Ban Ki-moon is a shareholder in the privately funded Carlyle Group, whose members, past and present, have included the Bushes and the Bin Ladens. Could this fact shed some light on the escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula? Could it also shed light on why the ROK has claimed "lack of preparedness" in the event of North Korean attacks, TWICE in the same year? Mark my words: proposals for an increased defense budget will be coming soon, with these attacks as the pretext. How many of ROK's future contracts will go to the Carlyle Group? Let's wait and see.