Although I'm sure that the Sth Koreans would rather stay as they are, this way they won't share the burden of welfare that a united Korea would bring.
If Saddam had possessed an atomic bomb, the North Koreans calculate, Bush would have never dared to invade his country.
The UN Security Council threatens sanctions. But, ironically, it is the allegedly irrational regime of North Korea that has reason on its side. Its tests do not break any international treaties. If Israel, Pakistan, India, China, France, Britain, Russia and the U.S. can possess atomic weapons, why can't North Korea?
What it wants, it says, is what it has always wanted — a peace treaty to formally end the Korean War, treatment by the rest of the world as a normal state and — most importantly — a signed agreement from the U.S. that it will not attempt to overthrow Kim Jong-il's regime.
Redneck Bill, if you're new to learning about politics...
J-Neli wrote:
Personally, as a political science major I tend to get my international news from websites such as the BBC, the New York Times and Canadian news or a Canadian perspective on global news from The Toronto Star. the first two are the most important news sites in the world in my opinion and with the BBC in particular there is a lot of background material provided. Don't be afraid to check various sites and compare how they view an issue. Also try and seek out some alternative independent news sources.
VazValium wrote:J-Neli wrote:
Personally, as a political science major I tend to get my international news from websites such as the BBC, the New York Times and Canadian news or a Canadian perspective on global news from The Toronto Star. the first two are the most important news sites in the world in my opinion and with the BBC in particular there is a lot of background material provided. Don't be afraid to check various sites and compare how they view an issue. Also try and seek out some alternative independent news sources.
Actually, the BBC don't know how to even distinguish between different ethnic minorities and religious groups as they continually opt to call Muslims 'Asians', and this truly pisses me off, putting people like me in the middle of all the shit that happens over here in the UK. Sorry, but whatever credibility they have regarding accuracy on world affairs is infinitesimal due to their sheer ignorance, causing me to ignore whatever comes from them. The influence of media giants such as the BBC is so much, that the average person where I live isn't even aware that brown-skinned non-Muslims exist and that there are white-skinned Muslims.
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