By Andrew L. Jaffee

Not that we already have our hands full with Iraq, Iran, Somalia, Afghanistan, Hezbollah, etc. … And when I say “we,” I limit my meaning to the few nations that have the guts to stand up to fascism and imperialism, like the U.S., Israel, Australia, Britain, Japan — a pretty short list. Now N Korea is going ballistic — literally. It wasn’t enough for Kim Jong-il to shoot missiles near Japan. Now he’s testing nukes. China and Russia are expressing dismay, but who knows if it means anything, as they’d probably rather have N Korean business than face down a psycho nuclear threat. Maybe the South Koreans will finally wake up, but I’m not getting my hopes up. Their “Sunshine Policy” towards by the North sounds a little too cheeky — and sun rays may be replaced by gamma rays. One would think we’ve learned a little bit from Clinton’s failed policy of appeasement towards the North. From the Beeb:

The US said intelligence had detected a seismic event at a suspected test site and Russia said it was “100% certain” a nuclear test had occurred.

The US said the reported test was a “provocative act”, while China denounced it as “brazen”.

In an unusually strong statement against its ally, China expressed its “resolute opposition” to the claimed test and said it “defied the universal opposition of international society”.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called the claimed test “unpardonable” and said the region was “entering a new, dangerous nuclear age”.

Blah, blah, blah bull-shit. So now the UN Security Council will meet to discuss paperwork — another useless resolution that someone else should enforce. Chri*t, we’re looking at nuclear annihilation.

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Related: Dictator Watch, Communism / Socialism, North Korea

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