Western intelligence agencies have been warning for years about the terrible consequences that would ensue if Iran were to get nuclear weapons. Better bomb the place before they do. But North Korea already has nuclear weapons, and now they are falling into the hands of a young man whose main... » read this article

The death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, formally announced yesterday, has produced a mind-numbing deluge of articles in the international press presenting the regime in Pyongyang as irrational and crazed—a dangerous threat to stability in North East Asia, requiring the US and its allies to put their militaries on... » read this article

The resistance is a grassroots movement that goes well beyond the issue of the island’s militarization. Human rights, the environment and free speech are also at stake. Jeju Island, 50 miles southeast of South Korea’s mainland, has been called the most idyllic place on the planet. The pristine, 706-square-mile volcanic... » read this article

North Korea warned today that US-South Korean co-operation could bring nuclear war to the region. The warning came as the South began artillery drills amid lingering tension nearly three weeks after the North's deadly shelling of a South Korean island. The South's naval live-fire drills are due to run until... » read this article

Tensions have risen since the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong was shelled by the North last month China has hit back at US comments criticising Beijing for not reining in its North Korean ally, saying military threats cannot resolve tensions on the Korean peninsula. Earlier, US top general Adm Mike... » read this article

History shows how wars can start between countries whose leaders don't want war It is generally assumed that when a great war breaks out, at least one of the parties to the conflict wanted it. That assumption can be wildly wrong. None of the regimes at the helm of the... » read this article

24 November 2010 An exchange of artillery fire between North and South Korea on Tuesday provoked angry denunciations from Washington and warnings from Beijing and Moscow that mounting military tensions could provoke a disaster. Each side blamed the other in the confrontation, which erupted near the Northern Limit Line, the... » read this article

Her name is Kang Eunju. She attends Shin Hung Kindergarten in Hamhung City in North Korea. She is playing a tune from a children's movie. The title of the movie is "Boy Commander". Source: TV Kim... » read this article

A new study by U.S. researchers raises questions about the investigation into the sinking of a South Korean navy ship. International investigators blamed a North Korean torpedo, raising tensions on the Korean peninsula. Researchers J.J. Suh and Seung-Hun Lee say the South Korean Joint Investigation Group made a weak case... » read this article

WHEN these lines are published tomorrow, Friday, in Granma newspaper, the 26th of July, a date on which we always recall with pride the honor of having resisted the onslaughts of the empire, will still be in the distance, despite it being only 32 days away.   Those who determine... » read this article

(Taken from CubaDebate) I was left with no alternative other than to write two "Reflections" on Iran and Korea, which explain the imminent danger of war with the use of nuclear weapons. I have also expressed the opinion that one of them could be overcome if China decided to veto... » read this article

Scott Creighton presents strong evidence that the story we are given by the MSM is incomplete- at best. The question is asked- how could a covert submarine sneak up on the ship in such shallow waters, and secondly, how could the Cheonan, equipped with sensors, never detect it in such... » read this article

28 May 2010 The confrontation between North and South Korea over the sinking of a South Korean warship in March intensified this week after Seoul, backed by Washington, announced a series of retaliatory measures on Monday. In response to a large South Korean naval exercise yesterday, North Korea announced that... » read this article

Tensions continue to rise on the Korean Peninsula over North Korea’s alleged sinking of a South Korean warship two months ago. North Korea has said it will sever all ties with South Korea and repeal a non-aggression agreement between the two countries. South Korea, meanwhile, has announced a stop to... » read this article

A North Korean delegation to extend condolences for the late South Korean President Kim Dae-jung arrived in Seoul yesterday amid tight security, becoming the first officials from Pyongyang to visit South Korea during the Lee Myung-bak government. Carrying a funeral wreath bearing North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s name, the six-member... » read this article

August 7, 2009 I have lived in three countries and have spoken to people from many nationalities. All consider human life to be valuable and all are protective of their own countrypeople. However, I have yet to meet someone of non-U.S. origin who holds the opinion that one life is... » read this article

New York - On July 27, 1953, U.S. imperialism and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or north Korea) signed an armistice agreement that halted the Korean War. Fifty-six years later, not only does the U.S. still refuse to sign a peace treaty, but it still occupies south Korea... » read this article

Adapted from an address, Empire, Obama and the Last Taboo, given by John Pilger at Socialism 2009 in San Francisco on 4th July. The monsoon had woven thick skeins of mist over the central highlands of Vietnam. I was a young war correspondent, bivouacked in the village of Tuylon with... » read this article

10 June 2009 The US administration has signalled a more aggressive stance toward North Korea that will only compound an already tense situation in North East Asia. Speaking in France on Saturday, President Obama declared that the US would take “a very hard look” at its approach following North Korea’s... » read this article

27 May 2009 North Korea’s detonation of a small nuclear bomb on Monday provoked immediate condemnation by the UN Security Council and sharply raised tensions in North East Asia. Pyongyang had been warning of further nuclear weapon and ballistic missile tests for weeks, insisting that the UN had to apologise... » read this article