Opinion Forum

China and North Korea: A Tangled Partnership

April 16th, 2013

By Dan Miller Do we know what’s happening? Probably not. But historical context may help. The following article from Stratfor, republished with permission, provides useful historical context for the current situations in Korea and its usual (apparent) ally, China. It spans many centuries. The Chinese ruling powers are new. Kim Jong-un and his regency are also [...]

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Tags: China, DPRK, Kim Jong-un, North Korea, nuclear, power, Stratfor
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President Obama Will Visit North Korea

April 7th, 2013

By Dan Miller Through his newly appointed press secretary, Dennis Rodman, President Obama today announced that he and Mr. Rodman will visit Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang next week. Their meeting is expected to eliminate all of our petty misunderstandings. This is a guest post by Senator Ima Librul, (L., Utopia). He is a member of [...]

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Tags: DPRK, negotiation, North Korea, Obama, peace, Rodman, satire, visit, war
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Is the 1950 Korea Mess Relevant to the New Korean Mess?

April 6th, 2013

By Dan Miller Probably very little, beyond the differences. The North Korean invasion of South Korea began on June 25, 1950 when North Korean troops — many of them battle-hardened veterans of Mao’s fights against Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists — crossed the thirty-eighth parallel to invade South Korea, initially at the Ongjin Peninsula. They met with little [...]

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Tags: DPRK, missiles, North Korea, nuclear, South Korea, U.S., war, warheads
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China, Iran and North Korea – A Radioactive Stew

March 13th, 2013

By Dan Miller It’s being prepared for our dinner. Should we eat it? How would it affect us and what should be done instead? Relations between China and North Korea seem, cosmetically, to be getting chillier. China joined the unanimous U.N. Security Council vote for sanctions in response to North Korea’s most recent nuke test. [...]

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Tags: China, DPRK, foreign policy, Iran, North Korea, nuclear, sanctions, weapons
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Rod Man San and O Ba-ma San Will Soon Play Hoops in Pyongynang!

March 5th, 2013

By Dan Miller Dennis Rodman’s successful diplomatic stint in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, while enjoying the legendary hospitality of Dear Leader Kim Jong-un, has generated great excitement and anticipation. Now it is President Obama’s turn at bat. He is the most on the ball President ever!

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Tags: Dennis Rodman, diplomacy, DPRK, Kim Jong-un, North Korea, Obama, satire
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President Obama’s Approval Rating Tops 100 Percent!

January 31st, 2013

By Dan Miller President Obama, rightfully jealous of the immense popularity of his rival, North Korea’s Kim Chi-un, has managed to surpass him. North Korean women joyfully considering the bright futures of their children under Kim Chi-un

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Tags: appointments, approval, DPRK, gun control, kimchi, satire, shooting, skeet
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President Obama Has Failed to Tell Enough Stories

July 13th, 2012

By Dan Miller That’s what he says has been his greatest problem as our President. Therefore, it must be true. President Obama’s plight is a sad one, because he has done an historic and truly remarkable job in every other respect. Due to my post-partisan concern for his continued success, I have thought long and [...]

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Tags: campaign, DPRK, election, Obama, policy, satire, stories, Venezuela
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Negotiating Without Understanding

June 13th, 2012

By Dan Miller When we don’t understand what other countries mean we usually screw up. That can be unhealthy. North Korea is either developing nuclear weapons or it is not. Ditto Iran. Both could give our home-grown “statesmen” lessons in flip-flopping to appeal to different audiences. Even if we (and they) have reasonably competent translators [...]

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Tags: culture, DPRK, foreign policy, Iran, language, negotiation, nuclear weapons
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North Korea, Kim Jong-un and the Big Bad Bomb

May 27th, 2012

By Dan Miller Unsuccessful negotiations with Iran to avoid nuclear weapons development have been much in the news. Her frequent collaborator North Korea — which has already made and tested nuclear devices — is lurking in the background while we await her delayed attempt to conduct another. As a Russian arms shipment is en route [...]

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Tags: China, DPRK, Kim Jong-un, missile, North Korea, nuclear, South Korea
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More North Korean Threats – Next Verse Same as the First

April 24th, 2012

By Dan Miller Why? Is North Korea serious or is she polishing her tarnished begging bowl yet again? The perception that North Korea is “almost ready” to conduct another nuclear test “soon” has been voiced since before the abortive missile test on Friday the Thirteenth of April at 7:39 AM Korean time. It is now [...]

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Tags: bomb, China, DPRK, Kim Jong-un, missile, North Korea, nuclear, test
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