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What is the Korean word for chutzpah?

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: July 12, 2008 · Comments (3)

Whatever the word is, it should be applied to this story. SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea said South Korea was to blame for the shooting death of a South Korean tourist in the communist nation, demanding an apology Saturday and saying it would ban visits to a mountain resort... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

From North Korea, With Love

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: April 20, 2008 · Comments (5)

From the "progressive" government of The People's Republic of Korea, a musical salute to the American Left. WARNING: Contains graphic depictions of assorted leftist scum, riff-raff, moonbats, and Obama supporters. Not suitable for work, children, or decent people with heart trouble. Isn't it nice to know the "progressives" have support... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (8 votes cast)

North Korea offers Thailand 100 million dollar loan

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 14, 2008 · Comments (3)

What could it be for? How about mass transit. SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has offered a US$100 million loan to Thailand for its mass transit systems despite the deepening economic woes of the impoverished North that depends heavily on international handouts to feed its hungry people, a... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (5 votes cast)

More important news

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 21, 2008 · Comments (6)

Barack Obama gets applause for blowing his nose. What will the Presidential hopeful do for an encore? Singapore beats out Moscow to host the first World Youth Olympics. Expect Russian jets to do a flyover of the island nation in the next few days. A scandal in the making. South... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.5/5 (8 votes cast)

Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice to visit Pyongyang?

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 14, 2008 · Comments (6)

A Radio Free broadcaster hinted at just that. From the Chosun Ilbo- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is expected to attend a concert by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in Pyongyang on Feb. 26, according to Radio Free Asia Tuesday. The orchestra won an agreement from the North to play... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.1/5 (7 votes cast)

The 40th anniversary of the Pueblo incident

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 23, 2008 · Comments (9)

Not surprisingly, the North Koreans couldn't let the day pass without comment. North Korea demanded the United States end its "hostile policy" toward the communist state Wednesday as Pyongyang marked the 40th anniversary of its seizure of a U.S. spy ship. An unnamed spokesman for the "Korean National Peace Committee,"... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.3/5 (6 votes cast)

Rising Sun

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: December 17, 2007 · Comments (6)

Japan intercepts missile in milestone test A Japanese navy destroyer shot down a ballistic missile on Monday in a test about 100 miles over the Pacific, a first for a U.S. ally, U.S. and Japanese forces said. Speak softly and carry a big stick. U.S.-Japanese missile-defense ties have grown greatly... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (16 votes cast)

New York Times: Israel bombed Syrian nuke plant

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 14, 2007 · Comments (18)

Israel's September attack in Syria was indeed directed against a nuclear reactor site under construction, report David E. Sanger and Mark Mazzetti for The New York Times" Israel's air attack on Syria last month was directed against a site that Israeli and American intelligence analysts judged was a partly constructed... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.7/5 (53 votes cast)

Moment of truth for Korea

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 3, 2007 · Comments (19)

The leaders of North Korea and South Korea are meeting in an historic summit as the probability of a deal on North Korean nuclear ambitions increases, Jon Herskovitz reports for Reuters: The leaders of the Koreas began talks on Wednesday after a cool start to a summit between two countries... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.7/5 (29 votes cast)

North Korea Claims to have Shut Down Its Nuclear Reactor

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: July 14, 2007 · Comments (10)

NoKo said they would shut down their reactor in exchange for oil. The oil arrived today, as did the assurances that the reactor is off line. Of course, we already know what NoKo's word is worth: nothing. The US is reacting positively, nonetheless: North Korea told the United States it... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.5/5 (11 votes cast)

Kim Jong-il Backpedals on Nuke Test

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: October 19, 2006 · Comments (23)

Apparently he's sorry for creating such a fuss: North Korean leader Kim Jong Il expressed regret about his country's nuclear test to a Chinese delegation and said Pyongyang would return to international nuclear talks if Washington backs off a campaign to financially isolate the country, a South Korean newspaper reported... [Full Story]

Rating: 1/5 (1 votes cast)

NoKo Informs China of Three More Nuke Tests

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: October 18, 2006 · Comments (35)

Here we go again. From the Kyodo News: (Kyodo) _ North Korea has informed China that it is prepared to conduct "as many as three additional tests" following the first nuclear experiment Oct. 9, CNN television reported Wednesday. Quoting U.S. intelligence analysts and officials, CNN and Fox News said U.S.... [Full Story]

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Jimmy Carter Blames Bush for NoKo

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: October 18, 2006 · Comments (82)

What color is the sky in Carter's world? Former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday night that an agreement he brokered 12 years ago for North Korea to halt nuclear weapons development is "in the wastebasket." Carter contends the Bush administration turned its back on the deal and labeled the isolated... [Full Story]

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US Sees Indications that NoKo May Be Preparing a Second Nuke Test

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: October 16, 2006 · Comments (6)

ABC News reports: ABC News has learned that U.S. spy satellites over North Korea have picked up suspicious vehicle movements near the location of last week's nuclear test. Officials told ABC News they cannot be sure what North Korea is up to but say it could be preparations for another... [Full Story]

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Breaking: UNSC Votes Unanimously to Place Sanctions on NoKo

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: October 14, 2006 · Comments (16)

From Reuters: UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council voted on Saturday to impose financial and arms sanctions on North Korea to punish the reclusive Communist nation for its nuclear weapon test. The vote was 15-0. The U.S.-drafted resolution allows nations to stop cargo going to and from North... [Full Story]

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Breaking: US Officials Say that Air Tests Show Some Radioactive Material Above NoKo

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: October 13, 2006 · Comments (38)

Fox News' Shepard Smith is reporting breaking news that US officials have just told Fox News that some air samples do show some radioactive particles over NoKo indicating that the country did test a nuclear weapon. I'm searching for more information. Update: CNN now has the breaking news up on... [Full Story]

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NoKo Nuke Test only Partial Blast

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: October 13, 2006 · Comments (13)

Now we're hearing that US intelligence thinks NoKo's test was nuclear but only a partial blast: Four days after North Korea tried to set off its first nuclear bomb, U.S. intelligence agencies think the blast detected by seismic sensors was a plutonium-fueled device that did not fully explode. "The working... [Full Story]

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Democrats Blame Bush for NoKo Nuke Test

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: October 10, 2006 · Comments (33)

On Sunday I made this prediction about the NoKo nuke test and the Democrats: The Democrats will come out tomorrow morning and place the blame for NoKo's test squarely at the feet of President Bush in an attempt to capitalize politically on this turn of events. Of course, the Dems... [Full Story]

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NoKo's Nuclear Blackmail

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: October 10, 2006 · Comments (14)

North Korea is now threatening the US that it will launch a nuclear tipped missile if we don't sit down with them at the negotiating table. The North, meanwhile, stepped up its threats aimed at Washington, saying it could fire a nuclear-tipped missile unless the United States acts to resolve... [Full Story]

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Bill Gertz Reports U.S Intelligence Agencies Don't Believe Korean Blast Was Nuclear

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: October 10, 2006 · Comments (8)

According to Bill Gertz' report in the Washington Times, statements from those in the U.S. intelligence community support those of others (see Kim's earlier update post) who are not convinced the North Korean blast was nuclear.U.S. intelligence agencies say, based on preliminary indications, that North Korea did not produce its... [Full Story]

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NoKo Nuke Updates

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: October 9, 2006 · Comments (3)

Was North Korea's nuke test a hoax? Chester at The Adventures of Chester makes some compelling arguments that it may have been. One reason, NoKo has set off a huge explosion of large amounts of TNT before. Drudge asks if it was a dud and links to an AP report... [Full Story]

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Is North Korea Preparing Another Nuke Test?

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: October 9, 2006 · Comments (56)

A Fox News producer in South Korea says that South Korean officials have been noticing more unusual activity going on at the site where the nuclear test took place. Here's a report from Reuters. SEOUL, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The chief of South Korea's intelligence agency told lawmakers on Monday... [Full Story]

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Breaking: North Korea Says it Successfully Conducted Its First Nuclear Weapons Test

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: October 8, 2006 · Comments (40)

From the AP: SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea said Monday it has performed its first-ever nuclear weapons test. The country's official Korean Central News Agency said the test was performed and there was no radioactive leakage from the site. South Korea's news agency is reporting the same thing:... [Full Story]

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PULL!

Posted by DJ Drummond · Published: September 2, 2006 · Comments (3)

Hey Kim, fire one of those missiles again, PLEEEEEZ.... [Full Story]

Rating: 1/5 (1 votes cast)

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