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Guest Post: North Korean "Insanity" Part of Geopolitical Game
Submitted by Jen Alic of OilPrice.com,
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may be colorful, but he isn’t crazy.
There is logic behind the intensified war rhetoric, and while it may be convenient for the American public to believe that they are about to be attacked unprovoked by the unhinged dictator of an eerily isolated country, the truth of the matter is that the US and its allies have been doing some offensive posturing that has Pyongyang very much on edge.
North Korea on Tuesday threatened to attack the US and South Korea with “lighter and smaller nukes”. This threat has prompted South Korea to threaten to strike North Korea’s military command if “provoked” and the UN to move closer to slapping new sanctions on Pyongyang’s banking sector and diplomats.
The sanctions resolution was introduced by the US and China and specifically targets North Korean bankers and overseas cash mules. It also targets diplomats and seeks to lend added strength to air and sea cargo inspections going in and out of North Korea.
While mainstream media outlets are wont to describe North Korea’s rhetoric as increasingly bold, the threats and recent tests of long-range rockets and nuclear weapons are not the result of bravado, rather of fear.
The US and its East Asia allies (namely South Korea and Japan) have been preparing for an offensive on North Korea ever since the death of Kim Jong-il. They see a window of opportunity in the instability of the fragile succession.
Pyongyang has no choice now but to rattle its sabers--and rattling them at traditionally quiet South Korea is the most effective strategy. This is where North Korea can do the greatest damage, and if it feels that a US offensive is imminent, South Korea will come under attack. At the same time, an attack on South Korea will be the final justification for an all-out US-led offensive on North Korea.
Right now, Pyongyang is hedging its bets on whether the US is willing to sacrifice its ally to this conflict.
Is North Korea confident enough in its nuclear capabilities to act as a deterrent to a US-led regime change effort? The nuclear tests are meant to demonstrate that confidence, but they also demonstrate fear.
The North Korea saga has been a long one, and threats have waxed and waned, always with various talking heads tossing about the idea of a major regional war. What’s different this time is that the US has clearly gone on the offensive and pushed Pyongyang into a dangerous corner. But there’s another potential geopolitical twist to this saga …
Sending NBA hero Denis Rodman to Pyongyang to entertain Kim Jong-un—a die-hard basketball fan—was said to be a goodwill gesture from Washington. Clearly, Washington’s policy decisions are nearly as colorful as Pyongyang’s.
Denis Rodman, oddly enough, is a tool (in the instrumental sense of the word). This is where it gets interesting. The US can take its preparations for an offensive against North Korea to a certain point. This point must be impeccably balanced with the aim of upping the ante in negotiations with Pyongyang. Once this is achieved, Washington’s new “pivot” towards Asia plans can enter another more delicate phase—a phase that recognizes the geopolitical importance of North Korea as an ally against China.
Certainly, this must be what the most cynically astute minds in Washington are thinking. At the same time that the US and South Korea undertake carefully designed war games that simulate an offensive on North Korea, Washington sends in Denis Rodman in a push and pull effort.
China has to play along for now because it understands that a nuclear weaponized North Korea could be a formidable blackmailer. North Korea could capitalize on this new geopolitics, or it could choose to attack South Korea and start off a major war. The ball, it would seem, is in Denis Rodman’s court.
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IT's MY LEG!
Kim should've insisted upon Sean Penn.
Nice posts . Francis and Non-app. On my mobile and caught a bit of browser lockup.
Barack Hussein Obama... New starting #FORWARD for the Washington Generals...
The wealthiest cities in the United States. The 5 richest cities in America - Slide Show - MarketWatch
Ever heard the term "NIGGER RICH" ? It's an equal race employer. That clown in the "White House" is drunk with power.
The biggest global event that's actually happening, rather than being speculated about as a "could happen soon," continues to be some torrid debasement of the JPY & GBP; the former isn't that suprising to me (at least the trend isn't), but speed at which the GPB has plunged is (maybe I'm just not tuned in enough or miscalculating the signals that have been sent).
These two currencies are interesting for many reasons, not the least of which are that the yen was the linchpin of the global carry trade for so many years, and that the GBP had been extremely stable (up to now) even during the time that the € has been all over the board (since 1999).
Might be go time between Communism and Capitalism:
http://thespiritoftruth.blogspot.com/2013/03/dow-14000-world-war-three-i...
http://youtu.be/NZUuOA2lR-M
"Probably they have a vague idea of change, they don't dream of radical upheaval, because they have no frame of reference"
""Of course many people do have discontent but what counts is that you have to show the power of people. And the system is so repressive and so controlling, it is hard for people to show what they think."
"The yearning for democracy must be very strong in order for radical change, its still very low among people."
"middle class, intelligent people have to be involved in the movement for change. The leadership for a movement is very important. But those kind of people are not interested in revolting"
"The power of the regime is so great, so solid, people cannot do much, in reality it is a feudal society. It is not a democratic republic"
"The elite know what is going on outside but the majority of people have no idea. So the majority of them probably believe that their way of life is quite normal and people on the outside have worst life."
"My older sister, who lives in the capital, she does get to read foreign newspapers. People in the highest class they do have an idea about what's going on, but they are not the ones who want changes."
Is this guy talking about USA or North Korea????
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/11/21/north-korea-similar-uk-defect...
He's in Venezuela. Pall Bearer 4 I beleive
Sean Penn was officially on Chavez death watch and not available. Besides, he has to gear up for the big funeral scene, where he can grab a best supporting actor nod. Sean's turn to go eat N Korean dog, next time. Of course, you have to keep Mike Vik at bay with the mention of dogs.....
It's like watching a cartoon.
All I know is the price of Kim-Chi has gone too high.
I love that stuff, but $6.00 a jar makes it a more rare treat than I would wish.
Kim and his buddies will posture and threaten until they get $1 Billion of U.S. taxpayer money in "Food and Assistance for the People of North Korea."
No, they aren't stupid, and us U.S. Taxpayers are always somebody's fool.
Squeaky wheel gets the grease.
That sounds about right. After all, that has been the playbook from North Korea for as long as I've been alive.
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Six bucks is a lot?
Fuck, poverty must be a drag. Have you considered getting a job or something?
But anyway Kim chi is rotting cabbage. Nasty shit if there ever was some. If you are poor it must leave a lot of free time while people are out working and such. All you need to do is plant some garbage pails in the dirt for a few months, stuff the with cabbage and maybe dead rodents of your choosing. Voila Kim fucking Chee old country style.
Might even be able to sell some in the side and get off the welfare.
It's fermented "j ballz" and good for your gut.
Its bad for your love life!
Its just a bunch of scrubby broke ass HB-1 immigrants here now. This site is starting to blow. The quality has gone way down.
$6 is a lot when I used to pay $3 for it.
I vote with what I buy, whether I can afford it or not.
Rotting cabbage is delicious, loaded with Vitamin C and fiber and beneficial bacteria and enzymes.
If I were on Welfare or Unemployment why would I work to pay taxes that go to Muslim rebels in Syria and Egypt or to banks and bankers as a reward for fucking over the middle class and the future of the country?
Health Magazine voted Kimchi one of the 5 top healthy foods jballz. Full of stuff you should eat to change your rotting attitude.
EB- try this
http://www.amazon.com/Caldwell-Vegetable-Starter-Culture/dp/B0031KN5OY
Its not exactly Kimchi, but its pretty close and with some tweaking you would get it exactly how you like it.
Hey thanks for that. I brew my own beer and make pickled eggs and love to cook, will have to give that a try.
I make kimchi every year. I've got 3 kinds of napa cabbage in the greenhouse now. Can't wait to make a big batch. I might try that starter mix. I find that if I use plenty of garlic and cayanne pepper and salt no problem with mold etc.
I spilled a pot of kimchi on me once. It smelled like hot ass and dirty cabbage. Vile food.
Does he even rike basketbar? I bet he's just ronery, and this is a cry for herp. Who rearry wants nucrear war?
Fuck you Hans Brix.
+1 for team America World Police reference
Matttttt. Daaaa. Muunnnn.
"oh yeah? I have Arec Bardwin"
Kim dude should give HSBC a call. They'll help.
Why do you say that? N. Korea has no opium or other valuable hard drugs that I am aware of?
The US and its East Asia allies (namely South Korea and Japan) have been preparing for an offensive on North Korea ever since the death of Kim Jong-il. They see a window of opportunity in the instability of the fragile succession.
This statement isn't credible without further proof. Really? An "offensive"? Ya mean, a MILITARY offensive? Where's the evidence? The situation in N. Korea reminds me what Shaw said about Ireland,"The situation in Ireland is critical, but not serious." I find it difficult to put any credence in statements that an "offensive" is planned without more evidence--and STRONG evidence. Please provide.
Aegis system war games every few months? (Aegis combat system, used by the South Korean, Japanese, and the US is a collaborative real-time battle system that can control multiple platforms from a command information centre). I don't know whether that is strong evidence, but the bitching from the North indicate they believe it to be strong evidence of military offensive preparation.
I really do not know whether it is being dusted off, but you can bet your arse that there are at least half a dozen strategic war plans for the invasion of North Korea somewhere in the bowels of the Pentagon.
Do you think China and Russia would allow it? Any hint of real invasion, and China would intantly be all over the place with Russia's support.
I think you are correct. Russia has already drawn the line at Syria - which is fast becoming a proxy battlefield. The Kremlin is telling anyone who cares to listen that they are willing to go "hot" to stop another US-led war. As for China, unless something has drastically changed in their policy towards NK, they are highly likely to go to war over a NK invasion. I think it is a little complicated because SK has very close economic ties with China now (Don't we all these days?), so there is no real appetite for war in the area. Just a lot of outside pressure to change the status quo and cause a conflict to deflect the public from real problems at home and make the war profiteers happy.
Syria is really interesting in that it is a proxy for many issues.. Iranian influence, Hezbollah, the Russians New Cold War, the unwillingness of civilized countries to act in the face of genocide, and lessons of the Arab Spring. Yes, Al Assad is a really bad guy who gladly slaughters his own people, but as we've seen in Egypt - will his replacement be better? If Obama were nearly as effective a thug as Putin is, he'd go in there and take out Assad. (Which would just create another Arab Spring, rinse lather repeat.) I dunno how Russia would react, but I'm hardly opposed to giving them a stake for "good behavior." It's always about oil anyway, I doubt they care who is in charge.
North Korea is a little different. It's just purely a criminal enterprise. Nukes, drugs, counterfeiting. There is no legit anything in NK. I think China has put up with them for so long because they have the same world view, but maybe thats changing as they start to see the value of Intellectual Property.. (Or just stealing less)
I will not be vacationing at either.
USA #1 in nukes
USA #1 in drug consumption
USA #1 in world scale counterfeiting via Federal Reserve
how is N Korea different than USA? They don't have hollywood marketing PR machine. Other than that upper class in N. Korea soon will live much better than low class in USA.
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The interesting thing about Syria is that the Alawis aren't really Muslims; they act as such, but actually are closer to Christians, and will be replaced by fanatic Salafists - not looking good for peace in the region, nor Israel...
More than Russia, I don't think China would accept US troops anywhere near their border. And both of them have close commercial relations with SK so probably would view well a reunion of Korea (and probably more than the US, who would most likely lose their bases there, as part of any deal), but not if said reunion was viewed as a US victory (and their defeat).
Under any scenario, the Norks can turn Seoul into a flaming hell-hole quicker than the fat boy King can eat a box of twinkies. So, in no f-ing scenario do the Roks or US want to start another pennisula war. They just want to keep crazy Uncle Eddie drunk and happy up north while the rest of the world enjoys gettin' laid and gettin' paid. Who cares about several million innocent and shrinking peasants are eating treebark.
As for the Norks, it seems their entire economy is built upon a mob-style protection racket: "dat's a nice shiny house you got there...be a shame if sumthin were to happen to it..."
But, if you're that worried about it, have no fear. If you were right, China would quickly and far more efficiently decapitate the DPRK government and replace it with a more compliant lot rather than waiting for the Americans and the Roks to unite the pennisula on their terms.
does north korea have a central bank run by hofjuden? no? then n.k. is going down. just like the 'other' countries that didnt have hofjuden c.b.'s and had gold, but no longer after they were introduced to democracy
they executed their central banker and reset the currency 100 to 1.
that's real.
Like venezueula, nk has legitimate gripes, but their prescription is wrong. Poke in the eye bullshit is good enough to get the blood boiling. Go fuck yourselves, Nwo bitches. Kissinger's "a world restored" is an apology for this sort of shit. Go fuck yourselves.
Cunny, something tells me that you have a higher understanding of "said" subject. You are a great teacher. ;-)
Yc, thanks for the acknowledgement.
My ma thesis (feces) was a repudiation of Kissinger's. Metternich was a PIECE OF SHIT, who Kissinger put on a pedestal. If you read the sources, all the letters, you will understand.
Kissinger became Kissinger for a reason.
Be ready for the fight, amigo.
Kissinger is still throwing turds. His thesis of "globalism" is a bit antiquated. The guy was (goyim)><(jew) liaison in his time.
I respect the elders, if the elders respect me. ( I understand cunny) ;-)
[ nmewn] is jewish, and has a brilliant mind.
Rock on "Silver dream Machine" David Essex film. Kissinger, go fuck yourself, tyrannical turd. Sorry mate, I'm shit faced and wound up. Metternich was a piece of shit. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. I have nothing against jews, but have eternal enmity to know-it-all tyrant apologists.
Kim Jong-un, it's not nice to fool with Bananamerica.
<Take two ICBM's and don't bother calling me in the morning.>
Fire a nuke you all die.
All of you. You want a good life, get your ass over to Canada and do a pick up proper. -Cernunnos
Invite me over, I am not of the others. I will roll the bones.
A short guy who butchers with impunity threatening a tall guy who butchers with impunity...all we need is Biden and his shotgun to sort this one out.
I'm not sure it would be a good idea for anyone to let Joe loose with a loaded anything. Talk about a loose cannon!
During the Korean war the US killed 30% of the North Korean population. 30% !!!
They have memories.
Their only choice is bluster given the US pivot to Asia. North Korea is definitely scared of an outside attack.
Same goes for Iran. Iran has not attacked a country in hundreds of years. A nuclear option gives these threatened countries some thoughts of defense.
Missed seven out of ten. Awful.
I like Koreans they make good BBQ for not being negroes. But the nork remnants are doomed . Every good gene in the pool been weeded out and what's left is probably not salvageable. Nukes... Put them out of their fucking misery.
Hey, Jude. GFYS
Missed seven out of ten. Awful.
I like Koreans they make good BBQ for not being negroes. But the nork remnants are doomed . Every good gene in the pool been weeded out and what's left is probably not salvageable. Nukes... Put them out of their fucking misery.
There is only one problem with this article. North Korea only has as many nukes as China is willing to give them. If China wants to flex it's military muscle, N.K. is it's proxy armed forces.
You might ask what the South Koreans think about all this - after all, it is really their country that's been split in two, thanks to the two super powers playing god over the peninsula after WWII.
I've spent some time in Seoul, and you won't find many South Koreans who harbour any real hatred for their Northern neighbours. Pity and sympathy for the misfortune of living under a I-don't-know-wtf-royal-dynastic-starlinist-political camp, certainly, but no hatred. As far as they are concerned, Korea has over 4000 yrs of history and this separation is merely a blip that will resolve itself in time. The last thing they want is to commit wholesale slaughter of their relatives up in the North, however tiresome and embarrassing they are. I suspect that is also the sentiment of those in power, but things can and do change.
I don't know whether it is bravado, or a real national character trait of Koreans, but they do remind me of Sicilians when they get angry - "I'll kill you and I'll kill myself" is a phrase often uttered if you provoke them.
I have absolutely no sympathy at all for the open-air-gulag they call North Korea, but the last thing anyone should do is provoke a tightly wound nuclear armed country with millions of isolated brained washed people who take vengeance seriously. I am pretty sure many South Koreans would agree with that, despite their fervent wish to see their country reunited peacefully some day.
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I never knew how bad it was until I read this. Four million Koreans and a million Chinese killed, and neither side was the good guy.
N Korea is a Chinese pawn that they use to distract attention. The nuclear and missile technology almost certainly came from China. If the US and China have a common threat then US-China frictions are minimized.
Pakistan allegedly got its designs for a nuclear weapon from China.
The recent turnaround in Libya's nuclear policies and the many disclosures of Pakistan's role as a super-proliferator of nuclear weapons technology produced another extraordinary revelation: the discovery by U.S. and British intelligence of Chinese language material among the nuclear weapons design documents that Pakistan had supplied the Libyans.
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB114/index.htm
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2013/03/08/0200000000AEN20130308003...
(URGENT) N. Korea says it will nullify non-aggression pact with S. Korea
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2013/03/08/0200000000AEN20130308002...
S. Korea to hold senior security officials' meeting amid N.K. war threats
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2013/03/08/0200000000AEN20130308003...
N. Korean leader threatens all-out war
The North went nuclear as this is their best bet for leverage when they are in a very weak position. The US/Japan/Australia/New Zealand would be the first to fight NK, followed by NATO once they get postioned. NK has Zero allies if war comes. Without nuclear weapons, NK would fall in a day. All leadership dies in the first hour, all command and control dies in the first 3 hours. What is left simply is hit with countless precision missiles and precision bombs while drones cover the battle field picking of targets of opportunity.
Unless NK missed it, they have fallen so far behind the west's military capabilites it will be like the German World War Two Panzer divisons of the Waffen SS taking on a blind cave man and his spear.
The nuclear option, even very primitive, can destroy enough western assets or enough of SK to make the west pause. And this is exactally what is happening. Even a couple primitive nuclear weapons saved up to hit the SK and American attacking forces is all it needs to deter the US from attacking, even with a golden opportunity. The nukes are placed and primed and controlled by assets independent of command and control, you can bet they have their orders already and know where and when to detonate the bombs, even if there is no one else left in charge but a NK private hiding in a cave, To deter, the nukes must already be postioned and the triggering mechanisms ready and secret.
There is every reason to believe than Iran knows the only reason NK is not taken down is because a few nukes are ready. Iran with 6 nukes becomes a nation that Israel and the USA would not dare invade or bomb. It is that simple. Israel knows it, that is why they have over 200 targeted all over the middle east and Europe. Berlin will be a pile of rubble should Israel suffer a major threat of losing a war. That is why the NATO and US will at all costs prevent any power or powers from being able to defeat tiny Israel. Israel is 100% secure, the US and NATO guarantee their survival or all of Europes major cities would vanish in mushroom clouds, along with all Arab and Persin cities of any size. Israel punched well above her weight, and it is the nukes she has that provide the power behind it all.
Well...
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/War_with_NKorea_poses_nightmare_scenar...
With an array of artillery trained on Seoul, North Korea could easily blast the glass towers of the South's booming capital for days and kill huge numbers of civilians before US and South Korean forces prevailed, experts said.
"Official Pentagon models assume it would take months to win the war at a cost approaching one million casualties or more, all told, including dead and wounded," Michael O'Hanlon, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, told AFP.
"And that's without nuclear weapons being used," said O'Hanlon, who wrote a book looking at the effects of a potential war.
You're both right. In a pure force-on-force engagement, the DPRK is severly outmatched (think armor, air-to-air, SAMs, sea power). Yet, their ARTY belt and SOF will make any victory by the ROK and U.S. a bitter pyrrhic one.
The best move is to not play. How about a nice game of chess?
NOTES ON NORTH KOREANorth Korea is posturing to the tune of their supposed independence from the remaining world. So is Iran, but their in the background today. Sanctions by the world group have no meaning to a dis functioning leader who hails basketball as his ardent pleasure when so many of his "subject" citizens are supposedly suffering of starvation and lack of whatever which the media tells us. A closed national system is both a detriment and a glory to those nations who have the power to manipulate the media directed masses. (Let's not forget Russia and Syria.) We sure do believe a lot of BS. This new kid on the block in North Korea is a pawn to his generals. He has no power. With all the hype that China surmounts in the media, it's all just a big load of BS. There are no real monarchs or kings left for the real people. Those supposed to that title are in fact just dubious pawns set upon a world stage for the masters to manipulate in the never ending history of who gets what and when. We are truly slaves.
Okay, so let's just say I'm China. I really do want Taiwan. And the rumblings about some resource rich Japanese Islands. Okay. So let's get the USA involved in a stand off/all out war with North Korea to distract them whilst we take the traitors and misfits off of our Taiwan, and get "OUR" island back to the fold. In return we are given the task of mopping up North Korea when the USA is finished. The USA will be so much in debt (to us) and so depleted after going after real fanatics that they'll virtually "ask us to do it", (editors note: If they haven't already.) And in the end we will have extended our empire, our resources and our influence while the USA is deemed the "Bully" of self interest, war mongering and globalization. Shame on them.
My, my, Mr. Kerry, you've got quite a job on your hands. Hope you bring some Heinz with you.
Is that what all this hub bub is about? Is the USA in cahoots with China to relegate Asian politics towards the Chinese? (China to the USA.... "Hey, your so concerned about it, well lets' make a deal.) I wonder. What would you do if you had a boatload of T Notes owned by another nation? We shall see, we shall see, shan't we.
Man oh' Manichevitz, I really could I use a beer.
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I posted before I read your post or the others. Well put. A lot of people are seeing this real clearly.
It makes sense if "canceling" the T-Bills held by China is the ultimate goal (along with those held by the FED since eliminating just China's isn't enough).
My concern is that push comes to shove, and the nukes Japan has will be used to protect some empty fucking rocks and all hell breaks loose minutes later.
the only nation that does not want to see korea united is japan. think what one korea would do to japan.
i dunno. inscrutable is word that comes to mind when a bunch of round eyes are tryin' to figure this one out. i guessi'm suggesting a little ben fulford perspective when it comes to this stuff.
Take the Ryuku Islands?
probably, http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/02/22/290258/antijapan-protest-held-in...
Japan is toast. Stick a fork in it. Fukushima has not only obliterated Japan permanently, this story is only JUST beginning folks....
japanese new version, http://atimes.com/atimes/Japan/JAP-01-080313.html
China would like to see the nukes in NK under their control. The meer existence of a communst state that can, and does, generate a high level of technical prowess is something China wants to preserve. The technology and production ability of NK's centrally controlled would be impressive should they gain access to world markets. Think China Jr. looking to get foreign investors and give away labor in return. The west wants to continue to punish NK because they did not cry uncle. Think about the sources of information that we get concerning that "crazy" leadership. Some respect and engagement would probably be a better approach than more worthless sanctions. They want to play. If they got the ante I say, deal the cards.
I've been arguing the same approach about Iran for years. They're not the bad guys Israel/the Media (same thing) would have us believe. Let them get some breathing room (like removing our troops form EVERY country which surrounds it, and tone down bases in Kuwait, Saudi, Qatar and Bahrain) and a little respect and they will calm down a little bit. The US's biggest mis-calculation, in the end, was knocking out Saddam, the only guy keeping a lid on the Mullahs. Oh well, good for Iran then. When it comes to wars on the Eurasian landmass I always root for the Mountain people over the Valley people anyway.
1. Iran continues to use its own gold-backed currency not tied to the fiat-usury of the CBs. Same crime as Saddam and Mohammar. Look where it got them.
2. Iran has developed free energy it seems. This threatens oil as a reserve currency basis period. Cant have that.
3. Irans best friends are China and Russia, who have given nuclear armament to Iran for years. Hence, this is not about Iran's developing nuclear capability.
4. This is all meticulously choreographed by satanic genocidal maniacs who are using the coming war with advanced bioweapons to bring about their precious NWO.
5. Billions will die in the process.
6. It's on, bitchez.
NK won't get nuked anytime soon. The fallout would land all over Japan. Any airburst would essentially be declaring nuclear war on China and wipe out SK as well in the process.
If you are not getting it, what the DPRK is doing is acting just like the US does. Waving nuclear threats around in first-use scenarios, threatening unilateral decisions etc. etc. The difference is, that it won't actually act on them. It's all posturing. Why now? DPRK is going through a transition and as such is a target for the US even more than previously. I can 100% guarantee that they are pulling some black ops shit. DPRK is entirely aware, but calling them out on it serves no purpose. The media has zero credibility and will just be ignored or laughed at. All the while, essentially giving the US pointers on how to be more evasive. So what you do instead is throw a hissy fit and rattle sabers right back. Kinda how when the allies had long-broken codes, they don't use them to prevent shit from happening, rather they use them to mitigate the worst potential future events without tipping their hand that the codes are broken.
Welcome to diplomatic strategy 101.
This gets interesting.
From BBC: "North Korea says it is scrapping all non-aggression pacts with South Korea, closing its hotline with Seoul and its crossing point between the two countries"
Fukin' Dennis Rodman.
Shit about to get real. Maybe Dennis Rodman was carrying a message from the banksters.... Start some shit and we'll give you immunity and a shitload of money... all secret of course... The banksters need a distraction for the upcoming banking collapse... North Korea start some crap... then conviently, a bank collapses... then the whole thing... they can blame it on North Korea... WINNING!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=G34f9eP4PUc#!
I agree. This video is of a truther whose channel was taken down by YT. He is explaining the harrassment he is encountering. It's possible he is part of what will become censorship of information.
You have to see double, which I frequently do when I have more than three martinis. The double play is Iran/NK. If, (cough, cough), diplomacy fails (ask Dr P to write to EH what 'diplomacy' 'is'). In the meantime, the actors have their scripts and will be paid. Venezuela is hors de combat, Malayasian and Malian islamists contained. Reluctant Russians on board with the EU over Syria (energy, port access, but humanitarian spin). Iran's nuke programme will be stopped. NK is surrounded now that China has signed the contract (needed a starring role). Senkaku peacefully becomes Diaoyu and Japanese exports are all the rage in the middle Kingdom once again. Forget about Taiwan. That storyline was a dead end years ago.
Pardon, need to find another metternichian olive for my very dry, shaken not stirred tipple.
When DPRK tests a nuke. You can bet it notifies it's neighbors. I realize that they are 4-10 kilotons. That still rattles the ground.
Sound travels 3X faster in water. The secrecy quotent is redundent/ I'm leaving my {politicking} to the BoJ. The usd /jpy has long squeeze written all over it!
Get off my lawn!
I hope you ZHers understand the $billions that are required to move a currency the way (usd/jpy) has been moved. This is definite sovereign "front running".
The BoJ has gone full retard. They are all in. That means asset purchases are off the block. japan is cashed out/ If they try to do asset purchases they will far exceed the payback levels they are looking for.[ Welcome to 1st world cyprus] japan is desperate.
Japan was desperate in may of 2010.
Don't you guys read Stratfor? They had this out two months ago. Anyway, as long as they act crazy and they get free shit out of it they'll continue to pretend to be crazy. N. Koreans are pretty much the niggers of East Asia.
Balancing act indeed. The U.S. and China join in the motion for additional sasnctions. We've already fought China on that peninsula, and neither of us want to do it again. Not against each other.
Japan will play backstop to the U.S. and South Korea, and everyone knows that China wants those islands and the oil under them. China will get its concession on the Diaoyu islands, and look the other way.
It would be a serious miscalculation on North Korea's part to push it over the line, but the premise of the article is correct. North Korea knows its coming, as soon as these outfield issues get resolved.
Man, this penis compensation shit is getting outta control.
china is not giving up it's crazy uncle. north korea is way too convenient to use for putting nails under the tires of the usa car. does anyone remember what the chinese did when the usa got too close to the border. the resulting bug out was the most dramatic bugout in the history of war because the un forces had no where to go but to the sea. does anyone really think china would give up north korea or north korea will give up china. north korea's role is to poke the eye of the empire. china would love to chase the usa off the peninsula again and turn korea into another province of china as a unified country. the friction in korea with the dispute over the senkaku islands is designed to triangulate the usa into choosing their fate as a nation dependent upon china for the health of the usa economy or security support for japan and south korea. the usa is in a weak position, not north korea. if the usa chooses trade with china then japan and south korea know they are on their own to choose china. if the usa defends south korea against north korea(china) it is a mathematical certainty the usa will have to nuke all of china to win and if they do russia will nuke the usa. china knows this and expects the usa to back down so either way the usa loses. it is a brilliant plan by china.
north korea would never ally with the usa against china. it has nothing to gain. this view totally misunderstands the way things have worked in east asia since the beginning of time. the west has really only been there a coupla hundred years. the dynamics of the region have been in place for thousands of years. they are just trending back to equilibrium and intend to make the west a necessary but minor player in the geopolitics of the region.
This world would be pretty boring if you didn't have at least one eccentric neighbour.
You have to be wealthy for people to consider you 'eccentric'...these dim sum wits are just psychotic.
It's obvious now ... thanks Dennis
The USA has nuclear powered submarines with warheads near the borders of North Korea, and landbases Nukes along with 30.000 military personnel in South Korea...No wonder that the people in the North are nervous and do some strong talking. What would you do ?....
China, on the surface, seems to be siding with the US on the issue of North Korea. I suspect China is however playing both sides.
China can still give NK what it wants despite international sanctions through back door means.
The USA cannot risk another open wound with unpredictable conseuences and China has an interest in maintaining the status quo.