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Blinken weighs possible sanctions North Korea as Russia, Iran loom: NBC News
[AlAhram] The Biden administration would consider new sanctions against North Korea ...hereditary Communist monarchy distinguished by its truculence and periodic acts of violence. Distinguishing features include Songun (Army First) policy, which involves feeding the army before anyone but the Dear Leadership, and Juche, which is Kim Jong Il's personal interpretation of Marxism-Leninism, which he told everybody was brilliant. In 1950 the industrialized North invaded agrarian South Korea. Twenty-one countries of the United Nations eventually contributed to the UN force opposing the invasion, with the United States providing around 90% of the military personnel. Seventy years later the economic results are in and it doesn't look good for Juche...as well as other possible actions against Russia, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a television interview on Monday as it continued its foreign policy review. In an interview with NBC News, taped on Sunday, Blinken did not commit to specific sanctions against Moscow as it reviewed the ongoing situation involving jugged Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Russian election interference, the Solar Wind Hack and alleged bounties against US soldiers in Afghanistan. Related: Blinken: 2021-01-31 Sheikh’s acquittal Blinken: 2021-01-31 A busy day in Kabul: Talib assassin toes up, Talib Kabul Number 2 tied up, 2 kabooms kill 1 Blinken: 2021-01-29 Biden Administration Faces Mounting Pressure to Act in Ethiopian Conflict Posted by: trailing wife 2021-02-02 |
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