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Things are getting more tense on the Korean peninsula,and the U.S. is getting involved in a couple ways.
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First, Admiral Michael Mullen, the chairman of the JointChiefs of Staff ,is heading to South Korea.
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He's going to reassure that country's militarythat the U.S. supports it.
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Back in Washington,D.C. ,Secretary of State Hillary Clintonwas offering a similar message when she met with South Korean and Japanese officialsyesterday.
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Meanwhile, the International Criminal Court is investigating some allegedattacks by North Korea on South Korea.
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Those include an attack on a South Korean island and the sinking of a South Korean warship.
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For its part,the North is blaming theSouth for all the tension in the region.
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