Palin supports ‘North Korean allies’ in gaffe

US conservative favourite Sarah Palin is choosing sides in the latest conflict pitting the two Koreas against one another, but a verbal slip-up saw her make an unexpected pick.

“Obviously, we’ve got to stand with our North Korean allies,” she said on the radio show of fellow conservative icon Glenn Beck.

The host immediately corrected her and Palin repeated: “Yeah. And we’re also bound by prudence to stand with our South Korean allies, yes.”