White House refutes Tillerson’s offer to engage NK in diplomatic talks

One day after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made a series of statements indicating an open willingness to engage in diplomatic talks with North Korea without any preconditions, the White House issued its own statement directly contradicting America’s top diplomat. We’ve said from the diplomatic side, we’re ready to talk anytime North Korea would […]

Secretary of State: ‘We’re ready to talk anytime North Korea would like’

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made a dramatic shift from previous U.S. rhetoric on Tuesday, declaring that the United States will not attempt to impose preconditions to diplomatic talks with North Korea.  Tillerson’s frank statements regarding his willingness to engage with Kim Jong Un’s reclusive regime stands in direct contrast of President Trump’s public position […]

A former top national security official says Venezuela is one of Trump’s top 3 priorities — alongside Iran and North Korea

President Donald Trump has focused much of his foreign-policy attention on Iran and North Korea. But Venezuela is reportedly a priority alongside those countries for Trump’s national-security team. The Trump administration has already taken aggressive action against Venezuelan officials this year. Despite President Donald Trump’s apparent overarching focus on Iran and North Korea during his […]

Op-Ed: Celebrity fools… or traitors? When Hollywood’s elite go to work for dictators

Each presidential election year, a slew of celebrities come out in support of their candidate of choice, drawing attention to their political causes from some, and harsh criticism from others.  Without exception, each celebrity political endorsement eventually leads to a single argument, however: why should we care what some actor thinks? Despite the inherent logic […]

United States and South Korea begin massive air exercises

The United States military and forces of South Korea have begun large scale air exercisesintended to portray a show of force to the North Koreans. US aircraft, including F-22s, F-35s, and B-1s, on Monday began a massive exercise alongside South Korean forces, a move North Korean officials say brings the countries to the “brink of nuclear […]

The world’s most popular mass murderer: Putin announces re-election bid

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday that he will once again seek reelection, marking his fourth bid for the top office in his nation. Putin is expected to secure reelection quite easily, despite a growing opposition movement within his nation. Between terms as president and Russian Prime Minister, his reelection will mean Putin’s reign […]

US flies strategic B-1 bombers over Korea during massive air exercise

The US flew its B-1B bomber jet over South Korea during a massive aerial exercise. North Korea hates it when the US does that, and has threatened to shoot the plane down. The flight follows the test of North Korea’s most powerful ever missile. SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States flew a B-1B […]

North Korea doctors the photos of their Hwasong-15, but experts aren’t sure why

According to experts, North Korea appears to have doctored the images released of their latest missile launch, depicting their most advanced missile platform to date, the Hwasong-15.  Oddly, it wasn’t the missile itself that appears to have been the subject of the image manipulation, but the backdrop. North Korea has a long history of manipulating […]

US Deploys F-22 Raptors to South Korea

A dozen US F-22 and F-35 stealth fighter jets have arrived in South Korea for a regular joint exercise with South Korean forces, a defense ministry source said Sunday. The allies plan to kick off the five-day VIGILANT ACE 18 practice Monday, which would demonstrate their combined air power against North Korea. “The realistic air […]