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North Korea Blasts “Double-Dealing” US After Pompeo’s Canceled Trip
North Korea Blasts “Double-Dealing” US After Pompeo’s Canceled Trip The war drums are starting to beat again. The North Korean media lashed out at the “double-dealing” US for “hatching a criminal plot” against Pyongyang, days after Donald Trump told Secretary of State Mike Pompe to cancel his upcoming trip to North Korea. In an editorial, […]
The Coming Crisis with Iran
The Coming Crisis with Iran Photo by DAVID HOLT | CC BY 2.0 With the appointments of Mike Pompeo as secretary of state and John Bolton as national security adviser, Donald Trump has signaled his preparedness by the May 12deadline to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal and ramp up pressure on North Korea if it […]
If There’s a War in Korea, Blame Trump
If There’s a War in Korea, Blame Trump Brainwashed Americans believe that Kim Jong-un is responsible for the confrontation between Pyongyang and Washington, but nothing could be further from the truth. The real problem is not Kim’s nuclear weapons but Washington’s 65 year-long military occupation that continues to reinforce a political solution that was arbitrarily […]
Who Are the Leading State Sponsors of Terrorism?
Who Are the Leading State Sponsors of Terrorism? As 2017 draws to a close, it is difficult to be optimistic about what will be coming in the new year. The American President, whose margin of victory was certainly based on his pledge to avoid unnecessary wars, has doubled down on Afghanistan, refuses to leave Syria […]
Russian Diplomat’s Warning: ‘Apocalyptic Scenario’ Likely On Korean Peninsula
Russian Diplomat’s Warning: ‘Apocalyptic Scenario’ Likely On Korean Peninsula The tense situation over North Korea’s nuclear program has one top Russian diplomat sounding the alarm. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov said that the world can no longer turn a “blind eye” to alarming speed with which North Korea is advancing their weapons of mass destruction. North Korea’s […]
Pentagon Says Securing North Korean Nuclear Sites Would Require “Ground Invasion”
Pentagon Says Securing North Korean Nuclear Sites Would Require “Ground Invasion” With President Donald Trump arriving in Japan today to kick off a 10-day Asia tour, the Washington Post is reporting that the only way to locate and secure all of North Korea’s nuclear weapons sites “with complete certainty” would be a ground invasion, and […]
North Korea Conducts Mass Evacuation Drills, Blackout Exercises
North Korea Conducts Mass Evacuation Drills, Blackout Exercises A rare blackout exercise and mass evacuation drill took place in North Korea last week according to NK News, citing “multiple sources.” The wartime preparations were not visible in Pyongyang, but were seen in “secondary, tertiary cities and towns” on the eastern coast of the country. NK News and […]
Associated Press Associates Itself With War
Associated Press Associates Itself With War Robert Burns and Matthew Pennington of the Associated Press tell us: “U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is visiting the Korean Peninsula at a momentous juncture in the faltering effort to persuade Pyongyang to halt and dismantle its nuclear weapons program. Ominous questions hang in the air.” Why momentous? North […]
China Warns Trump: “We Will Back North Korea If The US Strikes First”
China Warns Trump: “We Will Back North Korea If The US Strikes First” All day Saturday, South Korea braced for a possible new missile test by North Korea as the provocative northern neighbor marked its founding anniversary, just days after its sixth and largest nuclear test rattled global financial markets and further escalated tensions in […]
“Armageddon Risk” Returns: North Korea Predicts “Catastrophe” As Massive U.S. War Games Begin Monday
“Armageddon Risk” Returns: North Korea Predicts “Catastrophe” As Massive U.S. War Games Begin Monday Traders barely had time to enjoy the lull from the “Armageddon trade” – the rising possibility of a nuclear exchange between the US and North Korea, which peaked over the weekend when various US officials said a nuclear war is not […]
An Angry Beijing Responds: “We Will Never Dance To Trump’s Tune”
An Angry Beijing Responds: “We Will Never Dance To Trump’s Tune” With just one day to go until the Trump administration launches the first salvo in what could develop into a full-scale trade war between the US and China, there is the issue of a diplomatic (hopefully) resolution of escalating situation in North Korea, one […]
North Korea claims fully successful ‘miniaturized hydrogen bomb’ test
North Korea claims fully successful ‘miniaturized hydrogen bomb’ test North Korean leader Kim Jong Un © Kyodo / Reuters North Korea has announced it has successfully tested a miniaturized hydrogen bomb following an “artificial seismic event” that has likely become the country’s fourth known nuclear test. In a “special and important” announcement at noon, North Korean TV […]
