined in the two summit declarations negotiated with Kim Dae Jang and Roh Moo Hyun. [Selig Harrison in the Hanky]

Did this widely-quoted North Korea “expert” just excuse an unprovoked sneak attack that killed 46 South Korean sailors?

This is not meant as an excuse for the North if it is proved guilty.

Thanks for clearing that up for us, Selig. I ask again: what competent journalist or responsible editor would ever quote a fringe lunatic like this, one whose judgments about North Korea are almost invariably wrong?