Nuclear technology does more than make powerful weapons. It also makes for powerful politics. It allows Kim Jong-un, ruler of a sordid little dictatorship, possibly the most backward nation on Earth, to meet with the president of the United States, the most powerful man in the world, as an equal.
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Alberta Politics: Why did China’s government pluck the Two Michaels from among 300,000 Canadians in China?
Soon after Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou was arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Vancouver two years ago at the behest of U.S. authorities, Chinese state security officers arrested two Canadian men, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor. It was clear from the get-go the arrest on Dec.
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Trump’s anti-Canadian antics are good news for Alberta pipeline advocates – whether or not that was the plan
U.S. President Donald Trump may not actually have intended to deliver a blow to West Coast environmentalists opposed to the completion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project, but he has done so with his recent dubious allegations about Canada’s trading practices. Building a pipeline capable of carrying diluted bitumen
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Don’t You Just Love It?
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Continue readingAlberta Politics: Geopolitical Sunday: Don’t hold your breath waiting for the state of war to officially end on the Korean Peninsula
If the Korean War formally ends any time soon, North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il should be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. Why not? Just because he presides over a very large military and leads a country that’s not very nice to it’s own citizens when they step a centimetre
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Who Will Trump Nuke First, The FBI Or North Korea?
As I'm sure you know, Donald Trump is at war with the FBI, in a desperate attempt to save himself from Robert Mueller.And although it's a war he cannot win. President Trump entered office last year as a singular figure. But he has come to resemble two of his predecessors in
Continue readingThings Are Good: Flash North Korea for Freedom
Flash Drives For Freedom from Doug Burnett on Vimeo. The reclusive state of North Korea doesn’t like it when information leaks in or out. The government is propped up by ignorance, fear, and a lack of a viable alternative. They control their population by limiting access to knowledge; North Korea
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Holy Apocalypse
As we all know, Donald Trump is now posing as a pious man, instead of a grubby pervert.A man who now prefers to read the Bible instead of Hitler's speeches.But still, this tweet late yesterday seemed to come out of nowhere. And it couldn't be more disturbing.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Road to World War III
In one of my last posts I asked the following question: Is Donald Trump Now Too Mentally Disturbed To Remain In Office?And I concluded that he definitely was.So I'm glad to see that the Republican Senator Bob Corker sort of agrees with me. And that he not only believes that the White
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: ‘Fire and Fury’ – The Korean Peninsula – Helpful Facts
Why looking at non-North American news feeds is important. This little tidbit by Pepe Escobar cropped up on Counterpunch, but the article is all over the place in the Eastern media. “But this is extremely serious. A China-North Korea mutual defense treaty has been in effect since 1961. Under this
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Canadians (And Pretty Much The Rest Of The World) Had Better Be Careful
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Continue readingMontreal Simon: Has Donald Trump Made War Unavoidable?
Well now we know that Donald Trump's verbal blast at North Korea was totally improvised. President Trump’s aides knew he planned to deliver a tough message to North Korea on Tuesday, but they did not expect a threat that rivaled the apocalyptic taunts often used by his target, Kim Jong-un.And now we
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Road to Armageddon
Almost four years ago Donald Trump tweeted this: And yesterday he did his best to turn that into a self fulfilling prophesy. Read more »
Continue readingThe Political Road Map: Nuclear Korea and Donald Trump
To begin, if you know someone who is currently working in South Korea, you may want to prepare their return home or at the very least…ensure they renegotiate any contract they are under for a larger sum. While many South Koreans have become used to the threats posed by the
Continue readingLeDaro: North Korea Puts Army on ‘Quasi State of War
This sounds very scary because if there is a war between North and South Korea it will spread if countries like U.S. and Russia get involved.
Continue readingLeDaro: North Korea, South Korea Exchange Fire
This guy is crazy and a threat to world peace. Kim Jong Un Fire exchange More than 100 North Korean shells out of 500 or so fired landed in South Korean waters, prompting marines from the South to fire back with more than 300 rounds in the North’s waters, defense
Continue readingThe Wandering Joe: Crimea and Misdemeanours
Bad puns aside, the recent intrigue in Crimea has been responsible for more nonsensical political blustering than any single international incident in the past decade. It has been a curious exercise to sit back and watch everyone work themselves up and deliver half-baked analyses based on laughably outdated assumptions. Please
Continue readingThe Wandering Joe: Crimea and Misdemeanours
Bad puns aside, the recent intrigue in Crimea has been responsible for more nonsensical political blustering than any single international incident in the past decade. It has been a curious exercise to sit back and watch everyone work themselves up and deliver half-baked analyses based on laughably outdated assumptions. Please
Continue readingLeDaro: Dennis Rodman and Kim Jong-un: The Odd Couple
See bigger picture here. Read the story The Telegraph.
Continue readingLeDaro: North Korea and robotic army
Almost all countries do a good job of brainwashing their soldiers – its all for patriotism and thus killing the enemy is justified. However, dictatorial governments do even a better job. North Korea is a good example. The picture below puts some light on this phenomena. Female North Korean soldiers
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