Korea
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The Moon-Kim Summit: Mr. President, Now It Is Your Move! Moon’s Roadmap of North-South Cooperation By Prof. Joseph H. Chung
The historical Moon-Kim summit ended- after three days of excitement, hope and determination- at the sacred Cheon-ji (Heaven’s Lake) located at the top of Mt Baek-du where Dangun, son of Hwanung who descended from heaven to found the Korean nation more than 4,300 thousand years ago. Continue reading
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As Koreas Make Peace, Will Trump End the War?
At their third summit, the leaders of North and South Korea made new progress in their historic effort to bring peace to the Peninsula. But for North Korea to denuclearize, is the US prepared to formally end the Korean War, and withdraw US forces? We speak to Col. Lawrence Wilkerson Continue reading
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North and South Korea Steer Toward Peace Despite Heavy US Foot on the Brakes By Elliott Gabriel
“We had lived together for five thousand years but apart for just 70 years. Here, at this place today, I propose we move forward toward the big picture of peace in which the past 70-year-long hostility can be eradicated and we can become one again.” — South Korean President Moon Jae-in North Korean leader Kim… Continue reading
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Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong-un Meet in Pyongyang. Preamble to a North-South Peace Agreement By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
Washington has attempted to block the inter-Korean dialogue and sabotage the peace process. The negotiations are led by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who is accused by the DPRK of carrying out “gangster like tactics”. The Trump administration has no intention of reaching a peace agreement which would annul the Armistice Agreement of 1953. Under… Continue reading
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The Dirty Secret of the Korean War By Thomas Powell
The Korean War has been called “America’s forgotten war”. The heavily weaponized US Army was fought to a draw by Soviet-equipped North Korean and Chinese armies. For the very first time in its storied legacy of military campaigns dating back to American Independence, the US Army did not prevail in war. In its next colonial… Continue reading
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Hawks Renew Their Attacks On North Korea Talks By Moon of Alabama
There are new attempts underway to sabotage the deal U.S. President Trump made with North Korea’s Chairman Kim Jong-Un. These attacks are based on misleading interpretations of the agreements that were made between the two leaders. Continue reading
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Andre Vltchek Releases His North Korean Documentary Online
Here it is – my short film about North Korea. No need to drag it, to prolong it – let’s just watch it all together: This is my 25-minutes piece about the DPRK (North Korea) – country that I visited relatively recently; visited and loved, was impressed with, and let me be frank – admired. Continue reading
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Korean Voices Missing From Major Papers’ Opinions on Singapore Summit By Adam Johnson
In major-paper opinion coverage of the Singapore summit, the people with the most to lose and gain from the summit, the people whose nation was actually being discussed—Koreans—were almost uniformly ignored. Continue reading
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Pundits Worry Threat of Nuclear War Is Being Reduced By Gregory Shupak
On MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Show, the host was aghast (6/12/18) that the US says it will halt the annual war games it conducts with South Korea on North Korea’s doorstep, because doing so is “an absolute jackpot for the North Korean dictator,” “one of the things he wants most on earth,” and now Washington “has… Continue reading
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Korea News Links 26 May – 2 June 2018
2 June 2018 15:45:58 — williambowles.info Japan urges caution on any North Korea agreement https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/06/japan-urges-caution-north-korea-agreement-180602052545026.html North Korea, China on the agenda of security summit in Singapore https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/06/north-korea-china-agenda-security-summit-singapore-180602121314109.html Continue reading
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Trump Seeks Regime Change in Iran, Ripping up Nuclear Deal and Imposes ‘Strongest’ Sanctions
Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani said the US president is very “committed to regime change” in Iran, in a speech for the Iranian opposition cult the MEK. Then Trump sabotaged the JCPOA and Mike Pompeo announced “the strongest sanctions in history.” Continue reading
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Trump Seeks Regime Change in Iran, Ripping up Nuclear Deal and Imposes ‘Strongest’ Sanctions
Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani said the US president is very “committed to regime change” in Iran, in a speech for the Iranian opposition cult the MEK. Then Trump sabotaged the JCPOA and Mike Pompeo announced “the strongest sanctions in history.” Continue reading
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Korea News Links 24-25 May 2018
25 May 2018 — williambowles.info Trump ‘winging it’ to blame for scuppering North Korea summit, says former White House official http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/trump-north-korea-summit-cancel-victor-cha-kim-jong-un-a8368536.html Disappointment in South Korea as Trump nixes summit with Kim https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/05/disappointment-south-korea-trump-nixes-summit-kim-180525050543549.html Continue reading
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Korea News Links 24 May 2018
24 May 2018 — williambowles.info Trump says US military ‘is ready’ if North Korea takes ‘foolish action’ following cancelled summit http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-north-korea-summit-latest-kim-jong-un-military-nuclear-south-korea-japan-a8367741.html Trump cancels US-North Korea summit with Kim Jong-un http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-north-korea-summit-cancel-us-kim-jong-un-a8367306.html Continue reading
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US-North Korea Peace Talks: Trump Threatens Kim with Gaddafi’s Fate
Col. Larry Wilkerson: Trump’s threats, Bolton’s inexperience, combined with the military exercises in the region is putting the North Korean peace talks at risk. It is inexplicable form of diplomacy, unless you want the talks to fail Continue reading
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US-North Korea Peace Talks: Trump Threatens Kim with Gaddafi’s Fate
Col. Larry Wilkerson: Trump’s threats, Bolton’s inexperience, combined with the military exercises in the region is putting the North Korean peace talks at risk. It is inexplicable form of diplomacy, unless you want the talks to fail Continue reading
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North Korea May Cancel Summit Over Bolton’s ‘Absurd’ Demands
The Trump administration thought it was an easy path in its negotiations with North Korea. Trump was euphoric when North Korea released three U.S. prisoners and proudly announced the June 12 summit with Kim Jong-un in Singapore where North Korea would agree to give up all its nuclear weapons and nuclear development programs. Trump would… Continue reading
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North and South Korea: A Handshake that Shook the World By Prof. Joseph H. Chung
Early morning of April 27, 2018, the world saw Kim Jong-un coming with dignity and self confidence toward Moon Jae-in who was waiting on the south side of the narrow demarcation line separating the Korean peninsula into two parts.. As soon as Kim approached Moon, the two leaders greeted each other with sincere and friendly… Continue reading
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NYT Examines How History Impacts Korean Talks–but Its Own Memory Is Fuzzy By Jim Naureckas
It’s not surprising that the US and North Korea view the history of Libyan disarmament differently, when the New York Times (4/29/18) can’t even agree with the New York Times about it. Continue reading
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Liberals, Conservatives Worry About Korean Peace Threat By Gregory Shupak
Commentators across the spectrum of acceptable establishment opinion are alarmed by the possibility of peace breaking out on the Korean peninsula. Continue reading
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