The film by Institute for Policy Studies Senior Fellow Saul Landau, “Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up,” featuring Landau, Danny Glover and Fidel Castro (at age 84), shows how the U.S.-backed violence against Cuba has continued for decades and our government’s unusual obsession with Fidel Castro has led to the unjust conviction of the Cuban 5.
In towns and cities all over Japan farewell gatherings were being held, as “returnees” to North Korea packed their bags and boarded trains that would take them to the port of Niigata where, after various formalities including a “confirmation of free will” by the International Committee of the Red Cross, they would board Russian ships for the voyage to Cheongjin in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
Facing famine, North Korea may be prepared to make concessions with its nuclear-weapons program.
Much of North Korea’s population is starving, yet its government pours money into missile and nuclear programs. Such behavior seems to be the height of irrationality. But North Korea is only following the international community’s – especially America’s – example.
North Korea can’t help but think: “Look what happened to Libya when it gave up its nuclear weapons.”
Disputes over the maritime border in the West Sea serve to exacerbate inter-Korean tensions.
Following successful revolutionary uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, Libya’s dictator tries to hole on to power by using force as the entire Middle East braces for more change.
The mood across East Asia as 2011 dawns is one of foreboding.
You think negotiating with North Korea is difficult? Try sitting down with Jon Kyl (R-AZ).
The exchange of artillery fire between South and North Korea on 23 November, 2010 had predictable results
The United States can play an important role in dialing back tensions in the disputed waters between North and South Korea, writes columnist Christine Ahn.
This week North Korea looks like the more rational of the two Koreas.
North Korea indicates to Mongolia that it might seek one-on-one negotiations with the United States.
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WikiLeaks performs a full body scan of the government, which doesn’t want its “junk” touched.