More Catastropic Floods in China
For the second or third time in recent months cities in China have been hit with super-deluges and catastrophic flooding. [See also Tennessee, below] Earlier in August massive mudslides killed … [Keep reading >>]
Posts Tagged ‘North Korea’
Reporters Speak about North Korean Imprisonment and the Story They Wanted to Tell
A careful but still harrowing account by Laura Ling and Euna Lee of their five months in North Korean prisons, their attempts to eat some of their notes and video … [Keep reading >>]
U.S. Destroyer Shadows N. Korea Cargo Ship
“A North Korean cargo ship shadowed by a United States Navy destroyer was reportedly steaming toward Myanmar on Sunday, posing what could be the first test of how far the … [Keep reading >>]
North Korea to Weaponize Nuclear Reactor Fuel
” North Korea adamantly denied for seven years that it had a program for making nuclear weapons from enriched uranium.
But on Saturday, a few hours after the U.N. Security Council … [Keep reading >>]
Torture Around the World
The February 2009 U.S. Department of State’s Report on North Korea cited this in section 1.c.
The penal code prohibits torture or inhumane treatment; however, many sources continued to confirm their … [Keep reading >>]
China Suspends Relations with N. Korea
“China suspended government exchanges with North Korea after Kim Jong-Il’s regime last week tested a nuclear device and fired short-range missiles, Yonhap News said.
“China has halted plans to send … [Keep reading >>]
North Korea Threatens War
“Pyongyang today lashed out at both Seoul and Washington, warning that it would attack South Korea if any of its ships were intercepted as part of a U.S.-led initiative to … [Keep reading >>]
North Korea: Another Nuclear Test
Monday morning brings the unwelcome news that North Korea has tested another nuclear device, followed by the firing of three 80 mile missiles into the western Pacific. Measurement and … [Keep reading >>]
US Destroyers Underway for North Korea Missile Shoot
North Korea is going to shoot one of it’s medium long range ballistic missiles, a Taepodong-2, some time next week. As currently believed to be configured it has a … [Keep reading >>]
N Korea missile on launch pad
North Korea has placed a long-range missile capable of reaching the US on a launch pad as the Stalinist state prepares for what it claims is a satellite launch in … [Keep reading >>]
The North Korea Back Story
Very interesting story from Sidney, Australia, about the recent North Korea-US nuclear agreement — on, then off, then on again.
Mike Chinoy, the former CNN chief Asia correspondent and author of … [Keep reading >>]
Syria North Korea Assertion
Pretty interesting to see Republican Peter Hoekstra on CNN saying that he and others felt used by Administration in its revelation to Congress that North Korea had helped Syria build … [Keep reading >>]
