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14Aug

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North Korea, USA

Vicious Circle: How to Prevent ‘Guam Missile Crisis’ Between US, N Korea

NOVANEWS © REUTERS/ Major Jeff Landis,USMC (Ret.)/Naval Base Guam/Handout/File Photo It is time for Washington and Pyongyang to meet at the negotiating table, Russian academic Evgeny Kim told Radio Sputnik, adding that the US should lend an ear to Moscow and Beijing's proposal to stop both North Korean missile tests and US-South Korean military drills in the region. Washington's unwillingness to hold a dialogue on the Korean crisis with Pyongyang is adding fuel to the fire in the region, Evgeny Kim, a senior fellow at the Center for Korean Studies of the Institute of Far Eastern Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, toldRadio Sputnik. "Americans are adding fuel to the fire. Why did they bring strategic bombers to the Guam [military] base and conduct training b...

14Aug

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North Korea, USA

War of Words: ‘There is Nothing Tangible’ Behind US-N Korean Exchange of Threats

NOVANEWS © AFP 2017/ JUNG Yeon-Je The ongoing exchange of threats between the US and North Korea has nothing tangible behind it, US scholar and expert on Korean affairs Michael Madden told Radio Sputnik. At the same time, according to Madden there could be a serious "disconnect" between US influential foreign policy makers that prevents the Korean problem from being solved. With a war of words between the United States and North Korea ramping up over recent weeks the question arises whether the two are really up to starting an all-out confrontation. "Military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded, should North Korea act unwisely. Hopefully, Kim Jong Un will find another path!" US President Donald Trump tweeted Friday. Donald J. Trump ✔@realDonaldTrump ...

14Aug

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North Korea, USA

Here Are the Real Reasons Behind Trump’s Brinksmanship Toward N. Korea

NOVANEWS © AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man Andrew Korybko Trump is pursuing several ulterior motives in sparking a new crisis with North Korea. There are many explanations floating around which seek to answer the question of why Trump has all of the sudden decided to prioritize North Korea. The conventional view has to do with a combination of Pyongyang's repeated missile tests in violation of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions and the related need to "justify" the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) deployment right on Russia and China's doorstep. These points are certainly valid and serve as the most obvious reasons behind Trump's actions, but there's more to it than people might initially think. Trump doesn't just need to "justify" THAAD's North...

13Aug

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North Korea, USA

Is North Korea Showing the Emperor is Naked?

NOVANEWS © AP Photo/ Ahn Young-oon Pepe Escobar Amid the thick fog of (rhetorical) war between Washington and Pyongyang, it’s still possible to detect some fascinating writing on the (unbuilt) wall. A case can be made that President Trump is using North Korea to kick the 24/7 Russia-gate narrative out of the US news cycle. It's certainly working. After all, in Exceptionalistan weltanschauung, the prospect of war and its possible rewards certainly trumps hazy accusations of Russian hacking and election interference. Capitol Hill would never even consider an attempt to impeach a president — on top if it surrounded by generals — while American geopolitical primacy is in danger. Besides, Congress has already made it explicit Trump does not even need permission to b...

12Aug

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North Korea, USA

Statement From Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on Current U.S.-North Korea Relations

NOVANEWS By: Jimmy Carter The Carter Center The harsh rhetoric from Washington and Pyongyang during recent months has exacerbated an already confrontational relationship between our countries, and has probably eliminated any chance of good faith peace talks between the United States and North Korea. In addition to restraining the warlike rhetoric, our leaders need to encourage talks between North Korea and other countries, especially China and Russia. The recent UN Security Council unanimous vote for new sanctions suggests that these countries could help. In all cases, a nuclear exchange must be avoided. All parties must assure North Koreans they we will forego any military action against them if North Korea remains peaceful. I have visited North Korea three times, and have s...

12Aug

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North Korea, USA

Trump and Mad Dog Mattis: Ultimatum to North Korea, Miscalculations Could Lead to Catastrophic War

NOVANEWS By Stephen Lendman Inflammatory rhetoric by Trump and Mattis risks turning a war of words into something much more serious. Miscalculations on both sides could lead to catastrophic war. On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Mattis issued an ultimatum to North Korea, saying “cease any consideration of actions that would lead to the end of its regime and destruction of its people.” His warning came in response to Pyongyang suggesting plans to fire ballistic missiles to within 30 – 40 km from Guam by mid-August. On Thursday, Trump said his “fire and fury” warning perhaps wasn’t “tough enough.” The DPRK should “get (its) act together (or it’ll) be in trouble like few nations have ever been.” Its leadership should be “very, very nervous” if it does anything harmful to Americ...

10Aug

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India, North Korea, Russia, USA

Why Siding with Washington on Korea May Be Dangerous

NOVANEWS By Finian CUNNINGHAM In backing the latest US-led sanctions against North Korea at the United Nations Security Council, both China and Russia seem to have made a tenuous bet to resolve the crisis on the Asian peninsula. By deferring to Washington’s punitive sanctions, Beijing and Moscow are calculating that the US will relent on their proposals for comprehensive talks and a freeze on American military exercises with its South Korean ally. China and Russia may regret their course of action. Since the imposition of new sanctions on North Korea last weekend, the tensions in the region have ratcheted up to alarming levels. US President Trump has even been accused of using «unhinged» language by members of Congress after he threatened to unleash «fire and fury» on North Korea «with ...

10Aug

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North Korea, ZIO-NAZI

Nazi regime secret attempt to buy-out North Korea’s missile export program

NOVANEWS Israel’s secret attempt to buy-out North Korea’s missile export program Sputnik In an exceptional episode, little-known and never acknowledged in the Western mainstream media, Israel secretly negotiated a billion dollar buy-out of North Korea’s missile export program to the Middle East. […] Supporters of the effort believe Israel could have forged ties with North Korea and aided the “rogue” nation’s rapprochement with the West — detractors dismiss the idea as foolish fantasy. While Israel recognized China in 1950, it had never established relations with North Korea. Perhaps as a result, perhaps unrelatedly, the latter provided Libya, Iran, Syria and other countries in the region hostile to Israel with advanced missile technology. Tensions between the two countries remained fr...

9Aug

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North Korea, Philippine

Philippine President Wants North Korea to Become ASEAN Dialogue Partner

NOVANEWS Sputnik Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte expressed on Tuesday his desire to invite North Korea to become a dialogue partner of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). “You know, I always wanted to invite you here,” Duterte, who is a also chairperson of ASEAN in 2017, told North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho, as quoted by the SunStar media outlet. The Philippine president added that North Korea “would be a good dialogue partner.” Ri reportedly thanked Duterte for the initiative. The statement was made less than a week after Duterte criticized North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions. ASEAN has 10 dialogue partners, which are India, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Russia, the United States, the European Union, Australia, Canada...

8Aug

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North Korea

Shall We Fight Them All?

NOVANEWS By Pat Buchanan On Saturday 29 of August, Kim Jong Un tested an ICBM of sufficient range to hit the U.S. mainland. He is now working on its accuracy, and a nuclear warhead small enough to fit atop that missile that can survive re-entry. Unless we believe Kim is a suicidal madman, his goal seems clear. He wants what every nuclear power wants — the ability to strike his enemy’s homeland with horrific impact, in order to deter that enemy. Kim wants his regime recognized and respected, and the U.S., which carpet-bombed the North from 1950-1953, out of Korea. Where does this leave us? Says Cliff Kupchan of the Eurasia Group, “The U.S. is on the verge of a binary choice: either accept North Korea into the nuclear club or conduct a military strike that would entail enormous civilian...