by Dave Patterson | Mar 17, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Intelligence
As the Biden administration’s secretaries of Defense and State meet counterparts in Seoul, South Korea, Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, issued a not-so-thinly-veiled warning: “Refrain from causing a stink.” Considered by many as a...
by Dave Patterson | Jun 18, 2020 | Articles, Intelligence, International, Military Affairs, Politics, Social Issues
North Korea is on a rampage, committing war-like actions and lobbing verbal threats against South Korea. In an act of pique, after issuing a warning, NK blew up the Inter-Korean Liaison office in the border town of Kaesong between the north and south. As reported in...
by Dave Patterson | Apr 22, 2020 | Articles, Healthcare, International, Politics, Social Issues
The wires hummed with news that the North Korean dictator and “blessed leader” Kim Jong-un was critically ill following cardiovascular surgery. Early reporting based on unnamed U.S. and South Korean officials had “differing accounts” of Kim’s health. One source...