Hot air over the DMZ as North Korea deploys dirty tactics

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea, long a master of trash-talking, is following through with a trash attack — literally. Some 260 “filth balloons” from North Korea had floated across the Demilitarized Zone into South Korea between late Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon, according to reports citing South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. The balloons, some equipped with timer devices, apparently designed to disperse their cargoes, dumped garbage and sacks of manure across South Korea. Landings have been reported on roads, apartment gardens and even greenhouses roofs. Some reached as...