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Obama Condemns North Korea Attack, Affirms 'Commitment To Defend South Korea'

Posted 05.25.2011

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President Barack Obama told ABC's Barbara Walters Tuesday that the United States is "rallying the international community" in defense of South Korea, ...

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The Mind of Kim Jong-Il II

Richard C. Bush III | Posted 05.25.2011

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The current crisis reminds me of one of Mao Zedong's favorite sayings, "There is great chaos under heaven and the situation is excellent."

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North Korea Will Put Aijalon Mahli Gomes, Detained American, On Trial

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Monday that it will put an American on trial for entering the communist country illegally. State-run medi...

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The Obama Team is Taking Credit for a Bush Policy in North Korea

Richard Grenell | Posted 05.25.2011

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During the Bush years pressure on North Korea was greatly increased, not decreased, as the current White House and New York Times say. That the Obama team is taking credit now is a shame.

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North Korea Invites US Envoy Stephen Bosworth To Pyongyang

AP | JAE-SOON CHANG | Posted 05.25.2011

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SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean officials headed to North Korea on Wednesday for their first Red Cross talks in nearly two years amid a push b...

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Korea's Missiles, Obama's Maneuvers and Neocons' Mad-libs

Jonathan Morgenstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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In Obama's relations with North Korea, force is an option but a last resort. That is the hallmark of the Smart Power approach: use all the instruments of national power to achieve your goals, not just the military.

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North Korea: A Test for Progressives

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 05.25.2011

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North Korea poses a special test for progressives because unlike the invasion of Iraq, this time the United State is meeting the criteria previously posed by progressives.

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North Korea, Iran, and the Demise of Nuclear Deterrence

Tad Daley | Posted 05.25.2011

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If our thousands of nuclear weapons actually do serve to deter, then why should we be concerned about a nuclear North Korea or Iran? If they do not serve to deter, then why retain them at all?

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North Korea Attacking Hawaii?

John Feffer | Posted 05.25.2011

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I'm not sure who's giving the president his advice on North Korea, but it's all wrong. His show of "resolve" has only made matters worse.

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Obama: US Prepared For Any Threat From North Korea

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said the United States is "prepared for any contingencies" involving North Korea _ including the regime's re...

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North Korean Ships Subject To US Interdiction: White House

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Friday it is prepared to confront ships believed to be carrying contraband materials to North Korea b...

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UN NKorea Stance "Unprecedented"

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is praising the international body's newly-endorsed sanctions against North Korea in resp...

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Gates: North Korea Shows No Sign Of Retaliation For Sanctions

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BRUSSELS, Belgium — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says it does not appear that North Korea has made military preparations to follow throug...

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Laura Ling, Euna Lee Sentence: Obama "Deeply Concerned" For Jailed Reporters

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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US President Barack Obama has said he is "deeply concerned" by North Korea's reported sentencing of two US journalists to 12 years' hard labour....

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Why North Korea's Antics Are Good For Obama

Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Following its initial hullabaloo, the current standoff may be a foreign policy windfall for the Obama administration by uniting typically disparate regional players

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Is John Bolton Right About North Korea?

Nathan Gardels | Posted 05.25.2011

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Five days before the North Korean nuclear test, Bolton wrote a prescient article in the Wall Street Journal saying that such a test was imminent. I asked Bolton about North Korea's motives.

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It's Not About North Korea

Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011

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As North Korea closes itself off to the outside world even more, China's unique role as an interlocutor will become even more necessary.

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Obama: North Korea "Recklessly Challenging" World With Nuclear Test

AP | MERRILL HARTSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama assailed North Korea Monday for new missile tests, saying the world must "stand up to" Pyongyang and demand ...

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North Korea Expels Nuclear Inspectors, Vows To Restart Reactors

AP | JEAN H. LEE | Posted 05.25.2011

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Tuesday it was restarting its rogue nuclear program, booting U.N. inspectors and pulling out of disarmamen...

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Gibbs: North Korea Rocket A "Pretty Big Coincidence"

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, asked by reporters if the administration thought North Korea's rocket launch was timed to President Obama's ...

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The Mind of Kim Jong Il

Richard C. Bush III | Posted 05.25.2011

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I have done it again. I have provoked the international community to take North Korea. The American imperialists are worried about our preparations for a satellite launch, despite its other crises.

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North Korea Warns That Sanctions Will End Stalled Talks For Good

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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North Korea said Tuesday that if the United States pushed for United Nations sanctions against it after its planned rocket launching, that would spell...

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NKorea Accuses Obama Administration Of Meddling

AP | KWANG-TAE KIM | Posted 05.25.2011

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea took its first swipe at President Barack Obama on Wednesday, accusing his administration of meddling, though th...

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US Can Intercept North Korean Missiles: Pentagon

Koreatimes.co.kr | By Jung Sung-ki | Posted 05.25.2011

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The United States has successfully intercepted missiles flying from North Korea three times in virtual scenarios testing its ballistic missile defense...

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North Korea: We Are On Brink Of War With The South

The Independent | Jonathan Thatcher in Seoul | Posted 05.25.2011

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North Korea said yesterday it was scrapping all accords with South Korea, a move the South's prime minister said could be timed to coincide with Barac...

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