UPDATE: Doesn’t look like Kim is trying to be moderate in response. He just sentenced the 2 journalists to 12 years in prison for ‘spying.

According to Secretary of State Clinton, the US is considering putting North Korea back on the list of nations that are suspected of sponsoring terrorism. She stated that recent behavior by the rogue nation has dashed hopes that we could improve relations with them.

It will be interesting to see whether this is a real threat or if it is a diplomatic game to pressure the North Koreans into making some concessions and improving their behavior. Also, former President Bush was widely condemned for putting the nation in the ‘axis of evil’ so will the same condemnations occur for the Obama adminstration ?