Bolton said Saturday there was "no doubt" they violated UN Security Council resolutions against ballistic missile launches, but insisted Washington was still ready to resume talks. The spokesman went on to denounce Bolton, calling him a "war maniac" who developed various "provocative policies" against the North after designating it part of the Axis of Evil along with Iran and Iraq in 2002. "Recently, he is living up to his notoriety as a war maniac by keeping busy with efforts to start another war in the Middle East and South America," the spokesman added. "It is no coincidence that there are criticisms of Bolton as a war maniac whispering war into the ears of the president although he avoided military service saying he did not want to die in a Southeast Asian rice paddy," he added. Calling Bolton "structurally faulty", he added that the US official was working to "destroy peace and security".

Source: Bangkok Post May 27, 2019 06:33 UTC