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How North Koreas Arms Trade Funds Its Nuclear Program
War News Updates —
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North Korea Arms Trade Funds Nuclear-Bomb Work, UN Panel Says -- Bloomberg Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- North Korea is running a global arms smuggling enterprise to finance its nuclear weapons program, a United Nations panel said in a report on sanctions imposed on the regime. “The Democratic People’s Republic of ...16 hours ago -
What Life Is Like In The North Korean Army
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North Korean military honour guard standing to attention at Pyongyangs airport during a diplomatic visit Photograph: Stephen Shaver/AFP/Getty Images Defector Tells Of Life In North Korean Army -- BBC Newsnight has spoken to two North Korean defectors about life inside the secretive Stalinist state, one of ...23 hours ago -
Terror Trial, Iran, Afghanistan, etc. Are Not Independent Events
American Conservative Daily —
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Hope and Change or Truth or Consequences What Credibility Does Mr. Obama Think That He Has? He Talks of Consequences In Iran While Allowing Terrorists To Go On Trial In Civilian Court In The United States Talk and rhetoric are cheap as the nation and the world has witnessed since the campaign that ...1 day ago -
Obama Says He Seeks To Break Pattern With North Korea
Pacific Freeze —
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(November 19, 2009) Seoul– President Barack Obama said he and South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak aim to “break the pattern” in dealing with North Korea in which the regime in Pyongyang alternates between provocation and negotiation. Obama said he will send his special envoy, Stephen Bosworth, to North Korea ...1 day ago -
The Hidden ‘Arrogance’ Behind Obama’s Royal Bow: Global Geographic Times, China
The Moderate Voice —
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What is the significance of President Obama’s habit of bowing to foreign royalty? Continuing with our coverage of China’s reaction to president Obama’s Asia tour, Diguo Zhunjiang for China’s state-controlled Global Geographic Times asserts that while this results in a great loss of face for the United ...1 day ago -
Two North Korean diplomats arrested for smuggling
Gadling —
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Filed under: Sweden , News Two North Korean diplomats tried to claim diplomatic immunity when they were arrested in Stockholm for smuggling cigarettes. The man and woman, who were caught driving their tobacco-filled car off a ferry from Helsinki, have been taken into police custody. Apparently, they have ...1 day ago -
UN panel condemns Iran for post-election crackdown
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Source: Reuters * Canadian-drafted resolution adopted by 74-48 vote * Saudi Arabia breaks ranks with Muslim states, votes yes * U.S., Britain, Canada welcome the censure of Iran (Adds U.S., British and Canadian ...1 day ago -
UN committee slams Iran for post-election crackdown
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Source: Reuters * Canadian-drafted resolution adopted by 74-48 vote * Saudi Arabia breaks ranks with Muslim states, votes yes By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assemblys ...1 day ago -
The greed of the generals (II): two questions
The Best Defense —
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Im interested that in all the e-mails Ive gotten, and responses posted on this blog about triple-dipping retired generals getting paid to "mentor" the active duty military while at the same time working in the defense industry, and also collecting their pensions, not a single person has contended that, yes, ...1 day ago -
Addiction to Growth is China’s ‘Berlin Wall’: Global Geographic Times, People’s Republic of China
The Moderate Voice —
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Can President Obama persuade China not to be so dependent on growth, particularly trade-dependent growth? Likening Beijing’s obsession with growth to a Chinese version of the ‘Berlin Wall,’ Feng Mengyun of China’s state-run Global Geographic Times expresses his hope that President Obama can do something to ...1 day ago -
What happened to containment of North Korea?
Shadow Government —
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By Jamie Fly In 1947, after George Kennan, writing under the pseudonym "X," published his famous article on "The Sources of Soviet Conduct" in Foreign Affairs , he quickly found that his concept of "containment" was distorted in the public discussion about his article that ensued. In his new book, The Hawk and ...1 day ago -
Give North Korea a break | John Delury
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Denuclearisation will only come when bridges have been built with Pyongyang and it feels firmly set on a new economic course Negotiations over the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula look set to resume . Sadly, they are unlikely to end soon. Talk of a "grand bargain" remains just that – talk. Trust between ...1 day ago -
Engaging the DPRK: A “Deferred Delivery” Option?
Leonid Petrov's KOREA VISION —
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by Georgy Toloraya, “Engaging the DPRK: A ‘Deferred Delivery’ Option?” The Asia-Pacific Journal, 47-3-09, November 23, 2009.Regardless of rhetoric, there is little doubt that North Korea is not prepared to give up its nuclear capability any time soon. Although it might simply be a bargaining position, ...2 days ago -
Age of cyber warfare is ‘dawning’
Command the Raven —
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From BBC UKCyber war has moved from fiction to fact, says a report.Compiled by security firm McAfee, it bases its conclusion on analysis of recent net-based attacks.Analysis of the motives of the actors behind many attacks carried out via the internet showed that many were mounted with a explicitly political aim.It ...2 days ago -
Obama Winds Up Asia Tour With South Korea Summit
dailyQi —
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Source: VOA News (November 18, 2009, Seoul), Obama Winds Up Asia Tour With South Korea Summit U.S. President Barack Obama has arrived in South Korea, where he is expected to show solidarity with the country’s president in demanding North Korea move toward ending its nuclear weapons programs. The president ...2 days ago -
North Korea: U.S. Imperialists ride the Pyongyang Metro
At Home In The Wasteland —
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“The metro, a monumental edifice in the era of the Workers’ Party, is providing the people with easy access to different parts of Pyongyang and is very instrumental in their ideological and cultural education.” – KCNA Of all the things we did in North Korea, taking a short trip on the Pyongyang metro was ...2 days ago -
Chinese defence chief to visit N.Korea: media (AFP)
Relevant News —
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AFP – Chinese Defence Minister Liang Guanglie will visit North Korea soon, state-run media said on Friday, amid efforts to draw Pyongyang back to nuclear disarmament talks. Here is the original: (AFP)"> (AFP)">Chinese defence chief to visit N.Korea: media (AFP)2 days ago -
The decline and fall of corporate culture?
marcus westbury —
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THE dominant cultural form of the 20th century is starting to unravel. What was the dominant cultural form of the 20th century? There are plenty of candidates and no lack of ones that are allegedly under threat. Cinema? Rock music? The album? Radio? The four-minute single? Magazines? Newspapers? Television? ...2 days ago -
UN committee condemns N.Korea, Myanmar over rights
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Source: Reuters * Both states accused of widespread human rights abuses * Envoys of North Korea, Myanmar reject the resolutions * UN rights committee to debate Iran condemnation Friday (Adds details, background ...2 days ago -
UN committee condemns N.Korea, Myanmar over rights
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Source: Reuters * Both states accused of widespread human rights abuses * Envoys of North Korea, Myanmar reject the resolutions By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, Nov 19 (Reuters) - A special committee of the ...2 days ago
