THE SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN KERRY WITH THE SILVER FOOT IN HIS MOUTH CHOKES ON HIS WORDS THAT N KOREA IS NO LONGER A THREAT IN SO A FEW WORDS–PYONGYANG IS QUIETER–I SUPPOSE HE NEGLECTS TO SEE THAT MORE OF N KOREA ARE BEING HELD IN POLITICAL CAMPS–BECAUSE THE SAME THROW YOUR MILITARY MEDAL AWARD IN VIETNAM WOULD THROW HIS MORAL SUPPORT FOR THE PEOPLE OF N KOREA AS HE HAS DONE FOR THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH VEITNAM IN 1970s–ONCE A LEFTIST LIBERAL DEMOCRAT ALWAYS IS IN PRINCIPALS

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is clearly concerned about North Korea's provocative actions and did not mean to downplay the seriousness of the issue when he said Pyongyang is "quieter" than before, a government official said Monday.

"The secretary and we all have been very clear in condemning North Korea's aggressive actions when they occur. We've talked recently about the ballistic missiles and how those were in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions," State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf said at a regular press briefing.

"So I think the secretary has been very clear about our concern with North Korea's activity," she said in response to a question whether Kerry's statement is a correct assessment of the situation.

"He wasn't trying to convey something different than we've conveyed in the past."

Kerry made the remark in an interview Sunday with NBC's "Meet the Press," arguing that the North "has been quieter" since his visit to China in April last year. Though the U.S. has yet to achieve the goal of North Korea's denuclearization, Kerry said the country is moving toward that objective.

But critics said the assessment is far from reality.

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