(MPN) When the U.S. overthrew the Taliban in the wake of 9/11 as part of its newly launched “war on terror,” it set the stage for the explosive growth of Afghanistan’s dying opium industry.
(ZHE) A third US citizen has been arrested and remains in custody in North Korea, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap.
(ANTIMEDIA) Tokyo — While in Tokyo on Thursday for his first visit to Asia as secretary of state, Rex Tillerson said a “new approach” to the North Korea situation is needed. At the same time, the North Koreans themselves were denouncing the United States’ use of heavy firepower in its ongoing drills with South Korea.
