An overwhelming majority of South Koreans have expressed support for both the April 27 Panmunjom Declaration for Peace signed by Moon and Kim and for the Trump-Kim summit. This support was made clear in June 13 local elections, in which Moon’s Democratic Party crushed the opposition in record-setting fashion. Despite this deep and widespread support for peace and … [Read more...] about Sorry Dems, The Peace Train has Left the Station
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Non-US-centric reporting on Kim-Trump summit
Thanks to Seth Mountain for this list. Resources for those of you (especially In the US) who wish to get past the memes and extremely partisan, often ahistorical, US-centered and decontextualized narratives making the rounds this week about what happened in Singapore on Tuesday. Here are 11 LINKS (in English) to important articles, analyses, critiques, official documents … [Read more...] about Non-US-centric reporting on Kim-Trump summit
Nation reporter Tim Shorrock on the banality of the US media
Here's the moment of levity from the isolated White House press room in Singapore (picture: Tim Shorrock), where the elite reporters covering a historic summit between the US and North Korea blithely ignore South Korea. Thanks to Seth Mountain for his input from Seoul. … [Read more...] about Nation reporter Tim Shorrock on the banality of the US media
What to expect at the Trump-Kim summit (Tim Shorrock)
http://peaceinkoreanews.timshorrock.com/2018/06/11/what-to-expect-at-the-trump-kim-summit-on-tuesday/ https://youtu.be/3WUv8Gk-Le0 … [Read more...] about What to expect at the Trump-Kim summit (Tim Shorrock)
North Korea: * Peace? * Hypocrisy of U.S. Nuclear Policy
JAMES BRADLEY, james@jamesbradley.com Bradley, educated in Japan, has written about Korea in two of his books, published English and translated into Korean, among other languages. His books include Flyboys, The China Mirage: The Hidden History of American Disaster in Asia and The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War. He currently is working on a book about the … [Read more...] about North Korea: * Peace? * Hypocrisy of U.S. Nuclear Policy