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...When Outlaws Get The Bomb Kim Jong Il's crude blast punctuates a scary reality: the law of the jungle now governs the race for nuclear arms
...Staring At North Korea The survival of Kim Jong Il's regime depends on cross-border trade. Here's why China is so reluctant...
...Strangelove Visits North Korea A selection of some of the most interesting items on North Korean president Kim Jong Il and his testing of a nuclear weapon
Last week, President George W. Bush finally signed the Military Commissions Act into law. With the media’s attention largely fixed on questions of Kim Jong-Il’s mental stability and the accuracy of a study claiming the death of 600,000 Iraqis since the American invasion, the president was busy trampling the nation’s constitution. Shielded by a banner announcing “Protecting America,” Bush signed the act after its predictable success in Congress last month, reasserting his right to deny constitutional protections to enemies of the state...
...Seko, Abe's adviser, argues that his boss's performance on North Korea demonstrates exactly what kind of leader he is. "It shows that he is capable in crisis management," says Seko. "On issues like this he is very clear on where he stands." Given Kim Jong Il's track record, Abe can probably count on him to create trouble down the road, giving another boost to the Japanese leader's image as a "fighting politician," as his advisers put it. But Abe, like Koizumi, will ultimately be defined by how well he can manage Japan's recovering economy, solve...