North Korea: Will World War III Kick Off This Week?by Neil Clark for RTOf course, in State Department-friendly Western media, it s North Korea and its leadership who are routinely portrayed as the nut jobs. But you don t have to carry a torch for the North Korean government or be a card-carrying member of the Kim Jong-un Appreciation Society to acknowledge that the country s leadership has actually been behaving very rationally. Because recent history tells us that the best way to deter an attack from the US and its allies is not to disarm, dress up as John Lennon and make statements about how much you desire peace, but to do the exact opposite.The crisis on the Korean Peninsula is due to the actions of a rogue state ruled by madmen with nukes. This rogue state is of course the USA. https://t.co/A0JynTPlSy  John Wight (@JohnWight1) August 11, 2017Consider what happened to Yugoslavia, Iraq and Libya. Like the DPRK, all three were US  target states . And all three were destroyed and their leaders killed. Do we honestly think these countries would have been attacked had they possessed nukes or missiles that could reach US targets? Of course not.  Detailed analysis of these conflicts shows us that the Empire gets its way through a mixture of bluff followed by the use of military force, but only when it believes the risks are minimal, or non-existent. If it believes the risks are too high, it backs off and starts talking about the need for  dialogue  and  diplomacy .To understand how the global hegemon acts in the international arena we don t need to study huge academic textbooks, only remember what happens in the school playground.In 1999, Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic not only lacked ICBMs, but strong international allies who were prepared to stand by his country in its hour of need. Even though the Russian military were champing at the bit to help their historical Slavic allies in Belgrade, Yeltsin and the ruling elite in Russia were purportedly given financial inducements to stay out. Whether or not that is true, a new IMF loan was conveniently agreed just a week after NATO began its illegal aerial bombing campaign.The US only expected military action to last a few days before  Slobo  would cave in and accept the Western military alliance s right to occupy mineral-rich Kosovo and have free unhindered access over the whole of Yugoslavia. I don t see this as a long-term operation. I think this is something that is achievable within a relatively short space of time, boasted Secretary of State Madeline Albright.But Slobo and the stoical Serbs did not cave in. As the bombing campaign continued, splits began to emerge in NATO between the hawks, comprised of the US and Britain, and the countries from continental Europe who favored dialogue with Belgrade.On April 15, 1999, the Guardian reported that American officials rejected a six-point German peace plan which included a 24-hour bombing pause, a United Nations peacekeeping force and civilian monitors. It went on to note how British Prime Minister Tony Blair also gave the plan a polite cold shoulder. NATO atrocities, such as the killing of 16 civilians in the bombing of Serbian State Television   a clear war crime   and the bombing of a passenger train and a convoy of Kosovan Albanians, were beginning to turn public opinion against the  humanitarian  operation. With the war not going to plan, it was time once again for the US to make threats. To increase the pressure on Milosevic- the Yugoslav President was indicted as a war criminal, a process I described here.In addition, hints were made that NATO was planning a ground invasion. President Clinton declared on 18th May 1999 that he would not take any option off the table. Victor Chernomyrdin, Yeltsin s envoy, flew to Belgrade to persuade Milosevic to accept NATO s terms   or face an escalation of the war.But would there really have been boots on the ground or was it one big bluff? Evidence suggests the latter. NATO s supreme commander Wesley Clark revealed in his memoirs that the Alliance s top political leaders had reached no consensus over sending in ground troops. And would NATO have gotten away with intensifying its air campaign? Clark also admitted that by mid-May, NATO had gone about as far as possible with the air strikes. I m sure that seven years later, as he lay in his prison cell a sick man, denied the proper medical treatment which his heart condition required, Milosevic regretted not saying  nyet  to Chernomyrdin in 1999 and calling Washington s bluff.Four years later it was the turn of oil-rich Iraq to be attacked.Saddam Hussein and his Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz repeatedly told the world s media that their country possessed no WMDs.They were accused of lying by western neocons, but the endless war lobby knew the Iraqi leadership was telling the truth. Saddam s country was attacked not because it possessed weapons of mass destruction, but because it didn t. With its air defenses severely weakened after years of Allied bombing, and its own air force decimated in the first Gulf War, Iraq was a sitting duck.  Bush and Blair lied about the country being a threat  and 1m Iraqis eventually died.Over in oil-rich Libya, Muammar Gaddafi drew absolutely the wrong conclusions about what had happened to Iraq. Eagerly seeking the end of US sanctions on his country, he foolishly agreed in December 2003 to eliminate his WMDs program. He should have reacted to  Shock and Awe  by building up his arsenal, but instead, falling for the silver-tongued promises of Western leaders who were going to end his country s isolation, he did the opposite.George W. Bush hailed his decision as a wise and sensible choice. Tony Blair, for his part, said: This courageous decision by Colonel Gaddafi is an historic one. I applaud it. It will make the region and the world more secure. But of course, it didn t. It only paved the way for the destruction of Gaddafi s country by the same countries whose leaders had hailed him as  wise  and  sensible  a few years earlier.Again, I m sure that eight years later, as Gaddafi lay in his underground hideout, trying to escape capture from US-backed  rebels (who eventually killed him in the most brutal way imaginable), he bitterly regretted his decision to disarm.Which brings us back to North Korea.It s clear that Kim Jong-un has seen what happened to Milosevic, Saddam and Gaddafi and the devastation wreaked on their countries and acted accordingly. North Korea s strategy is clearly based on the belief, borne out by events described above, that the US is a bully which only attacks the weak. Thus, saber-rattling and generally playing a  high line  is the best way to avoid attack. We must remember too that North Korea lost around 1m people in the Korean War 1950-53, many from an intensive US bombing campaign.#bbcpm discussing Trump's constitutional authority to attack N. Korea. International law, of course, is not even mentioned.  David Traynier   (@DTraynier) August 11, 2017 We  need nukes to defend ourselves from attack, but it is deemed totally outrageous if countries in the global south, which  we  threaten on a routine basis, seek to acquire such weapons for the same reason.To deter a US attack, North Korea, or indeed any other country in the line of fire, has to convince the serial warmongers in Washington that the cost of launching such an assault would be too high. Being  nice  and singing  Give Peace a Chance  won t cut the mustard. Remember that John Lennon, who wrote and sang that song, lost his life from a gunshot.While Saddam implored the West,  Believe me, I have no WMDs,  Kim Jong-un has done the exact opposite and talked up his country s capabilities. However, Kim knows that words alone are not enough; he also needs to demonstrate that North Korean projectiles can be a threat to the US. Hence the announcement on Wednesday that it was  carefully considering  a plan to fire four missiles into the sea off the island of Guam, home to two US bases.https://twitter.com/PaddyBriggs/status/895547451381346305Of course, Pyongyang s strategy is high risk, especially with such a volatile individual as Donald Trump   who seems desperate to earn neocon approval to avoid a possible impeachment   in The White House.Recent history though suggests that North Korea, by keeping its fists clenched and continuing to indulge in missile  willy-waving  is doing absolutely the right thing. The big lesson of the last thirty years is surely that deterrence works. If you re a  target state  and can t deter the warmongers in Washington, you re in grave danger. Just ask the ghosts of Slobodan Milosevic, Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi.***Follow Neil Clark @NeilClark66READ MORE NORTH KOREA NEWS AT: 21st Century Wire North Korea FilesSUPPORT OUR WORK BY SUBSCRIBING & BECOMING A MEMBER @21WIRE.TVUS_News
north korea will world war iii kick off this week neil clark roof course state western media north korea leadership routinely portrayed nut jobs but carry torch north korean government member kim appreciation society acknowledge country leadership actually behaving rationally because recent history tells us best way deter attack us allies disarm dress john lennon make statements much desire peace exact crisis korean peninsula due actions rogue state ruled madman dukes this rogue state course usa https john right august happened yugoslavia iraq libya like dark three us target states and three destroyed leaders killed do honestly think countries would attacked possessed dukes missiles could reach us targets of course detailed analysis conflicts shows us empire gets way mixture bluff followed use military force believes risks minimal if believes risks high backs starts talking need dialogue diplomacy understand global hegemony acts international arena need study huge academic textbooks remember happens school yugoslavia president slobodan milosevic lacked items strong international allies prepared stand country hour need even though russian military camping bit help historical static allies degrade yeltsin ruling elite russia purportedly given financial indictments stay whether true new imf loan conveniently agreed week nato began illegal aerial bombing us expected military action last days globo would cave accept western military alliance right occupy kosovo free hindered access whole yugoslavia i see operation i think something achievable within relatively short space time boasted secretary state modeling globo social verbs cave as bombing campaign continued splits began emerge nato hawks comprised us britain countries continental europe favored dialogue april guardian reported american officials rejected german peace plan included bombing pause united nations peacekeeping force civilian monitors it went note british prime minister tony blair also gave plan polite cold shoulder nato atrocities killing civilians bombing serbian state television clear war crime bombing passenger train convoy kosovo albanian beginning turn public opinion humanitarian operation with war going plan time us make threats to increase pressure yugoslavia president indicted war criminal process i described addition hints made nato planning ground invasion president clinton declared may would take option table victor chernomyrdin yeltsin envoy flew degrade persuade milosevic accept nato terms face escalation would really boots ground one big bluff evidence suggests latter nato supreme commander wesley clark revealed memoirs alliance top political leaders reached consensus sending ground troops and would nato gotten away intensifying air campaign clark also admitted nato gone far possible air strikes i sure seven years later lay prison cell sick man denied proper medical treatment heart condition required milosevic regretted saying yet chernomyrdin calling washington years later turn iraq hussain deputy prime minister tariq azi repeatedly told world media country possessed accused lying western neurons endless war lobby knew iraqi leadership telling truth adam country attacked possessed weapons mass destruction with air defenses severely weakened years allied bombing air force decimated first gulf war iraq sitting duck bush blair lied country threat iraqi eventually libya grammar gaddafi drew absolutely wrong conclusions happened iraq eagerly seeking end us sanctions country foolish agreed december eliminate mds program he reacted shock awe building arsenal instead falling promises western leaders going end country isolation bush hailed decision wise sensible choice tony blair part said this courageous decision colonel gaddafi historic one i applaud it make region world secure but course it paved way destruction gaddafi country countries whose leaders hailed wise sensible years i sure eight years later gaddafi lay underground hideout trying escape capture rebels eventually killed brutal way imaginable bitterly regretted decision brings us back north clear kim seen happened milosevic adam gaddafi devastation wrecked countries acted accordingly north korea strategy clearly based belief borne events described us bully attacks weak thus generally playing high line best way avoid attack we must remember north korea lost around people korean war many intensive us bombing bbcom discussing trump constitutional authority attack korea international law course even mentioned david trainer dtraynier august we need dukes defend attack deemed totally outrageous countries global south threaten routine basis seek acquire weapons deter us attack north korea indeed country line fire convince serial warmongers washington cost launching assault would high being nice singing give peace chance cut mustard remember john lennon wrote sang song lost life adam improved west believe i mds kim done exact opposite talked country capabilities however kim knows words alone enough also needs demonstrate north korean projectiles threat us hence announcement wednesday carefully considering plan fire four missiles sea island gum home two us course pyongyang strategy high risk especially volatile individual donald trump seems desperate earn noon approval avoid possible impeachment the white history though suggests north korea keeping fists clinched continuing indulge missile absolutely right thing the big lesson last thirty years surely deterrence works if target state deter warmongers washington grave danger just ask ghosts slobodan milosevic adam hussain grammar gaddafi follow neil clark more north korea news at century wire north korea filessupport our work by subscribing becoming a member
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: North Korea: Will World War III Kick Off This Week?by Neil Clark for RTOf course, in State Department-friendly Western media, it s North Korea and its leadership who are routinely portrayed as the nut jobs. But you don t have to carry a torch for the North Korean government or be a card-carrying member of the Kim Jong-un Appreciation Society to acknowledge that the country s leadership has actually been behaving very rationally. Because recent history tells us that the best way to deter an attack from the US and its allies is not to disarm, dress up as John Lennon and make statements about how much you desire peace, but to do the exact opposite.The crisis on the Korean Peninsula is due to the actions of a rogue state ruled by madmen with nukes. This rogue state is of course the USA. https://t.co/A0JynTPlSy  John Wight (@JohnWight1) August 11, 2017Consider what happened to Yugoslavia, Iraq and Libya. Like the DPRK, all three were US  target states . And all three were destroyed and their leaders killed. Do we honestly think these countries would have been attacked had they possessed nukes or missiles that could reach US targets? Of course not.  Detailed analysis of these conflicts shows us that the Empire gets its way through a mixture of bluff followed by the use of military force, but only when it believes the risks are minimal, or non-existent. If it believes the risks are too high, it backs off and starts talking about the need for  dialogue  and  diplomacy .To understand how the global hegemon acts in the international arena we don t need to study huge academic textbooks, only remember what happens in the school playground.In 1999, Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic not only lacked ICBMs, but strong international allies who were prepared to stand by his country in its hour of need. Even though the Russian military were champing at the bit to help their historical Slavic allies in Belgrade, Yeltsin and the ruling elite in Russia were purportedly given financial inducements to stay out. Whether or not that is true, a new IMF loan was conveniently agreed just a week after NATO began its illegal aerial bombing campaign.The US only expected military action to last a few days before  Slobo  would cave in and accept the Western military alliance s right to occupy mineral-rich Kosovo and have free unhindered access over the whole of Yugoslavia. I don t see this as a long-term operation. I think this is something that is achievable within a relatively short space of time, boasted Secretary of State Madeline Albright.But Slobo and the stoical Serbs did not cave in. As the bombing campaign continued, splits began to emerge in NATO between the hawks, comprised of the US and Britain, and the countries from continental Europe who favored dialogue with Belgrade.On April 15, 1999, the Guardian reported that American officials rejected a six-point German peace plan which included a 24-hour bombing pause, a United Nations peacekeeping force and civilian monitors. It went on to note how British Prime Minister Tony Blair also gave the plan a polite cold shoulder. NATO atrocities, such as the killing of 16 civilians in the bombing of Serbian State Television   a clear war crime   and the bombing of a passenger train and a convoy of Kosovan Albanians, were beginning to turn public opinion against the  humanitarian  operation. With the war not going to plan, it was time once again for the US to make threats. To increase the pressure on Milosevic- the Yugoslav President was indicted as a war criminal, a process I described here.In addition, hints were made that NATO was planning a ground invasion. President Clinton declared on 18th May 1999 that he would not take any option off the table. Victor Chernomyrdin, Yeltsin s envoy, flew to Belgrade to persuade Milosevic to accept NATO s terms   or face an escalation of the war.But would there really have been boots on the ground or was it one big bluff? Evidence suggests the latter. NATO s supreme commander Wesley Clark revealed in his memoirs that the Alliance s top political leaders had reached no consensus over sending in ground troops. And would NATO have gotten away with intensifying its air campaign? Clark also admitted that by mid-May, NATO had gone about as far as possible with the air strikes. I m sure that seven years later, as he lay in his prison cell a sick man, denied the proper medical treatment which his heart condition required, Milosevic regretted not saying  nyet  to Chernomyrdin in 1999 and calling Washington s bluff.Four years later it was the turn of oil-rich Iraq to be attacked.Saddam Hussein and his Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz repeatedly told the world s media that their country possessed no WMDs.They were accused of lying by western neocons, but the endless war lobby knew the Iraqi leadership was telling the truth. Saddam s country was attacked not because it possessed weapons of mass destruction, but because it didn t. With its air defenses severely weakened after years of Allied bombing, and its own air force decimated in the first Gulf War, Iraq was a sitting duck.  Bush and Blair lied about the country being a threat  and 1m Iraqis eventually died.Over in oil-rich Libya, Muammar Gaddafi drew absolutely the wrong conclusions about what had happened to Iraq. Eagerly seeking the end of US sanctions on his country, he foolishly agreed in December 2003 to eliminate his WMDs program. He should have reacted to  Shock and Awe  by building up his arsenal, but instead, falling for the silver-tongued promises of Western leaders who were going to end his country s isolation, he did the opposite.George W. Bush hailed his decision as a wise and sensible choice. Tony Blair, for his part, said: This courageous decision by Colonel Gaddafi is an historic one. I applaud it. It will make the region and the world more secure. But of course, it didn t. It only paved the way for the destruction of Gaddafi s country by the same countries whose leaders had hailed him as  wise  and  sensible  a few years earlier.Again, I m sure that eight years later, as Gaddafi lay in his underground hideout, trying to escape capture from US-backed  rebels (who eventually killed him in the most brutal way imaginable), he bitterly regretted his decision to disarm.Which brings us back to North Korea.It s clear that Kim Jong-un has seen what happened to Milosevic, Saddam and Gaddafi and the devastation wreaked on their countries and acted accordingly. North Korea s strategy is clearly based on the belief, borne out by events described above, that the US is a bully which only attacks the weak. Thus, saber-rattling and generally playing a  high line  is the best way to avoid attack. We must remember too that North Korea lost around 1m people in the Korean War 1950-53, many from an intensive US bombing campaign.#bbcpm discussing Trump's constitutional authority to attack N. Korea. International law, of course, is not even mentioned.  David Traynier   (@DTraynier) August 11, 2017 We  need nukes to defend ourselves from attack, but it is deemed totally outrageous if countries in the global south, which  we  threaten on a routine basis, seek to acquire such weapons for the same reason.To deter a US attack, North Korea, or indeed any other country in the line of fire, has to convince the serial warmongers in Washington that the cost of launching such an assault would be too high. Being  nice  and singing  Give Peace a Chance  won t cut the mustard. Remember that John Lennon, who wrote and sang that song, lost his life from a gunshot.While Saddam implored the West,  Believe me, I have no WMDs,  Kim Jong-un has done the exact opposite and talked up his country s capabilities. However, Kim knows that words alone are not enough; he also needs to demonstrate that North Korean projectiles can be a threat to the US. Hence the announcement on Wednesday that it was  carefully considering  a plan to fire four missiles into the sea off the island of Guam, home to two US bases.https://twitter.com/PaddyBriggs/status/895547451381346305Of course, Pyongyang s strategy is high risk, especially with such a volatile individual as Donald Trump   who seems desperate to earn neocon approval to avoid a possible impeachment   in The White House.Recent history though suggests that North Korea, by keeping its fists clenched and continuing to indulge in missile  willy-waving  is doing absolutely the right thing. The big lesson of the last thirty years is surely that deterrence works. If you re a  target state  and can t deter the warmongers in Washington, you re in grave danger. Just ask the ghosts of Slobodan Milosevic, Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi.***Follow Neil Clark @NeilClark66READ MORE NORTH KOREA NEWS AT: 21st Century Wire North Korea FilesSUPPORT OUR WORK BY SUBSCRIBING & BECOMING A MEMBER @21WIRE.TVUS_News
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TEXT: north korea will world war iii kick off this week neil clark roof course state western media north korea leadership routinely portrayed nut jobs but carry torch north korean government member kim appreciation society acknowledge country leadership actually behaving rationally because recent history tells us best way deter attack us allies disarm dress john lennon make statements much desire peace exact crisis korean peninsula due actions rogue state ruled madman dukes this rogue state course usa https john right august happened yugoslavia iraq libya like dark three us target states and three destroyed leaders killed do honestly think countries would attacked possessed dukes missiles could reach us targets of course detailed analysis conflicts shows us empire gets way mixture bluff followed use military force believes risks minimal if believes risks high backs starts talking need dialogue diplomacy understand global hegemony acts international arena need study huge academic textbooks remember happens school yugoslavia president slobodan milosevic lacked items strong international allies prepared stand country hour need even though russian military camping bit help historical static allies degrade yeltsin ruling elite russia purportedly given financial indictments stay whether true new imf loan conveniently agreed week nato began illegal aerial bombing us expected military action last days globo would cave accept western military alliance right occupy kosovo free hindered access whole yugoslavia i see operation i think something achievable within relatively short space time boasted secretary state modeling globo social verbs cave as bombing campaign continued splits began emerge nato hawks comprised us britain countries continental europe favored dialogue april guardian reported american officials rejected german peace plan included bombing pause united nations peacekeeping force civilian monitors it went note british prime minister tony blair also gave plan polite cold shoulder nato atrocities killing civilians bombing serbian state television clear war crime bombing passenger train convoy kosovo albanian beginning turn public opinion humanitarian operation with war going plan time us make threats to increase pressure yugoslavia president indicted war criminal process i described addition hints made nato planning ground invasion president clinton declared may would take option table victor chernomyrdin yeltsin envoy flew degrade persuade milosevic accept nato terms face escalation would really boots ground one big bluff evidence suggests latter nato supreme commander wesley clark revealed memoirs alliance top political leaders reached consensus sending ground troops and would nato gotten away intensifying air campaign clark also admitted nato gone far possible air strikes i sure seven years later lay prison cell sick man denied proper medical treatment heart condition required milosevic regretted saying yet chernomyrdin calling washington years later turn iraq hussain deputy prime minister tariq azi repeatedly told world media country possessed accused lying western neurons endless war lobby knew iraqi leadership telling truth adam country attacked possessed weapons mass destruction with air defenses severely weakened years allied bombing air force decimated first gulf war iraq sitting duck bush blair lied country threat iraqi eventually libya grammar gaddafi drew absolutely wrong conclusions happened iraq eagerly seeking end us sanctions country foolish agreed december eliminate mds program he reacted shock awe building arsenal instead falling promises western leaders going end country isolation bush hailed decision wise sensible choice tony blair part said this courageous decision colonel gaddafi historic one i applaud it make region world secure but course it paved way destruction gaddafi country countries whose leaders hailed wise sensible years i sure eight years later gaddafi lay underground hideout trying escape capture rebels eventually killed brutal way imaginable bitterly regretted decision brings us back north clear kim seen happened milosevic adam gaddafi devastation wrecked countries acted accordingly north korea strategy clearly based belief borne events described us bully attacks weak thus generally playing high line best way avoid attack we must remember north korea lost around people korean war many intensive us bombing bbcom discussing trump constitutional authority attack korea international law course even mentioned david trainer dtraynier august we need dukes defend attack deemed totally outrageous countries global south threaten routine basis seek acquire weapons deter us attack north korea indeed country line fire convince serial warmongers washington cost launching assault would high being nice singing give peace chance cut mustard remember john lennon wrote sang song lost life adam improved west believe i mds kim done exact opposite talked country capabilities however kim knows words alone enough also needs demonstrate north korean projectiles threat us hence announcement wednesday carefully considering plan fire four missiles sea island gum home two us course pyongyang strategy high risk especially volatile individual donald trump seems desperate earn noon approval avoid possible impeachment the white history though suggests north korea keeping fists clinched continuing indulge missile absolutely right thing the big lesson last thirty years surely deterrence works if target state deter warmongers washington grave danger just ask ghosts slobodan milosevic adam hussain grammar gaddafi follow neil clark more north korea news at century wire north korea filessupport our work by subscribing becoming a member