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Kim Jong Un is a pudgy punk with the power to create great misery
Kim Jong Un is an absurdly comical figure. If he were not holding the fate of millions of people in his hands, the North Korean dictator would provide us all with nothing but laughs. He runs a country that, thanks to the ruinous communist policies of...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Kim Jong Un, North Korea, South Korea, U.S. Department of Defense
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North Korea vows to expand nuclear arsenal, signaling end of talks
SEOUL — Escalating the stakes of a standoff with Washington and its allies, North Korea is signaling that it will abandon two decades of negotiations to constrain its nuclear program and will close the door on any deal over its atomic weapons and...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Beijing (China), Defense Equipment, North Korea, U.S. Department of State
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North Korea could stumble from bluster to war
Beneath a map depicting the battle plan for “Target Mainland U.S.,” North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is shown in state propaganda photos being briefed by his generals on preparations for attacks on Guam, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast....
Tags: Kim Il Sung, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Kim Jong Un, Park Geun-hye, Media Industry
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Reaching out to North Korea
President Obama's recent Middle East trip showed what good things can result from thoughtful, direct presidential involvement. The president addressed young Israelis, reassured allies in the region and brokered an Israeli apology to Turkey for a deadly...
Tags: Jimmy Carter, North Korea, Park Geun-hye, George W. Bush, Xi Jinping
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Dennis Rodman urges Barack Obama to call his new BFF Kim Jong Un
It’s a real-life scenario so bizarre and outlandish it seems like it was dreamed up by the writers of “South Park” or “30 Rock”: Retired NBA player turned C-list reality star Dennis Rodman travels to North Korea, becomes...
Tags: Bill Clinton, Vice (movie), North Korea, George Stephanopoulos, ABC (tv network)
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Iran vs. 'Argo': What other lawsuits could be in the wings?
People in Iran believe that “Argo,” which chronicled the storming of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and the later rescue of six Americans who escaped and hid with the Canadian ambassador, is "a propaganda attack against our nation and...
Tags: Trials, The Hangover (movie), Litigation, Oliver Stone, U.S. Embassy
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Dennis Rodman tests out 'basketball diplomacy' in North Korea
It’s a story so strange it could have been cobbled together through Mad Libs: Flamboyant basketball star Dennis Rodman and some of the showy Harlem Globetrotters arrived Tuesday in the isolated country of North Korea, in a filmed trip billed as...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Trips and Vacations, Chicago Bulls, North Korea
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North Korea appears to conduct nuclear test, defying world powers
BEIJING -- North Korea appeared to conduct a nuclear test Tuesday in defiance of world powers, South Korean officials said, following through on the provocative step after weeks of threats. South Korea said it had detected a man-made seismic event...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, Explosions, Beijing (China), Satellite Technology
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China calls for talks after North Korean threat
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.BEIJING -- With North Korea openly threatening the United States with nuclear weapons, China called Thursday for a new round of diplomacy and appears to be growing increasingly frustrated with its longtime ally. Beijing’s calls for intervention...Tags: Jay Carney, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, Satellite Technology, Xi Jinping
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North Korea still a long way from a reliable weapon, experts say
As news broke of North Korea's successful launch of a long-range rocket on Wednesday, alarm bells went off around the world. The technology used to send a satellite into orbit or fire a missile carrying a warhead are basically the same, raising fears that...
Tags: Technology, Physiology, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, Satellite Technology
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Kim Jong Un calls to end strife between Koreas
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.In an unusual televised address for the new year, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called to defuse tensions with South Korea and boost the economy of his impoverished nation. “An important issue in putting an end to the division of the country...Tags: Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Un, South Korea, North Korea, Pakistan
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North Korea rocket launch plans: Little to gain, nothing to lose
Since North Korea announced plans to launch a rocket this month, the threats of retaliation have been swift and global. South Korea has called the mission, ostensibly to put a satellite into orbit, “a full-frontal challenge” to regional...
Tags: Hillary Clinton, U.S. Congress, Satellite Technology, Israel, National Government
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