Images show North Korea launch work: What We're Reading Now
Apr 02, 2012
Iran
Clinton to Iran: Show that nuclear arms not sought
Bradley Klapper, Associated Press - April 1, 2012
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday urged Iran to back up its declaration that Islam bars weapons of mass destruction by agreeing to a plan that would prove it does not intend to develop nuclear arms.
Korean Peninsula
Images show North Korea launch work
Foster Klug, Associated Press - April 2, 2012
New satellite images of a North Korean rocket launch site show a mobile radar trailer and rows of what appear to be empty fuel and oxidizer tanks, evidence of ramped-up preparation for what Washington calls a cover for a long-range missile test.
North Korea Party Calls for Leadership Meeting
New York Times - April 2, 2012
North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party will convene a representatives’ conference on April 11, the country’s state-ran news agency, K.C.N.A., reported on Monday. Analysts said the rare meeting was expected to anoint the new North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, as the official head of the party.
Rocket to cost North equivalent of feeding 19 mil. for 1 year
Yonhap News Agency - April 2, 2012
This month's long-range rocket launch will cost North Korea some US$850 million, the equivalent of feeding 19 million people for one year, intelligence authorities in Seoul estimated Monday.
Matthew Hoh discusses the end of the Iraq War on MSNBC
Dec 15, 2011
Council Board member Matthew Hoh, who was a former Marine Corps captain and State Department official, was interviewed on "The Dylan Ratigan Show" on MSNBC about the end of the Iraq War and the final troops coming home at the end of the year.
Click here to see his interview.