North Korea

Images of 2005: Courage, Hope, Pain & Freedom

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TIME magazine has released its “Pictures of the Year” for 2005.(via Michelle Malkin)The Anchoress thought the selections looked predictably bleak and offered her own favorites.I concur, and offer up these…”The Hug”First Lady Laura Bush and Army Staff Sgt Norbert Lara, foreground left, injured in action, look on as William Norwood, whose 25-year-old son, Marine Sgt.

Korea Celebrates Reunions as North Korea Continues Abductions

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TEARFUL REUNIONS IN THE SOUTH AS NORTH KOREA RELEASES POW’S AFTER NEARLY 50 YEARS,VIDEO HERE Here is the story behind one of the tearful reunions this week in Korea.South Korean mother Kim Jong-sim, right, cries with her son Jung Il-nam, left, who was a fisherman abducted to North Korea in 1987, during the second round of the 12th reunion since the two Koreas agreed to promote peace and reconciliation at an unprecedented summit between their leaders in 2000, at Diamond Mountain in North Korea, Tuesday, Nov.

A Peace Park in the Demilitarized Zone

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People from all over the world will flock to visit the “Peace Park” in the DMZ.South Korean activists burn a North Korean flag during a protest in Seoul this week against Pyongyang’s nuclear programme.

Did AQ Khan sell to the Saudi's, too?

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* Rumors of a “Nukes for Oil” Program * The closeness between Islamabad and Riyadh has been phenomenal * It is not unlikely that Dr.

Bush Doctrine Focus on North Korea

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VIDEO SHOWING HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, INCLUDING PUBLIC EXECUTIONS, IN NORTH KOREA HEREThe US is is using political finesse with North Korea while meeting with Human Rights Activists…

Korean Noise

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Korean May Day Celebration yesterday in Seoul, South Korea.A study published in the Korea Times reports that the life expectancy of North Koreans has fallen:North Korea’s life expectancy dropped by 5.5 years to 67.2 years in 2002 from 1993.According to a report on reproduction and health by the North’s population research institute, sponsored by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the life expectancy for males in the North fell from 68.5 years to 63.1 years during the 10-year period, while that for females declined from 76.1 years to 71 years.

Korea Concerns

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New polling results came out from South Korea placing Japan on top of the list as the number one threat to security:Japan has replaced North Korea as the number one threat to their security in a national survey of South Koreans, reported the Seoul-based newspaper JoongAng Ilbo.

Japan-China Relations Remain Tense

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China made a small step towards reconciliation with Japan on Tuesday:China has offered to repair Japan’s Beijing Embassy damaged in protests, but kept the heat on in a diplomatic row on Tuesday, saying it wanted UN protection for a Japanese World War Two-era germ warfare site.