North Korea
US, South Korean troops rewarded for DMZ rescue
Stars & Stripes reports that US and South Korean soldiers were rewarded in record time for their rescue of the North Korean soldier who defected last week; Two South Korea soldiers who are part of the JSA security battalion crawled across the leaf-strewn ground to recover him, then dragged him to safety as other members […]
North Korean defector video
Stars & Stripes released the video of a North Korean soldier, known only as Oh, who made his escape from the hermit kingdom last week. He was shot five times by his former comrades. The most dramatic part of the adventure is when two South Korean soldiers crawl out to rescue the wounded defector and […]
Worse and Worse In Norkiland
As usual, I was looking for stuff to provide a snarky view of ND:tBF’s malfeasance toward his own people. When this WaPo article came up first on my search block, I read it, blinked, reread it, and asked out loud “What in the hell is wrong with that fat basterd?” Before you read it, there […]
DMZ Drama
According to Stars & Stripes, a North Korean soldier was shot by his comrades when he escaped to South Korea; The North Korean soldier, who was shot in the shoulder and elbow, was airlifted to a hospital by a United Nations Command helicopter, another military official said, speaking on condition of anonymity in exchange for […]
Pentagon: securing Nork nukes would require ground invasion
The Stars & Stripes reports that the Pentagon responded to a Congressional inquiry with a letter which explained that the only way to secure North Korean nuclear weapons is to send in ground forces led by special warfare assets; The only way to locate and secure all of North Korea’s nuclear weapons sites “with complete […]
The Missiles of October 1962 Redux
For some time since the beginning of September 1962, US-based U-2 spy planes had been engaging in aerial photography of the island of Cuba. During that time, the construction of missile bunkers, a full-fledged missile base and the arrival and unloading of Soviet ships carrying crated equipment had been photographed and relayed to the White […]
Kim Jong-Un is making bio-weapons
The UK’s Daily Mail says that, somehow, Harvard’s Kennedy School professors’ research says that NDtBF is manufacturing chemical and biological weapons to confront the West; A report by the Belfer Centre of Harvard University’s Kennedy School stated the hermit kingdom was preparing the stock of lethal potions. Quoting the South Korean Defense Ministry, it said: […]
Dunford: US should assume we’re in range of North Korean nukes
Stars & Stripes reports that Marine General Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the US should just assume that North Korea can target cities on our mainland with their nuclear weapons. American intelligence officials believe North Korea could be able to strike the U.S. […]
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