Friday, Dec. 19, President Barack Obama vowed that U.S. will respond to North Korea's cyber attack against Sony Pictures. The said cyber attack caused a lot of damages, but Sony should not feel intimidated and should not halt the release of the film "The Interview" in which will portray Kim Jong Un, North Korean leader's assassination.
President Obama said on the news conference, "We will respond. We'll respond proportionally, and we'll respond in a place and time and manner that we choose." Recently, it is confirmed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation that it is indeed the North Korea that is beyond the cyber attack to Sony Pictures and Pyongyang's actions are "outside the bounds of acceptable state behavior."
Obama further said that North Korea acted all alone. Washington already started talking to Japan, Russia, South Korea, and China asking for their assistance. The South Korea as well as Japan already said yes to cooperate.
On the other hand, China appeared to be the North Korea's ally said that the said film is not the movie for Hollywood and even U.S. society could be very proud of. The Beijing newspaper stated "The vicious mocking of Kim is only a result of senseless cultural arrogance."
President Obama said that he wished Sony pictures talked to him first before they decided yanking the movie. "I think they made a mistake," the president added.
President further stated, "We cannot have a society in which some dictator some place can start imposing censorship here in the United States. Because if somebody is able to intimidate folks out of releasing a satirical movie, imagine what they start doing when they see a documentary that they don't like, or news reports that they don't like."
According to Sony Pictures, they are not anymore planning to release the $44 million movie. Yet it doesn't mean that they CAVE IN. "We have not caved, we have not given in, we have persevered, and we have not backed down," Lynton told CNN. "We have always had every desire to have the American public see this movie."