{"id":30859,"date":"2018-02-12T07:33:19","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T12:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=30859"},"modified":"2018-02-12T07:33:19","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T12:33:19","slug":"peace-the-one-thing-the-us-warmongers-do-not-want","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=30859","title":{"rendered":"Peace: The One Thing the US Warmongers Do Not Want"},"content":{"rendered":"<header>\n<div class=\"story-header-area\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"story-header\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themaven.net\/mishtalk\/economics\/peace-the-one-thing-the-us-warmongers-do-not-want-xtKgD3UtMUKUzSmyeCrEkg\">Peace: The One Thing the US Warmongers Do Not Want<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\">\n<div class=\"renderable configurableRenderable__3Z77r\">\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<div class=\"picture__28iqY picture loaded\">\n<div class=\"observable\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/imageproxy.themaven.net\/https%3A%2F%2Fs3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fmaven-user-photos%2Fmishtalk%2Feconomics%2FzmfATcSa4EegwR7v_znq6Q%2FGF_rcXuFskOK6IrwN4_hpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imageproxy.themaven.net\/https%3A%2F%2Fs3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fmaven-user-photos%2Fmishtalk%2Feconomics%2FzmfATcSa4EegwR7v_znq6Q%2FGF_rcXuFskOK6IrwN4_hpg?w=662&amp;q=75&amp;h=376.04244694132336&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop 1x, https:\/\/imageproxy.themaven.net\/https%3A%2F%2Fs3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fmaven-user-photos%2Fmishtalk%2Feconomics%2FzmfATcSa4EegwR7v_znq6Q%2FGF_rcXuFskOK6IrwN4_hpg?w=993&amp;q=75&amp;h=564&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop 1.5x, https:\/\/imageproxy.themaven.net\/https%3A%2F%2Fs3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fmaven-user-photos%2Fmishtalk%2Feconomics%2FzmfATcSa4EegwR7v_znq6Q%2FGF_rcXuFskOK6IrwN4_hpg?w=1324&amp;q=75&amp;h=752&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop 2x, https:\/\/imageproxy.themaven.net\/https%3A%2F%2Fs3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fmaven-user-photos%2Fmishtalk%2Feconomics%2FzmfATcSa4EegwR7v_znq6Q%2FGF_rcXuFskOK6IrwN4_hpg?w=1986&amp;q=75&amp;h=1128&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop 3x \" alt=\"\" width=\"662\" height=\"376.04244694132336\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-summary\">\n<div class=\"publish-info\">\n<div class=\"authorCard authorCard__SfNCX\">\n<div class=\"picture__28iqY false picture loaded\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"deck\">Vice President Mike Pence made fools of the US at the South Korea Olympics. Kim Jong Un&#8217;s sister stole the show.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<article class=\"story-body clearfix\">\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"markdown\">\n<p>For a welcome change of pace, a thaw between North and South Korea is taking place. Unfortunately, the US wants no part of it as vice president Pence showed the world at the Olympics.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<article class=\"MediaCard\n           MediaCard--mediaForward\n\n           customisable-border\" dir=\"ltr\" data-scribe=\"component:card\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"MediaCard-media\"><a class=\"MediaCard-borderOverlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"View image on Twitter\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ianbremmer\/status\/961966750626705410\/photo\/1\"><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">View image on Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"MediaCard-widthConstraint js-cspForcedStyle\" data-style=\"max-width: 1013px\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-mediaContainer js-cspForcedStyle\" data-style=\"padding-bottom: 66.5350%\"><a class=\"MediaCard-mediaAsset NaturalImage\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ianbremmer\/status\/961966750626705410\/photo\/1\" data-scribe=\"element:photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"NaturalImage-image\" title=\"View image on Twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/DVmXp44UQAA76K-?format=jpg&amp;name=small\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\" width=\"1013\" height=\"674\" data-image=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/DVmXp44UQAA76K-\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"Tweet h-entry js-tweetIdInfo subject expanded\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ianbremmer\/status\/961966750626705410\" data-tweet-id=\"961966750626705410\" data-scribe=\"section:subject\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-header u-cf\">\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor js-inViewportScribingTarget\" data-scribe=\"component:author\"><a class=\"TweetAuthor-link Identity u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ianbremmer\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"ian bremmer (screen name: ianbremmer)\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-avatar Identity-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar Avatar--edge\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/935214204658900992\/vGPSlT2T_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-scribe=\"element:avatar\" data-src-2x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/935214204658900992\/vGPSlT2T_bigger.jpg\" data-src-1x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/935214204658900992\/vGPSlT2T_normal.jpg\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-name Identity-name customisable-highlight\" title=\"ian bremmer\" data-scribe=\"element:name\">ian bremmer<\/span><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"TweetAuthor-link Identity u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ianbremmer\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"ian bremmer (screen name: ianbremmer)\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-verifiedBadge\" data-scribe=\"element:verified_badge\"><b class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">\u2714<\/b><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TweetAuthor-screenName Identity-screenName\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"@ianbremmer\" data-scribe=\"element:screen_name\">@ianbremmer<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\" data-scribe=\"component:tweet\">\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kim Jong Un\u2019s sister and Pence,\u00a0trying very hard to pretend the other isn\u2019t there. <a class=\"PrettyLink hashtag customisable\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OpeningCeremony?src=hash\" rel=\"tag\" data-query-source=\"hashtag_click\" data-scribe=\"element:hashtag\"><span class=\"PrettyLink-prefix\">#<\/span><span class=\"PrettyLink-value\">OpeningCeremony<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"Tweet-metadata dateline\"><time class=\"dt-updated\" title=\"Time posted: February 09, 2018 14:15:20 (UTC)\" datetime=\"2018-02-09T14:15:20+0000\"><a class=\"u-linkBlend u-url customisable-highlight long-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ianbremmer\/status\/961966750626705410\" data-datetime=\"2018-02-09T14:15:20+0000\" data-scribe=\"element:full_timestamp\">9:15 AM &#8211; Feb 9, 2018<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<div class=\"markdown\">\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/daily\/intelligencer\/2018\/02\/pence-avoids-kim-jong-uns-sister-at-olympics.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Magazine<\/a> describes the great lengths Pence took to make a fool of the US at the opening ceremonies (above Tweet) and even more so at at a dinner party on Friday put on by South Korean president Moon Jae-in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"markdown\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote><p>After showing up late, the VP intended to quickly leave after a photo session. Moon asked him to greet the other dignitaries at the event and Pence did, shaking the hands of everyone at the VIP table except for Kim Yong-nam [Kim Jong Un&#8217;s sister].<\/p>\n<p>By leaving early, Pence missed out on a special dessert \u2014 a chocolate representation of the Korean peninsula with a dark chocolate piece of barbed wire laying over it.<\/p>\n<p>And then, during the ceremonies, as North and South Korean athletes entered the stadium together under a unified flag, Pence and his wife Karen remained seated while everyone around them rose to applaud.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"markdown\">\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peace: The One Thing the US Warmongers Do Not Want Vice President Mike Pence made fools of the US at the South Korea Olympics. Kim Jong Un&#8217;s sister stole the show. 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