More War Threats and Sanctions against North Korea. Vancouver Group Diplomatic Disaster
NOVANEWS
By Stephen Lendman
Sanctions don’t work. They’re counterproductive. They don’t change how nations operate. They’re illegal unless imposed by Security Council members.
They’re imposed as punishment against sovereign independent states, harming ordinary people in targeted nations, not ruling authorities.
On January 16, foreign ministers from 20 nations met in Vancouver on North Korea – hosted by Washington and Canada.
Participating nations were involved in America’s naked aggression on North Korea in the 1950s – Russia and China not invited because they favor diplomacy, not confrontation.
US and Canadian news releases followed Tuesday’s meeting. Canada’s Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland announced “a $3.25 million commitment aimed at strengthening the global s...