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Travis King Charged with Eight Counts

| October 20, 2023 | 44 Comments
Travis King Charged with Eight Counts

Accused of Desertion Travis King charged with desertion for crossing into North Korea Story by Jordan Freiman Travis King, the U.S. soldier who crossed into North Korea from South Korea earlier this year, has been charged by the Army with several crimes, including desertion, assaulting other soldiers and officers, and soliciting and possessing child pornography, […]

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NORKs to Expel Private King

| September 27, 2023 | 85 Comments
NORKs to Expel Private King

Buh-bye! No value to the North Koreans, so he’s apparently on the way out. North Korea says it will expel Travis King, the US soldier who crossed into the country in July KIM TONG-HYUNG SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Wednesday that it would expel a U.S. soldier who crossed into the country […]

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Kamala Harris – North Korea’s supplying ammunition to Russia would be a huge mistake

| September 12, 2023 | 33 Comments
Kamala Harris – North Korea’s supplying ammunition to Russia would be a huge mistake

Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un are scheduled to meet each other in Moscow to engage in talks. The Russians are looking to receive certain types of ammunition from North Korea. North Korea is hoping that Russia could provide some help regarding food supplies and military equipment shortages. These are just examples of what could […]

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Friday factoids- Arctic, Border, Norks, China

| September 8, 2023 | 21 Comments
Friday factoids- Arctic, Border, Norks, China

Where to start… Biden? The Chinese? The Norks? Is there a real difference? Remember how we talked about how the current administration doesn’t want to carry LNG by train and has closed pipelines, presumably all in the name of Clean Green Renewable Energy Regardless What It Costs? Well, dropping yet another shoe the Biden administration […]

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North Korea: US Soldier Fled Mistreatment

| August 16, 2023 | 51 Comments
North Korea: US Soldier Fled Mistreatment

Propaganda Windfall US Army Private Travis King was facing an administrative separation from the service upon his return from South Korea. The 23-year-old cavalry scout was stationed there with the 1st Armored Division. He was arrested in 2022 October following an altercation with two South Koreans. He also damaged a police patrol car. King pleaded […]

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North Korea may shoot down U.S. military aircraft

| July 14, 2023 | 16 Comments
North Korea may shoot down U.S. military aircraft

North Korea is accusing the United States of flying its military planes “into” North Korea’s airspace. They claim that the U.S. has illegally entered North Korean air space several times. However, reporting indicates that the United States and South Korea have conducted joint military exercises which involve flying military aircraft in areas they’ve normally flown. […]

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Tuesday short takes – Ferry, Balloon, Fishing dispute

| April 18, 2023 | 5 Comments
Tuesday short takes – Ferry, Balloon, Fishing dispute

Let’s start with a good one for once. You may have read that a ferry, the Walla Walla up Washington way, lost power and ran aground this weekend. Bound from Bremerton to Bainbridge Island, she had 596 passengers and 15 crew. Included in the passengers were many off-duty sailors from Naval Base Kitsap, many of […]

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And we are somehow the bad guys….

| April 11, 2023 | 43 Comments
And we are somehow the bad guys….

I know, this isn’t news. But China, Iran and North Korea are all getting stroppy – and from their public statements, we are the bad guys. Starting with China. Chinese Army naval and air  forces are simulating sealing off Taiwan after one of their politicians had the temerity to visit the US.: Between 6 a.m. […]

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