How ‘The New York Times’ Deceived the Public on North Korea

by ZoominKorea | Nov 20, 2018 | Analysis, DPRK, Peace and Militarism, US-DPRK

This article was originally published in The Nation on November 16, 2018. By Tim Shorrock The New York Times may still have a Judith Miller problem—only now it’s a David Sanger problem. Miller, of course, is the former Times reporter who helped build the case for the...

[Interview] Lessons from the “Candlelight Revolution” and S Korea’s Plaza Democracy

by ZoominKorea | Sep 15, 2018 | Analysis, Democracy

By Joseph Essertier Introduction I interviewed Ms. Yoon Heesook on Monday, August 27, 2018. She is the head of the Records and Commemoration Committee of the Emergency People’s Mobilization for the Resignation of the Park Geun-hye Administration–a coalition of...

A Non-aligned Unified Korea is the Best Outcome Washington can Hope for

by ZoominKorea | Aug 29, 2018 | Analysis, Peace and Militarism, US-DPRK

By Hyun Lee   Even after President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un agreed to establish “new US-DPRK relations” in Singapore on June 12, Washington seems in denial that the summit ever took place. The 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), signed...

[Interview] Towards Ending the 65 Years of Armistice: Understanding the process for peace in Korea

by ZoominKorea | Jul 24, 2018 | Analysis, Interviews, Peace and Militarism, Trump

July 27, 2018 marks the 65th anniversary of the Armistice Agreement which brought about a ceasefire to the Korean War. The agreement was signed by North Korean General Nam Il representing both the Korean People’s Army (KPA) as well as the Chinese People’s Volunteer...

NY Times Pours Linguistic Gasoline on North Korean-U.S. Negotiations

by ZoominKorea | Jul 10, 2018 | Analysis, DPRK, News Headlines, Peace and Militarism, US-DPRK, US-NK Relations

By KJ Noh This article was also published in Counterpunch and Dissident Voice. On the heels of the historic June 12th Trump-Kim Singapore Summit that de-escalated tensions between North Korea and the United States, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made his third visit...

N Korea Science and Technology Part 4: Advances in Sustainable Farming and Renewable Energy

by ZoominKorea | Jul 10, 2018 | Analysis, DPRK

By Kim Soobok (Translation and edits by Hyun Lee) Continued from Part 3 On my visit to the Namhung Youth Chemical Complex in 2012, I learned about the place as merely a production plant for chemical fertilizers and plastic products. The total number of people at the...