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Koreans Oppose U.S. Military Aggression

November 16, 2022 UNAC Editor Korea, U.S. Aggression

by Lyn Neeley, published on Workers World, November 11, 2022 The U.S. media repeatedly reported that “Operation Vigilant Storm” was in retaliation to four missiles fired by North Korea. These joint military drills were the largest in the history of such operations, with a display of about 240 warplanes including F-35B fighters, which conducted some 1,600 sorties. But more transparent[…]

Faced with U.S. ‘Decapitation Drill’/DPRK Korea Missile Launch is Self-Defense

August 30, 2022 UNAC Editor Korea, War and Peace

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, August 26, 2022 The western corporate media described the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s launch of two missiles Aug. 17 as threatening, aggressive and paranoid. What most media failed to report was the prior U.S. military exercises with Japan and South Korea off Hawai’i, in preparation for extensive war exercises off Korea, that[…]

Tensions remain on Korean Peninsula Despite Both Koreas’ Desire to Improve Ties

August 21, 2021 UNAC Editor Korea

by Uriel Araujo, published on InfoBrics, August 5, 2021 North Korea – DPRK – and South Korea (ROK) have restored their communication hotlines, including a military channel, which had been off since June 2020. According to a statement from ROK’s presidential office last Tuesday, the leaders of both Koreas have been exchanging personal letters since April and both have agreed[…]

Koreans Reject U.S. Efforts ‘To Overthrow Our System’

May 23, 2019 UNAC Editor Korea

Photo: Pyeongchang Funfair boys, ~Roman Harak, Flikr By Deirdre Griswold posted on Workers World, May 14, 019 Once again, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has refused to be intimidated by the U.S. imperialist government an d its threats to the DPRK’s sovereignty and socialist system. After the U.S. State Department, headed by notorious right-winger Mike Pompeo, issued a statement[…]

A Stumble at Hanoi, but Negotiations Remain on the Agenda

March 8, 2019 UNAC Editor Diplomacy, Economic Blockade, Korea

by Gregor Elich, Published on Zoom In Korea, March 4, 2019 President Trump’s hasty decision to pull the plug on the Hanoi Summit ahead of schedule came as a stunning surprise. The feeling of disappointment in those who were hoping for success contrasted with the sense of relief in the U.S. foreign policy establishment, which remains steadfastly opposed to any[…]

A Non-aligned Unified Korea is the Best Outcome Washington can Hope for

November 1, 2018 UNAC Editor Korea, Political Analysis

By Hyun Lee, from ZoomInKorea, August 29, 2018 Even after President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un agreed to establish “new US-DPRK relations” in Singapore on June 12, Washington seems in denial that the summit ever took place. The 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), signed into law this month, says the “complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization of the[…]

Towards Ending the 65 Years of Armistice: Understanding the process for peace in Korea

July 27, 2018 UNAC Editor Korea

ZoomInKorea Interview with Gregory Erlich, July 24, 2018 July 27, 2018 marks the 65th anniversary of the Armistice Agreement which brought about a ceasefire to the Korean War. The agreement was signed by North Korean General Nam Il representing both the Korean People’s Army (KPA) as well as the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army (PVA) and U.S. Army Lieutenant General Harrison,[…]