Showing posts with label North Korea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label North Korea. Show all posts
Monday, June 15, 2009
Sunday, May 31, 2009
This is a scary game....
The sad part, is that just like a nasty divorce, it isn't the people pushing the violence forward that will suffer the most. The ones who will suffer the most are the people or Korea, both North and South.
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Saturday, July 12, 2008
South Koreans vacate resort in North after shooting - Yahoo! News
South Koreans vacate resort in North after shooting - Yahoo! News:
This is probably a mistake by one soldier, this doesn't match the actions that the North Korean government have been taking recently.
"SEOUL (Reuters) - Hundreds of South Korean tourists vacated a mountain resort
in the North on Saturday, a day after a North Korean soldier shot and killed a
53-year-old woman vacationer who wandered into a military zone in the area."
This is probably a mistake by one soldier, this doesn't match the actions that the North Korean government have been taking recently.
Monday, August 6, 2007
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | 'Shots fired' across Korea border
BBC NEWS Asia-Pacific 'Shots fired' across Korea border:
I don't know if this is normal, it might be nothing more than the standard of the long stand-off, but if this is the start of a new battle on the Korean Peninsula that is bad news for everyone.
"Shots have been fired across the border between North and South Korea, the
defence ministry in Seoul has said. Shots have been fired across the border
between North and South Korea, the defence ministry in Seoul has said. "
I don't know if this is normal, it might be nothing more than the standard of the long stand-off, but if this is the start of a new battle on the Korean Peninsula that is bad news for everyone.
Monday, July 23, 2007
Barack's Big Moment
Hugh Hewitt: Barack's Big Moment
This was a statement that scares me as well. I think that Clinton scored really strongly on this point. She talked about diplomacy, but at the same time she talked about how these regimes need to do something to show that this is going to be an honest debate.
"Responding to one of the YouTube questions, Barack Obama announced he would
meet with the leaders of Iran, Syria, Cuba, Venezuela and North Korea without
precondition in his first year of his presidency, sending oppressed people in
those countries and around the world a clear message: The U.S, under a President
Obama will not be worrying about them."
This was a statement that scares me as well. I think that Clinton scored really strongly on this point. She talked about diplomacy, but at the same time she talked about how these regimes need to do something to show that this is going to be an honest debate.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Kim Shuts Down Yongbyon
Captain's Quarters: Kim Shuts Down Yongbyon
While I don't know that credit will be given to Bush for this success, it should be fairly noted that at least in terms of dealing with North Korea his administration is having success. More success needs to follow, and more progress and a deepening of the relationship between our countries need to be established still. All great journeys start with a step, and this could be equivalent of Nixon visiting China.
"North Korea announced that it has closed their nuclear reactor at Yongbyon, an
essential step in their nuclear disarmament that many had despaired of Kim
Jong-Il ever taking. The closure follows the delivery of over 6,000 tons of fuel
oil and the transfer of $25 million in previously frozen funds. The IAEA has
sent its inspectors to the plant to verify its closure and to monitor its
status:"
While I don't know that credit will be given to Bush for this success, it should be fairly noted that at least in terms of dealing with North Korea his administration is having success. More success needs to follow, and more progress and a deepening of the relationship between our countries need to be established still. All great journeys start with a step, and this could be equivalent of Nixon visiting China.
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Thursday, March 1, 2007
Anna Is Going To Get A Funeral
The Bush Administration is moving away from some of its claims that North Korea had an active nuclear weapons program. While there was high confidence that North Korea had the materials to create a weapons program, but there is less confidence that the country has done so. This stands in sharp contrast to the certainty the administration had about the weapons program it was accusing North Korea of having. Further it can only cast more doubt on the pressure the administration is putting on the country of Iran, which the administration has also claimed to have a developed or developing nuclear program.
On Wednesday Night John McCain announced his intentions to run for president, this will be his second attempt for the White House. McCain made his announcement on the David Letterman show, telling him, "I am announcing that I will be a candidate for the president of the United States". McCain enters into a crowed field on both side of the party divide, with a history of being a centrist, and working across party lines.
Critics are now coming forward against the claims by James Cameron that he found the true body of Jesus Christ. Critics are calling into question not only the interpretation of the data, but the foundation of the claim. Among points that were made against the claim; Mary Magdalene was called "Maria" by the church in the first and second centuries, but never by the name "Mariamene" as found in the tomb. According to critics, Jesus was not called "Jesus son of Joseph", again as the name is found in the tomb. Further they question how this could have been kept a secret for so long, when the location of the tomb was known to others. It would have had to have been a secret location in order for the believe of the resurrection to maintained. Some other points include that Jesus would not have been afforded such a rich tomb, that DNA is impossible to prove a connection with and the lack of religious symbols in the tomb.
Even in Rehab Britney Spears is making news, it is being reported that in an effort to secure her privacy that she has booked an entire wing of the facility. She reportedly wanted to avoid interacting with other patients out of fears that pictures of videos might be taken and leaked out to the press, or the internet. On this account she seems more than justified in fearing for her privacy, photo agencies would be more than happy to purchase pictures taken of her by fellow patients. It is being reported that Spears is paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for rehab, a price that I am sure is well worth it. I am a journalist, and I would defend the right of photographers to their pictures, but I think that there are some places where privacy should be honored, and this is one area. when someone is making an effort to do something good for themselves like this, they need support, not people taking from them.
On Wednesday a federal appeals court upheld the ruling of the court that Anna Nicole Smith's body be buried in the Bahamas. Smith's family has said that she would not appeal this ruling, clearing the way for Smith's body to be buried as soon as Friday. TMZ is now reporting that her funeral is scheduled to take place tomorrow in the Bahamas. TMZ also has a copy of her death certificate, here.
Allenna Williams Ward, a middle school teacher in Clinton, South Carolina, is being accused of having sex with 5 underage males, some of which were her students. The encounters with the 14-year-old and 15-year-old students took place at a number of locations, including the school, a motel and behind a restaurant. She was arrested by authorities on Wednesday.
Michael Devlin, the man arrested for the kidnappings of Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby, is having federal charges added to his sentence. The charges relating to one victim, only identified by the letter "S" are, four felony counts of child pornography and two felony counts of transportation of a minor for sexual activity. The indictment alleges that the activities of sexual abuse took place between October of 2002, through till 2007.
There is a war breaking out between celebrity gossip rags, the New York Post, and Gawker.com. The feud began when a writer for Gawker published a story about one of the Posts new hire had caused a scene at a party, using the much abused line, "don't you know who I am". The reporter for the post was fired in connection to the incident. The Post is returning the favor by publishing reports that Heather Snodgrass, assistant editor at Gawker, has been going to events, getting drunk, belligerent and amorous with guests at parties she was covering.
On Wednesday Night John McCain announced his intentions to run for president, this will be his second attempt for the White House. McCain made his announcement on the David Letterman show, telling him, "I am announcing that I will be a candidate for the president of the United States". McCain enters into a crowed field on both side of the party divide, with a history of being a centrist, and working across party lines.
Critics are now coming forward against the claims by James Cameron that he found the true body of Jesus Christ. Critics are calling into question not only the interpretation of the data, but the foundation of the claim. Among points that were made against the claim; Mary Magdalene was called "Maria" by the church in the first and second centuries, but never by the name "Mariamene" as found in the tomb. According to critics, Jesus was not called "Jesus son of Joseph", again as the name is found in the tomb. Further they question how this could have been kept a secret for so long, when the location of the tomb was known to others. It would have had to have been a secret location in order for the believe of the resurrection to maintained. Some other points include that Jesus would not have been afforded such a rich tomb, that DNA is impossible to prove a connection with and the lack of religious symbols in the tomb.
Even in Rehab Britney Spears is making news, it is being reported that in an effort to secure her privacy that she has booked an entire wing of the facility. She reportedly wanted to avoid interacting with other patients out of fears that pictures of videos might be taken and leaked out to the press, or the internet. On this account she seems more than justified in fearing for her privacy, photo agencies would be more than happy to purchase pictures taken of her by fellow patients. It is being reported that Spears is paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for rehab, a price that I am sure is well worth it. I am a journalist, and I would defend the right of photographers to their pictures, but I think that there are some places where privacy should be honored, and this is one area. when someone is making an effort to do something good for themselves like this, they need support, not people taking from them.
On Wednesday a federal appeals court upheld the ruling of the court that Anna Nicole Smith's body be buried in the Bahamas. Smith's family has said that she would not appeal this ruling, clearing the way for Smith's body to be buried as soon as Friday. TMZ is now reporting that her funeral is scheduled to take place tomorrow in the Bahamas. TMZ also has a copy of her death certificate, here.
Allenna Williams Ward, a middle school teacher in Clinton, South Carolina, is being accused of having sex with 5 underage males, some of which were her students. The encounters with the 14-year-old and 15-year-old students took place at a number of locations, including the school, a motel and behind a restaurant. She was arrested by authorities on Wednesday.
Michael Devlin, the man arrested for the kidnappings of Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby, is having federal charges added to his sentence. The charges relating to one victim, only identified by the letter "S" are, four felony counts of child pornography and two felony counts of transportation of a minor for sexual activity. The indictment alleges that the activities of sexual abuse took place between October of 2002, through till 2007.
There is a war breaking out between celebrity gossip rags, the New York Post, and Gawker.com. The feud began when a writer for Gawker published a story about one of the Posts new hire had caused a scene at a party, using the much abused line, "don't you know who I am". The reporter for the post was fired in connection to the incident. The Post is returning the favor by publishing reports that Heather Snodgrass, assistant editor at Gawker, has been going to events, getting drunk, belligerent and amorous with guests at parties she was covering.
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