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• North Korea: What’s Really Happening

  By Editor-in-Chief on April 5, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Are we primed for war? Here’s everything you need to know about our current — and past — relationship with DPRK BY TIM SHORROCK We all know it’s a crisis. Every night this week, NBC, CBS and every other media outlet… Read More ›

• N. Korea suspends access to crucial jointly-run Kaesong industrial zone with South

  By Editor-in-Chief on April 4, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  North Korea has suspended access to the Kaesong industrial zone shared with the South – the latest move amid escalating tensions on the peninsula. South Korea’s defense minister warned that all options will be considered if worker safety is at… Read More ›

• One in Six Americans already in poverty as $85 billion in cuts kick in

  By The Red Phoenix on April 4, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  The estimated 50 million Americans already living in poverty will be hit hardest by the $85 billion in spending cuts set to begin after Democrats and Republicans failed to reach an agreement over the most effective way to address the… Read More ›

• Washington’s “Playbook” for provoking North Korea

  By Editor-in-Chief on April 4, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  By Stephen Gowans In an April 3 Wall Street Journal article, “U.S. dials back on Korean show of force,” reporters Adam Entous and Julian E. Barnes revealed that the White House approved a detailed plan, called ‘the playbook,’ to ratchet… Read More ›

• Israel appropriates 82% of Palestinian water

  By The Red Phoenix on April 3, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  A Palestinian water expert has criticised the 1993 Oslo Peace Agreement signed between the Palestinians and the Israelis for giving Israel the right to control Palestinian water. The Director of the Association of Palestinian Hydrologists, Abur-Rahman Al-Tamimi, said: “The Oslo… Read More ›

• Editorials: Ku Klux Klan Rally Is a Non-event in Memphis

  By The Red Phoenix on April 3, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  A cold rain, massive law enforcement presence, and a malfunctioning bullhorn put a damper on a Ku Klux Klan rally of about 75 people protesting the renaming of Civil War parks including the one named for Nathan Bedford Forrest Saturday…. Read More ›

• Woman Fired For Being Homeless

  By The Red Phoenix on April 3, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  KFC manager’s version changes Written by Emily Le Coz A Tupelo woman hired earlier this month by a KFC was fired Monday after the franchise owner discovered she’s homeless. Eunice Jasica has been staying at the Salvation Army lodge since early… Read More ›

• China Military on “High Alert” After Korean Escalation

  By The Red Phoenix on April 2, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  China has started mobilizing military forces around the Korean peninsula in response to rising tensions that follow recent threats by North Korea to launch missile attacks against its southern neighbor and the United States. According to US officials, Pyongyang’s declaration… Read More ›

• Israel strikes Gaza for the First Time since Truce

  By The Red Phoenix on April 2, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Israel’s Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon has said Tel Aviv will not tolerate any fire from Gaza on its territory. The statement comes after the first major exchange of fire since November. Two rockets fired by Palestinians have gone off in… Read More ›

• U.S. Deploys Second Destroyer Closer to North Korea Coast

  By The Red Phoenix on April 2, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  The United States says it has deployed a second guided-missile destroyer in the Pacific to waters off the Korean Peninsula as tensions mount with North Korea. On Monday, US defense officials said that the USS John McCain was being positioned… Read More ›

• North Korea: Not Crazy but Very Misunderstood

  By The Red Phoenix on April 1, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW BEIJING — It seems scary, even crazy: talk of a “sea of fire” and an “arc of destruction,” nuclear missiles slamming into distant shores. North Korea, an “isolated state,” as we’re constantly told by media reports, hurls… Read More ›

• U.S. Moves Destroyer off Korean Coast as Rhetoric Worsens

  By The Red Phoenix on April 1, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  No Changes in North Korean Military Mobilization by Jason Ditz Though the White House conceded that the rhetoric coming out of North Korea has not been followed with any significant changes to their mobilization, the US continues to deploy military… Read More ›

• NYPD Commanding Officer Caught On Tape Ordering Cops To Stop And Frisk Young “Male Blacks”

  By The Red Phoenix on April 1, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  An outrageous (but perhaps unsurprising) audio recording was played for jurors in the big federal lawsuit against the NYPD’s controversial stop-and-frisk policy yesterday. The recording, made secretly last month by Officer Pedro Serrano in the 40th Precinct station house in the South Bronx,… Read More ›

• Ensuring “Peace and Stability”: American F-22 Jets Join War Drills with South Korea

  By The Red Phoenix on April 1, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  South Korea has changed its rules of engagement ordering its troops to immediately respond to provocations from the North. Following the deployment of F-22 stealth fighters, the US has now sent a destroyer into Korean coastal waters. On Monday, the… Read More ›

• The Red Phoenix Interview with Alfonso Casal

  By The Red Phoenix on March 31, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  The protests against Golden Dawn around the world gained much media attention, including the one in Chicago where you were the key note speaker.   What happened at this Jan. 19th event? Well, I was the “MC” for want of a… Read More ›

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