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Korea
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Jeff Archer , Al Moharer
August 7, 2009
I have lived in three countries and have spoken to people from many nationalities. All consider human life to be valuable and all are protective of their own countrypeople. However, I have yet to meet someone of non-U.S. origin who holds the opinion that one life is... » read this article
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Peter Symonds , WSWS
10 June 2009
The US administration has signalled a more aggressive stance toward North Korea that will only compound an already tense situation in North East Asia.
Speaking in France on Saturday, President Obama declared that the US would take “a very hard look” at its approach following North Korea’s... » read this article
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Peter Symonds , WSWS
27 May 2009
North Korea’s detonation of a small nuclear bomb on Monday provoked immediate condemnation by the UN Security Council and sharply raised tensions in North East Asia. Pyongyang had been warning of further nuclear weapon and ballistic missile tests for weeks, insisting that the UN had to apologise... » read this article
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Special Report , BBC
President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea has called for measures to reduce the financial burden of private tuition.
Latest estimates suggest South Korean households spend an average of $600 (£323) a month on private lessons.
Figures from 2006 show expenses with extra-curricular tuition approaching $30bn (£16bn), nearly 4% of annual... » read this article
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John Chan , WSWS
The belligerent response in Washington to a possible North Korean missile test has provided another graphic example of the way in which militarism and the manipulation of public fears play a central role in official American politics.
Although evidence that North Korea was preparing for a missile test was known... » read this article
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