America must play global hegemon against North Korea
President Trump has recognized North Korea is an enemy of the most dangerous kind. But he is so far unwilling to state overtly that the US response means military action. At some point, the US national interest will mean America has to start acting as the global hegemon
- 1 May 2017
How North Korea made the disastrous Iran deal inevitable
By any account, the Vienna negotiations were an unqualified success for Iran. The reason for that is simple: America’s failed bipartisan North Korean policy set a model for would-be proliferators on how to negotiate one’s way to a nuclear weapon
- 10 August 2015
North Korea’s nuclear arsenal is bigger than we thought
North Korea may have more nuclear weapons than we thought, and it appears to be pushing for more. It's also growing its ICBM capability. Meanwhile, guess what Obama's up to. Hiding information on North Korea to keep his other disastrous nuclear plans alive regarding Iran
- 27 April 2015
The return of Stalinist North Korea, and we're lost
Like the Lilliputians, North Korea will continue to tie down the world’s Gulliver. Both, in their own way, are status quo powers. The longer Washington waits for the Kim regime to collapse under its own weight, the more dangerous Northeast Asia becomes. Watch this space
- 7 February 2015
North Korea denies hacking Sony et al. But experts are wary
North Korea denies hacking Sony et al. But the psychopathic regime seems to be going after the Royal Family too. As long as regimes such as this continue to exist, we'd better get used to it
- 5 December 2014
North Korea says rights criticism a gay plot; no gays in its country
North Korea says criticism of its human rights record is a gay conspiracy, and that the lead author of a UN report is a "disgusting old [gay] lecher". Witnesses to rights abuses were described as "human scum"
- 21 September 2014
NBA star's drunken, insane trip to North Korea
Dennis Rodman now claims he was drunk when he disrespected an American held in a North Korean jail. But he was stone cold sober when he said of the country's mass murdering psychopathic leader: "I love my friend"
- 9 January 2014
North Korean leader killed his uncle by feeding him alive to pack of hungry dogs -- report
North Korean leader executed uncle by feeding him to wild dogs which took an hour to eat him and five of his aides alive, according to reports from China
- 3 January 2014
North Korea's Kim Jong-un celebrates 2nd anniversary in power, as new Number 2 issues dire threats
North Korea leader looks to firm up power base with anniversary celebrations and hawkish talk from his new deputy, who recently replaced his executed predecessor -- Kim Jong-un's uncle. Is Kim's aunt next to be shot?
- 29 December 2013
Why is horrific oppression by communists ignored?
There's no compassion in the West for the victims of communism because so many in the liberal-Left establishment were and remain, apologists. Think North Korea today, and remember 100 million dead
- 30 October 2013
North Korea rights abuses move UN commission members to tears
An entire prison camp has disappeared. Were all its inmates executed? Shocking new revelations about oppression in North Korea
- 30 October 2013
North Korea says West planning to attack
The most oppressive regime in modern times says an attack is being planned by the West, heralding war. Analysts skeptical, but cautious of Pyongyang rhetoric
- 26 October 2013
Exposing the UN's dirty little secrets
A gathering of the tortured in Geneva shames the UN Human Rights Council by giving victims not perpetrators a platform to tell their story
- 24 February 2013
Friends reunited: North Korea and the Guardian
The Guardian should apologise for publishing propaganda from a journalist who is either misinformed or promoting a despotic Communist regime that imprisons hundreds of thousands
- 21 July 2012
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