North Korea
Kim Jong-Un – Dead?
Multiple media outlets in Europe (and here) and Asia and the Pacific (and here and here and here) are reporting that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un either died Saturday night (Korean time) or has entered a permanent vegetative state with no hope for recovery. Not sure if these reports are accurate or not. Mark Twain’s […]
News From the Nork Missile Range
Seems that our Chubby Chum, ND:tBF over there in Norkiland is unhappy that he didn’t get to have his way with things in that agreement he agreed to agree to with Die Trumpster, and is firing off missiles to let us all know how butthurt he is about it. https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/03/03/north-korea-fires-presumed-short-range-missiles-into-the-sea/ From the article: South Korea’s […]
More On North Korea
Th following article is an op-ed on North Korea’s attitude toward the USA/.South Korea and the possibilities down the road. https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/01/07/what-the-iran-confrontation-means-for-indopacom-and-north-korea/ From the article: Iran isn’t the only adversary the Trump administration has said it is ready to fight. The same day the Pentagon announced Iran’s Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani was killed, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper […]
Iran and Nork Updates
More on what Iran is up to these days: https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-ilhan-omar-attacks-trump-for-killing-top-iranian-terrorist-promotes-conspiracy-theory The list of past events sponsored by Iran is at the bottom of the article. This view from the NY Post is worth a careful read, too: https://nypost.com/2020/01/03/attack-on-qassem-soleimani-was-deterrence-not-escalation/ In particular, read carefully this view of Iran’s attempts to provoke Trump into real warfare: The mullahcracy […]
More Nork News
In the latest news from Norkiland:: https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2019/08/25/north-korea-tests-new-super-large-rocket-launcher/ North Korea tests its largest (so far) rocket launcher. Fatty Kim da T’ird is pleased. Everyone gets an extra two grains of rice for dinner next week. From the August article: SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Sunday (8/25) that leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing […]
A Small Dispute Between Neighbors
A few days ago, South Korea fired “warning shots” at a North Korean ship. https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2019/11/27/south-korea-fires-warning-shots-at-north-korean-ship/ From the article: SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s military fired warning shots Wednesday to repel a North Korean merchant ship after it violated their disputed western sea boundary, Seoul officials said, the second such incident in two months. […]
US and South Korea
There is a discussion going on between South Korea and the US on keeping US troops in South Korea. https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2019/11/21/us-defense-chief-ends-asia-tour-with-same-troubles-risks/ From the article: HANOI, Vietnam — U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper ended an Asia tour Thursday with the same trio of troubles on the Korean Peninsula that he found on arrival last week. Together they […]
Norkiland Wants to Talk to You
Meanwhile, Fatty Kim da T’ird is not getting nearly enough attention, so he’s on the front page again. https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2019/11/18/north-korea-says-it-wont-give-trump-a-summit-for-free/ From the article: SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Monday responded to a tweet by U.S. President Donald Trump that hinted at another summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, saying it has no […]
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