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A Murderous History of Korea
“The idea that North Koreans generally have of Americans may be strange, but I must say, having lived in the USA around the end of the Korean War, that nothing can equal the stupidity and sadism of the combat imagery that went into circulation at the time. ‘The Reds burn, roast and toast.’” — Chris Marker. By Bruce Cumings.
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The Dirty Secret of the Korean War
The Korean War has been called “America’s forgotten war.” By Thomas Powell.
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They Chose China
In this feature documentary, Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Shuibo Wang (Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square) aims his camera at the astonishing story of 21 American soldiers who opted to stay in China after the Korean War ended in 1954. Back home in the United States, McCarthyism was at its height and many Americans believed these men were brainwashed by Chinese communists. But what really happened? Using never-before-seen footage from the Chinese camps and interviews with former PoWs and their families, They Chose China tells the fascinating stories of these forgotten American dissidents.
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North Korea just might be able to win a war, if it begins with an EMP in Tokyo
If it can cripple more than 120 million people in Japan, North Korea will have an opportunity to hit South Korea while America is distracted.
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South Korea Prepares to Tax Bitcoin Use
South Korea is preparing to tax bitcoin use after the cryptocurrency's trading volume skyrocketed past that of Kosdaq. Han Seung-hee, the commissioner of the country's National Tax Service, told lawmakers this weekend that the issue of how to best tax cryptocurrencies is being discussed, including the areas of capital gains tax, the VAT, and gift tax.
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Korean banks sue Southern California computer parts retailer Newegg, alleging 'Ponzi scheme'
The Southern California computer parts retailer Newegg is facing a lawsuit for allegedly defrauding Korean banks
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For Beijing, the greatest threat to China’s national security is not the Kim regime: it is the US
China is reluctant to be more active in dealing with Pyongyang for fear of consolidating the US take over in the region. By Anny Boc.
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This is how nuclear war with North Korea would unfold
In one all-too-plausible worst-case scenario, millions die from mistakes and a tweet.
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Seven Reasons Why Putting U.S. Nukes Back in South Korea Is a Terrible Idea
Here are seven reasons why the United States should not seek to deploy nuclear weapons in the Korean Peninsula. By By Jon Wolfsthal, Toby Dalton.
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S Korea offers high-level talks with North
The offer of talks next week comes after the North said it might send a delegation to the Olympic Games.
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The bloody rise and shocking fall of a US spymaster in Cold War Korea
Blaine Harden's book about Donald Nichols, 'King of Spies,' is a rip-roaring exposé of US black ops during the 1940s and 50s. It is not for the faint of heart. By Andrew Salmon.
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Confronting Korea’s Censored Discourse on Comfort Women
Controversy over the comfort women is partly rooted in a Manichean worldview dividing people into innocents and oppressors. By Joseph Yi.
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Panic as fire breaks out near Gangneung Winter Olympics athletes' village
A FIRE broke out close to the athlete’s village at the South Korea Olympic Games. Social media pictures show smoke pouring from an under-construction apartment block in Gangneung. Journalists…
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Alarm grows as norovirus outbreak explodes at Olympics; cases quadruple in days
From Tuesday to Thursday night, cases of the highly infectious bug leapt from 32 to 128.
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How a plot to kill Kim Il Sung ended in mutiny and murder
Unit 684 was supposed to be a top-secret assassination squad tasked with attacking the residence of North Korea's then leader Kim Il Sung. But the 1968 experiment to create a crack team of would-be assassins ended in disaster.
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North Korea Is Willing to Discuss Giving Up Nuclear Weapons, South Says
The North “clearly stated its willingness to denuclearize,” South Korea said after talks in Pyongyang. President Trump welcomed what he called “possible progress.”
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Trump accepts invitation to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Kim has also committed to stopping nuclear and missile testing, even during joint military drills in South Korea next month, South Korea’s national security adviser told reporters in Washington.
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Peace in Our Time on the Korean Peninsula?
Using negotiations to divide Washington and Seoul and gain time to continue missile and nuclear development are time-honored DPRK strategies. By Doug Bandow.
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‘We Are Ready to Die.’ Five North Korean Defectors Who Never Made It.
Around 30,000 North Koreans have successfully defected to the South. But under the reign of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, far fewer people are getting out.
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Perception and Misperception on the Korean Peninsula
How Unwanted Wars Begin. By Robert Jervis and Mira Rapp-Hooper. (Apr. 5, 2018)
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