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North Korean Missile Fails After Launch…

Staff / Truthdig Jul 5, 2006 According to the AP: "A defiant North Korea test-fired a long-range missile Wednesday that may be capable of reaching America, but it failed seconds after launch. The North also tested five smaller missiles in an exercise the White House called "provocative" but not an immediate threat. Bush's NSA advisor calls it provocative behavior. The Japanese foreign minister said there was a "very high possibility" that his country would impose economic sanctions on North Korea. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

While the GOP Frets Over Nonexistent Flag Burning…

Staff / Truthdig Jul 3, 2006 A brutal dictator in North Korea threatens our country with an "annihilating strike and a nuclear war" in response to America's rhetoric over N. Korea's possible missile launch (which was probably a hoax anyway). Keep in mind that Sen. Orrin Hatch said that passing the flag-burning amendment was "the most important thing the Senate could be doing." Good to know the Republicans really have their eye on the ball. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Was the N. Korean Missile Warning a Hoax?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 29, 2006 Defense Tech notes that if Pyongyang really had loaded up all that fuel in the rocket 10 days ago, it would have eaten through the missile's casings by now. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rice Warns N. Korea Against Missile Test

Staff / Truthdig Jun 19, 2006 The secretary of state said that Pyongyang's launch of a long-range ballistic missile "would be a very serious matter and indeed a provocative act." More info on North Korea's preparations for a launch--which could buoy Bush's campaign for a Star Wars missile defense shield. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )