Category Archives: Malnutrition

If we are to Lead, doing so from the Front with Strength, Competence and Conviction is not Optional.


A Stratfor article, From Gadhafi to Benghazi, appears below in its entirety following my comments. It would be great — and so would be our nation — were our leaders to learn from and be guided by it. The United States … Continue reading

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North Korea, Kim Jong-un and the Big Bad Bomb


Unsuccessful negotiations with Iran to avoid nuclear weapons development have been much in the news.  Her frequent collaborator North Korea — which has already made and tested nuclear devices — is lurking in the background while we await her delayed … Continue reading

Posted in Ahmadinejad, Appeasement, Border closings, China, Criticism sessions, Culture, Democracy, Food aid, Food for North Korea, Hard Currency, History, Ideology, Iran, Kim Dynasty, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, Korea, Korea speculation, Luxury, Malnutrition, Missile launch, North Korea's nukes, Nuclear weapon test, Nuclear weapons, Opinion, Peace, Peace and Love, Regime change, Retaliation by North Korea, Sanctions, Shortages, United States | Tagged , | 11 Comments

Will North Korea attempt a nuclear test?


It seems rather likely, soon, although not for the reasons commonly suggested. Motivations for a nuclear test It has been widely speculated that a North Korean nuclear test will follow the embarrassing spectacle of its expensive ($850 million) Friday the … Continue reading

Posted in Appeasement, Cultural differences, Death of Kim Jong-il, Food for North Korea, Funeral of Kim Jong-il, Ideology, Kim Dynasty, Kim il-Sung, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, Korea speculation, Malnutrition, Missile launch, North Korea's nukes, Nuclear weapon test, Propaganda, Regime change, Sanctions | Tagged | 10 Comments

Should we feed the malnourished North Koreans?


No, not now. Due to the impending launch by the Democratic Peoples’ Republic of (North) Korea (DPRK) of a “weather satellite,” the United States has “suspended” food aid recently offered in exchange for a promise by the DPRK to refrain … Continue reading

Posted in China, Food for North Korea, Headlines, History, Kim Dynasty, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, Korea, Korea speculation, Malnutrition, North Korea's nukes, Obama, Opinion, Political class | 7 Comments