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South Korea Protestors Clash With Police Over Deployment of New U.S. Missile Batteries
SOUTH KOREA PROTESTORS CLASH WITH POLICE OVER DEPLOYMENT OF NEW U.S. MISSILE BATTERIES South Koreans are now clashing with police ahead of the deployment of four more Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) systems in southern South Korea. Per Yonhapnews, The clash occurred as police were trying to disperse about 400 residents from their community […]
End Games: the Apocalyptic Trope That Swallowed the World
End Games: the Apocalyptic Trope That Swallowed the World Photo by Mikey | CC BY 2.0 Everywhere you look these days, you see the trope: the “end of the world” is nigh from a nuclear war. You see it in somber headlines, in weighty punditry, even in throwaway jokes in the middle of, say, a […]
On the Brink of Nuclear War
On the Brink of Nuclear War Special Report: As nuclear war looms in Korea, the life-or-death question is whether President Trump and his team can somehow marshal the skill and strength of President Kennedy in the Cuban Missile Crisis, writes historian William R. Polk. In the first part of this essay, I gave my interpretation […]
The Insanity in Korea – But Is it Logical?
The Insanity in Korea – But Is it Logical? The South China Post reported that Chinese scientists fear that a mountain in North Korea under which the last five bombs detonated as tests, may collapse crumbling into a crater. They fear that the radiation underground would then leak across region. Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned […]
Furious North Korea Slams US As “Heinous Aggressor Who Is Begging For War”, Vows To “Respond In Our Own Way”
Furious North Korea Slams US As “Heinous Aggressor Who Is Begging For War”, Vows To “Respond In Our Own Way” North Korea said Tuesday it will “respond in our own ways” to any new sanctions that may be put in place following Pyongyang’s latest nuclear test. According to Yonhap, In a Q&A session with the […]
Using Gold To Hedge Korea Nuclear War Risk? This Is How To Do It, According To Goldman
Using Gold To Hedge Korea Nuclear War Risk? This Is How To Do It, According To Goldman In a note on the role of gold as a “geopolitical hedge of last resort“, Goldman chief commodities strategist, Jeff Currie, writes that while it is tempting to blame the rally in gold prices on recent events in […]
Green Beret Warns: “Skepticism Will Vanish When The Power Suddenly Fails Across the United States”
Green Beret Warns: “Skepticism Will Vanish When The Power Suddenly Fails Across the United States” It should be obvious, now, even to the most vocal and acetic naysayers that no matter how much they try to declare that nothing will happen regarding North Korea, they’re wrong. It is happening, as we speak, and the buildup […]
Before Our Eyes
Before Our Eyes A submerged highway in Houston in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. (J. Daniel Escareño / CC BY-ND 2.0) Climate breakdown, as George Monbiot calls it, is happening before our eyes at the same time the science on climate change grows stronger and has wider acceptance. Hurricane Harvey, which struck at the center of the petroleum […]
A War With North Korea Could Send Oil Prices Skyrocketing
A War With North Korea Could Send Oil Prices Skyrocketing An open military conflict in Northern Asia would disrupt more than a third of global seaborne crude oil trade, Wood Mackenzie warned last week amid yet another escalation between North Korea, its neighbors, and the U.S. Such a conflict would cripple North Asia’s production and […]
Putin Rejects More Korea Sactions, Warns US Risks “Global Catastrophe, Huge Loss Of Human Life”
Putin Rejects More Korea Sactions, Warns US Risks “Global Catastrophe, Huge Loss Of Human Life” After UN Ambassador Nikki Haley asked the security council to pass the “strongest possible” sanctions against North Korea following the isolated nation’s sixth nuclear test which took place over the weekend, Russia President Vladimir Putin has hinted that Russia may […]
How ‘Regime Change’ Wars Led to Korea Crisis
How ‘Regime Change’ Wars Led to Korea Crisis Exclusive: The U.S.-led aggressions against Iraq and Libya are two war crimes that keep on costing, with their grim examples of what happens to leaders who get rid of WMDs driving the scary showdown with North Korea, writes Robert Parry. It is a popular meme in the […]
Japan Prepares For Mass Evacuation Of 60,000 Citizens From South Korea
Japan Prepares For Mass Evacuation Of 60,000 Citizens From South Korea It won’t be the first time that a near-panicked Japan has came close to the edge when it comes to North Korea, and in preparation for an “emergency” was planning to evacuate its citizens located in South Korea. The last such notable spike in […]
North Korea Is “Begging For War”: Haley Tells Un “The Time For Half-Measures Is Over”
North Korea Is “Begging For War”: Haley Tells Un “The Time For Half-Measures Is Over” U.S. United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley is escalating the rhetoric from Trump’s “we’ll see” comment and aggressive tweets as she tells an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council, that “enough is enough” and that North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong […]
China Slams Trump’s Trade Threat As “Unacceptable”
China Slams Trump’s Trade Threat As “Unacceptable” An angry China slammed President Trump’s threat on Monday to cut off trade with countries that deal with North Korea, as “unacceptable” and “unfair.” As a reminder, following Sunday’s nuclear test by North Korea, Trump threatened to increase economic sanctions and halt trade with any country doing business […]
Trump Commits To Using “Nuclear Capabilities” To Defend US Terroritory, Allies
Trump Commits To Using “Nuclear Capabilities” To Defend US Terroritory, Allies In what we believe is a significant escalation and potentially a hint as to the president’s thinking, President Trump said during a phone call with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that the US remains committed to defending its territories and allies using all “diplomatic, […]
