2016년 9월 27일 화요일
Response: South Korea reveals it has a plan to assassinate Kim Jong Un
The title of this article immediately caught my attention because it was about a plan to assassinate Kim Jong Un. To summarize the main content of the article, South Korea apparently has a concrete plan to get rid of the North Korean leader in times of desperation. Going far as to explain that it has accurate missiles that could target important government buildings to basically wipe out the North Korean government entirely. Being a South Korean, I have watched plenty of movies that involved spies on both sides of the Korean Peninsula and assassinations. One thing to realize before making any conclusions is that the spy network system for both sides are real. It's just a joke nowadays because the movies are mostly comedic and make fun of the matter. Anyways, the intended target of this article was to anyone interested in the Korean conflict. America is also really interested because North Korea had threatened not only South Korea but Guam. The writer seems to have an American bias to make North Korea look like a bully and its visions, disillusioned. The publisher, CNN also seems to have a similar bias because it is an American publisher. I feel like the purpose of this article was to gather more interest for the Korean conflict (using an interesting title as click bait) and warning North Korea that South Korea is prepared.
South Korea reveals it has a plan to assassinate Kim Jong Un
Seoul (CNN)South Korea has elite troops on standby ready to assassinate Kim Jong Un if the country feels threatened by North Korean nuclear weapons, the country's defense minister revealed this week.
Asked in parliament Wednesday if there was a special forces unit already assembled that could eliminate North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, Han Min-koo said: "Yes, we do have such a plan. "
"South Korea has a general idea and plan to use precision missile capabilities to target the enemy's facilities in major areas as well as eliminating the enemy's leadership," he added.
Kim Jong Un inspects Farm No. 1116 in an undisclosed location in a photo released September 13, 2016.
It has long been suspected that such a plan was in place but the minister's candid answer surprised some.
"A president would want to have the option," says Daniel Pinkston of Troy University. "... Not presenting that to the president, not training for it and having that capability would be a mistake."
2016년 9월 20일 화요일
Response: Donald Trump rhetoric sparks Latino musicians to speak out
Although I found this article in American Politics, America is probably the most influential nation in the present world. So a change in American politics could possibly mean a change in America's approach in its foreign policy. Then there is no doubt that it is an "issue" in an global level. Personally I found this interesting because Donald's Trump words has reached to the ears of Latino musicians and some of them are protesting. The article was written for a global audience, as CNN.com can be accessed to anyone with internet. The writer seem to have a bias against Donald Trump or she would really have no reason to post this article. To summarize the article, it's basically saying: Trump's ideals dealing with Mexico is not approved by most people in Latino countries as musicians even step out to have a say in this matter. CNN also seems a bit against Donald Trump, I'm not completely sure. All in all, this article did provided awareness to emphasize with Mexico and see how they view Donald Trump's policies.
Donald Trump rhetoric sparks Latino musicians to speak out
Musician Leafar Seyer has a message for Latinos who might feel singled out by what he sees as the divisive rhetoric in this presidential campaign: "Unidos jamas seran vencidos," which means: "United, we will never be defeated."
Seyer, whose real name is Rafael Reyes and who fronts the two-person electronic duo that is Prayers, said he didn't start paying attention to politics until Latinos became the main issue of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's platform.
"When you're being under attack, then you pay attention," Seyer told CNN. "It wasn't until Trump came into the scene that I started paying attention to more politics because I realized how it was affecting me and my community."
As a Latino himself, Seyer said he felt he needed to make social commentary during his shows (and he's performed before with punk rock band Downtown Boys) to get his fans to realize how he sees these issues concerning his community.
From the start of his campaign, Republican nominee Trump's rhetoric has angered Mexican immigrants.
"When Mexico sends its people," Trump said during his presidential announcement last year, "they're not sending the best. They're not sending you, they're sending people that have lots of problems and they're bringing those problems. They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime. They're rapists and some, I assume, are good people, but I speak to border guards and they're telling us what we're getting."
These words have followed Trump throughout his presidential campaign, and last month Trump took a trip to Mexico to visit with President Enrique Peña Nieto to try to make amends.
"To see communities on the border of Texas that are like, 'We can't be divided, we can't be separate' is so impactful," said Downtown Boys singer Victoria Ruiz in a separate interview. "This is why we play music -- so that we can participate."
Downtown Boys is well known for weaving social issues into lyrics of their songs -- with Ruiz leading efforts when she commands the stage with her microphone.
The band takes long-held issues and challenges them, as punk bands are famous for.
"I think it's impossible not to be watching some of these figure heads and how they're expressing a kind of systemic hatred," said Joey La Neve DeFrancesco, the guitarist in Downtown Boys. "It's reached a fever point. It's of course impossible not to be paying attention to someone like Donald Trump."
As of 2015, there are 55 million Latinos in the US, or 17% of the US population. And in the most recent Suffolk University/USA Today poll, only 24% of Hispanic voters opted for Trump, while 65% backed Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
"What we really try to do is open it up, always try and create more dialogue and create more power to confront a lot of things that are holding a lot of people back right now," Ruiz said.
Diaz, Daniella. "Donald Trump Rhetoric Sparks Latino Musicians to Speak out." CNN Politics. CNN, 16 Sept. 2016. Web. 20 Sept. 2016. <http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/16/politics/music-latino-issues-2016-election-get-political/index.html>.
2016년 9월 13일 화요일
Response:US B-1 bombers fly over South Korea in show of force
In my opinion, I thought the article was more informative than persuasive or analytical. It was targeted to a global audience again and a bit aggressively to North Korea. A part of the article mentioned, America has more troops of destruction under its sleeves and that can be a bit threatening to countries like North Korea who are not allies with America. The writer didn't really have a slant or a bias in the way he wrote the article as it was more informative. The writer did include however, Will Ripely (who was in Pyongyang, the Capital of North Korea) talking about how the North Koreans definitely took notice and was afraid to a degree. The publisher, CNN, is obviously American and wouldn't leave out details like that. The article also portrayed America's supremacy and its power to help its allied nations. Depending on the reader, the article may sound different. For example, a North Korean reading this would perhaps be angered as it is to their common belief that South Korea is "held captive" or "under imperialism" by America- which is not true. The purpose of this article was to make the actions of the American military transparent, project American power, and discourage North Korea from doing stupid actions.
US B-1 bombers fly over South Korea in show of force
Four days after North Korea's fifth and possibly most powerful nuclear weapons test, the US Air Force responded with a show of force on Tuesday, flying two powerful, battle-tested B-1 bombers over South Korea.
North Korea claimed Friday's test showed it had a nuclear warhead that could be mounted on ballistic missiles, a possibility that increases fears for US allies in the region and also poses a threat to US bases in South Korea, Japan and Guam.
Photos: In
the U.S. Air Force fleet
B-1B Lancer
bomber – The four-engine jet can fly at 900
mph and carry the largest payload of bombs and missiles in the Air Force
inventory. The Air Force has 62 B-1Bs in the fleet.
"North Korea's nuclear test is a dangerous escalation and poses an unacceptable threat," Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, U.S. Forces Korea commander, said in a statement Tuesday. "The United States has an unshakable commitment to defend allies in the region and will take necessary steps to do so, including operations like this one today."
The B-1s were joined by US F-16 and South Korean F-15 fighters in the low-level flyover of Osan Air Base, 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of the South Korean capital of Seoul.
A US B-1B Lancer bomber flies over the Osan Air Base, South Korea, on Tuesday.
"Today's demonstration provides just one example of the full range of military capabilities in the deep resources of this strong alliance to provide and strengthen extended deterrence," Brooks said.
On the diplomatic front, the US special envoy on North Korea, Sung Kim, said Tuesday that the US and South Korea will be considering "additional unilateral measures" in response to Pyongyang's latest nuclear test. Kim also said Japan may be included in additional initiatives.
The B-1s that flew over South Korea Tuesday were moved to the Andersen Air Force base in Guam in August as part of what the U.S. Pacific Command calls it Continuous Bomber Presence.
It is the first time the B-1s, which have the largest payload of any US bomber, have been part of the Pacific bomber force in a decade.
'They absolutely took notice'
The US use of Guam-based bombers to make a statement on the Korean Peninsula is not new. After North Korea's fourth nuclear test in January, a Guam-based B-52 made the flight.
CNN's Will Ripley was in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang then.
"They absolutely took notice," Ripley said of the North Koreans. "A lot of North Korean military commanders find U.S. bombers especially threatening, given the destruction here in Pyongyang during the Korean War, when much of the city was flattened," Ripley said.
In February, after a North Korean rocket sent a satellite into space, the US Air Force flew four of its top-of-the-line F-22 Raptors over South Korea in a show of force. The stealthy F-22s were joined by South Korean F-15s and US Air Force F-16s in that display at Osan AB.
While the B-1s made a strong US statement Tuesday, Brooks, the US commander, pointed out they aren't the only weapon in the US arsenal.
In his statement, the US general also mentioned the deployment to South Korea of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system (THAAD), which is designed to shoot down short, medium and intermediate ballistic missiles, just the type of weapons North Korea claims it has.
But the presence of the THAAD system has drawn criticism, particularly from China, which tends to view any increase in U.S. military presence in Asia as an attempt to contain it and reduce its influence in the region.
Lendon, Brad. "US B-1 Bombers Fly over South Korea in Show of Force."CNN Politics. CNN, 13 Sept. 2016. Web. 13 Sept. 2016. <http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/12/politics/us-air-force-bombers-korea/index.html>.
Lendon, Brad. "US B-1 Bombers Fly over South Korea in Show of Force."CNN Politics. CNN, 13 Sept. 2016. Web. 13 Sept. 2016. <http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/12/politics/us-air-force-bombers-korea/index.html>.
2016년 9월 12일 월요일
Response: Summer Olympics
I think the article was very exciting and
heart-warming personally. Being a South Korean, these matters goes straight to
the heart. This article was for a global audience- literally anyone since it
was a highlight from Rio. News about and of the Olympics aren't targeted to a
certain country or group of people. It's to everyone who can afford a TV or
manage to get a newspaper anywhere in the world. The writer's bias might be
against North Korea and supportive of global peace. The slant that the
publisher, CNN, might have is the same as the writer's. The reader too will
then be biased with the writer and CNN. The reader's mind will then think of
North Korea's negative influence in the World and sympathize with the dilemma
between North and South Korea. The purpose behind the article is to raise
awareness (this did go viral) and understanding of how tragic the whole
situation is. Families torn from each other, and people from both sides living
in constant fear of mutual destruction is something people often miss seeing or
recognize. It also creates a feeling of positivity towards the Olympics and any
global event. Olympics in this case, is a symbol of global peace and what the
world could be without the political conflicts.
2016년 9월 5일 월요일
Summer Olympics: Gymnast selfie briefly unites North and South Korea
South Korea's Lee Eun-ju, left, smiles as she talks with North Korea's Hong Un Jong during the artistic gymnastics women's qualification at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A couple of gymnasts at Rio 2016 have taken to heart one of the founding principles of Olympism -- "placing sport at the service of the harmonious development of humankind" -- in a very modern way.
Gymnasts Lee Eun-ju of South Korea and Hong Un-Jong of North Korea posed for a charming selfie, an impromptu photograph that's a rare occurrence by members of the two Koreas.
Relations have been frosty between the North and South since its division following the end of World War II.
Technically the two Koreas remain at war with one another -- and have been for decades -- though an armistice is in place. This doesn't stop tensions flaring up around the world's most fortified border.
But geopolitics were put to one side for one moment in Brazil as the two Olympians came together to capture a shared moment of joy while representing their two nations during Sunday's Gymnastics training at the Rio Olympic Arena.
While this is Lee's first Olympics, Hong is a veteran gymnast. She became the first North Korean gymnast to win a medal at an Olympic Games when she took home the gold medal in vault at the 2008 Games in Beijing.
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