Joint military exercise begins in East Sea

North Korea warns of 'revengeful holy war'
South Korea and the United States kicked off a four-day joint military exercise in the East Sea on Sunday in a display of force against North Korea accused of launching a torpedo attack on the corvette Cheonan in March.

The two allies have mobilized some of their key military assets, including the 97,000-ton aircraft carrier USS George Washington and four F-22 stealth fighter jets, for the maritime and air exercise, codenamed “Invincible Spirit.”

Apparently unnerved by the drill intended to send a clear warning message to the communist state, North Korea threatened Saturday to begin a “revengeful holy war.”