Tag: "North Korea"
There’s No Crying — or Lightning — in Soccer!
I’ve played a fair amount of competitive sports in my life, and have watched quite a bit more. I’m familiar with the lame excuses a loser can concoct to make their loss sting a bit less. However, I’ve never seen an excuse quite as grand, nor delivered quite as earnestly, as the one given by [...]
The Leaks that Should Get Breathless Worldwide Coverage Today
If you’re looking for a more gripping story than that of the cowardly accused child-molester Julian Assange and the documents he’s released that will get good people killed*, here’s one for you. With its ruthless dictator, network of forced labour camps and iron grip of its ruling party, North Korea is the last country one [...]
Nothing Sends a Message Like an Aircraft Carrier
Early yesterday morning, North Korea launched a fussilade of over 100 artillery shells at the South Korean island of Yeonpeong. The attack killed two civilians and two marines, and wounded 18 others. South Korea returned fire with a smaller artillery barrage and scrambled attack aircraft. The Norks claim that an earlier South Korean military exercise [...]
A Missile Launch? Quick, Deploy the Committee!
Well that ought to fix their little red wagons. LONDON (Reuters) – The United States will respond to any North Korean missile launch by raising the matter in the U.N. Security Council, a U.S. official said on Wednesday. I have to imagine that the Dear Leader is just quaking in his tiny, tiny boots at [...]
Norks Tear Up Treaties with South Korea. What’s Kim’s Game?
Umm…uh oh? SEOUL (AFP) — North Korea said Friday it is scrapping all political and military agreements with South Korea, including one on their sea border. The statement from the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea, a body handling cross-border relations, accused the Seoul government of pushing relations “to the brink of a war.” [...]
Meanwhile, in the Rest of the World…
While we’re up here bickering over the election, the tyrants around the world are still perfecting their repugnant craft. Hugo Chavez, Hollywood’s second-favorite tyrant, has expelled Human Rights Watch from Venezuela. He claims they’re in cahoots with President Bush to overthrow him. Strangely enough, he’s half right. Though HRW and the President aren’t working together, [...]
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