See if you can name the political diagnosis of the person who posted this: The hoaxes just do not match ! My “dear” Jewish-Americans …. i can’t tell you to stop writing bullshit because, actually, you are the Sons of Bullshit itself ! But may i please suggest to you that, at least, you should co-ordinate your hoaxes !! Ha ! Ha ! When you invent a hoax: make it credible !! Nevermind ! Adolf Hilter did not manage to...

Let’s just be clear that Professor Kang Jeong-Koo is a lying Stalinist media whore and failed petty tyrant: In a lecture in Incheon last year, Kang said, “Had the United States not intervened, the Korean War would have ended in a month with the death toll in both South and North less than 10,000. But 3.99 million more people died additionally because of the American intervention. The U.S. is the main culprit in the war and Douglas MacArthur its advance...

America is doing the right thing: China and the U.S. have reportedly agreed that four North Korean defectors who barged into the U.S. Consulate in Shenyang after making their way into the South Korean legation will be permitted to leave the country. It is understood that the U.S. has decided to give them asylum. Sources said Thursday’s secret negotiations were favorable to the defectors, adding Washington would accept the group’s request for asylum.

Could this have been a deliberate provocation, a defection attempt, or neither? Two North Korean soldiers crossed a stream some 20-30 m into the South in Hwacheon, Gangwon Province at around 12:47 p.m. on Friday but returned to the North when South Korean troops fired warning shots. This is the first time in five years the South Korean military has had to fire over the heads of North Korean soldiers crossing the Military Demarcation Line (MDL). The last time was...

Move America Forward will have webcasts this weekend devoted to the memory of those who have fought and died fighting the terrorists who would destroy all of us and our families the moment they had the means to do so. Part One Airs for Two Hours: 12:00 ““ 2:00 PM Pacific // 3:00 ““ 5:00 PM Eastern Part Two Airs for Three Hours: 3:00 ““ 6:00 PM Pacific // 6:00 ““ 9:00 PM Eastern What we owe these brave people...

You Don’t Say: The head of U.S. private equity fund Lone Star says criticism of the firm’s investment in Korea Exchange Bank is driven by an “anti-foreign political climate” in Korea. I don’t know enough to evaluate Korea’s accusations against Jay Grayken, but Grayken’s accusations against Korea certainly have a ring of truth to them. Meaning that even if Grayken is a complete scoundrel, he’s at least standing on firmer ground than Cynthia McKinney.

What Korea really needs is a futures market devoted exclusively to joint North-South projects. A very simple model here is to imagine yourself as a ruthless North Korean tyrant ensconced in an underground lair in Pyongyang, surrounded by his pleasure squad. Then ask yourself, “what’s in it for me?” Having done this, try to spot the irrational exuberance. If you can, and if that market actually did exist, there would be a beach house in Ko Samui with your name...

Tdaxp has been one of my favorite blogs since day one. Dan strips each problem to its foundational assumptions and rebuilds a range of solutions around interlocking analyses from political, economic, social, and even behavioral laws. To a greater degree than I am, Dan is a TPM Barnett fan — I tend to think Barnett places too much confidence in the power of economics to overcome the predatory nature of tyrants — but every word of his full thesis, “Redefining...

Lunarpages Reeks: Once again, TKL is down and we’re getting dismal support from Lunarpages. Yes, we’re contemplating a move elsewhere, as anyone would, but no decision yet. Suggestions for better web hosting are invited.

This morning, I tried to log into The Korea Liberator and saw this: As Richardson, James, and I gather dust waiting for WordPress to fix whatever caused the problem, I put up a few posts here that I’ll import into TKL later. Actual post date: May 21, 2006