2 years ago
Make of it what you will.
I’m tired of having opinions on everything. lol.
2 years ago
Seoul undertakes effort to measure North Korea's longevity «
The South Korean government is attempting to calculate the incalculable: when will the North Korean regime fall?
Predicted to be on the verge of collapse every so often, the North Korean regime has managed to hang on — perhaps even flourish, who knows? — for the past 60 years. How long can this go on? South Korea is investing $1.6 million to try to find out, in what some call a futile endeavor.
2 years ago
U.S. and South Korea to start joint naval exercises around the Yellow Sea (West Sea of K)
Yep, despite China’s warnings for the U.S. to not get involved militarily, the U.S. has come in with the South Korean fleet in preparation for naval exercises in the waters west of the region in conflict the past couple of days. Hopefully the “six-party talks” participants (is that still alive?) and various diplomatic meetings between officials of SK, NK, China, and the U.S. can prevent further escalation.
Read the full NYTimes story here
btw take a look at the Korean photographer in the picture of the injured korean soldier returning from Yeonpyeong; iPod plugged in…he must be an intern ^^
Please Sign this Online Petition «
Hey guys, as you all are all aware, the Korean War technically isn’t over. As as hostilities between the two sides have escalated dramatically in the past couple of days, it’s important to bring up some efforts domestically to try to end the war. Obviously, the North Korea Project and LiNK provides humanitarian aid with the ultimate goal of bringing peace to the region. But here is one other organization, NCKW, that is working on the nation’s capitol to end the conflict via US influence.
Please take the 1 minute that it takes to sign the petition to bring an end to the war.
2 years ago
North Korea Attacks SK, Two Soldiers Killed «
In one of the heaviest attacks on SK after the armistice in 1953, North Korean soldiers landed on a South Korean island near a disputed maritime border and engaged South Korean soldiers in a minor showdown, resulting in 2 dead and 17 injured South Korean soldiers. (Click on the link above to read more.)
If war was to break out between the two countries, North Korea has enough artillery pointed at South Korea to destroy Seoul, whose region contains at least 1/3 of the country’s population and is the center of the trillion dollar economy of the nation. In short, war would be more disastrous than imaginable.
2 years ago
2 years ago
The Power Transition «
Kim Jong Il took two decades of behind-the-scenes manipulation and political purging before he took the leadership position of North Korea following the death of his father Kim Il Sung. Now, it seems as though Kim Jong Il’s son, Kim Jong Un, will do the same.
But is this really a repeat of what happened in the first power transition? Definitely not. For one, Kim Jong Un has been a well-kept secret, largely hidden from the public and assumed to be young and too inexperienced to leading a country, much less one like North Korea. He is assumed to be in his twenties. So why the rush?
Well, the clock is ticking for the Kim family — Kim Jong Il’s health is failing. He suffered a stroke in 2008, and for a while rumors of his death circulated. If he wants to ensure the continuation of the Kim dynasty, he has to start this power transition process ASAP.
And aiding that process is Kim Jong Il’s sister and other close friends of Kim Jong Il.
Read about this and much more by clicking on the link above.
2 years ago
A Time of Change?
So as many are probably aware, North Korea is going through an interesting time. Due to Kim Jong Il’s current failing health, regime change is definitely imminent. The first step of the process will occur this Tuesday when the Korea Worker’s Party (aka the Communist party in charge of government in North Korea) convenes to discuss…issues. Due to the surprisingly tight secrecy in the country, it’s hard to tell what is on the agenda but one thing is for certain: something big will happen.
Many international relations pundits and observers (I count myself as an amateur one) believe that North Korea may finally begin to address it’s serious economic issues. For example, a recent CNN opinion article advocates that the US and South Korea should at this very rare time begin to push for serious negotiations with North Korea. But how will the country get it’s economy back on its feet? Obviously, with any viable economy, the foundation is having a solid population of healthy people. We may be at the brink of some serious positive changes to the human rights conditions.
Read the full article here: http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/09/26/north.korea.future/
What do you think?
2 years ago
MesMilieu: Today, the European Parliament adopts a resolution on North Korea «
and LiNK worked hard to advocate for this resolution. Ah amazing. Many prayers for this resolution to spark action and set laws asap.
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/public/story_page/015-72400-099-04-15-902-20100409STO72385-2010-09-04-2010/default_en.htm
exciting news!!!!!
via mesmilieu
2 years ago
Anonymous Strike Again
There was a contest on Justin Bieber’s twitter site in which he would play a concert in the country that had the most votes. 4Chan obviously took this as an opportunity to rid us from Bieber forever, and, using the collective power of Anonymous, voted him off to North Korea. While this is only an internet prank, it is a reminder for preteen fan girls, and for us all, of the situation in North Korea.
http://mashable.com/2010/07/06/justin-bieber-north-korea/
