who is surprised? "Tehran does not see any obstacles in developing ties with Pyongyang and is ready to offer its economic, infrastructural, and technological achievements for North Korea's progress and prosperity," first vice president of Iran Parviz Davoodi said in Tehran during a meeting with deputy North Korean foreign minister Kim Hyong-jun. http://en.rian.ru/world/20070510/65246942.html
By sharing information on how to suppress their own people? By not allowing their citizens to cut and style their hair the way they desire to do so? How long until both countries realize they honestly can't stand each other and have nothing to gain from each other and the only thing they share in common is their hatred/jealousy of the west?
Is Amadinejan signing up on a North Korean post-grad course on how to starve Iranians better than he currently can?
It is odd that a religiously led nation would befriend a Godless Nation. I wonder how the people of Iran must feel about their religious leaders reaching out to a country that if they had their way would stomp out all religion?
Because most other countries don't think themselves as Godsend who have rights to decide how other people should live.
Actually just like Venesuala sends cheap oil to Cuba, then Cuba sends doctors to Venesuala. Both North Korea and Iran can exchange technologies on nuclear bombs and long range missiles.
The point went right over your head.... Funny you should say that considering China's position towards Tibet and Taiwan.
It is NOT China's point. You can check every UN offical records and every countries records such as USA, UK, India, etc., they are clearly said--Tibet is part of China. You also need to read US-led Postam Declaration and Cario Declaration which clearly declared "returning Taiwan and other lands taking by Japan to China" is one of the condition for Japanese surrender. No matter how you and the mainstream media twisted the fact, the US official stand since day 1 is already constant.
Exchange all they want and it is well known they very well might do so, but it would be pointless as we already know the US could bomb the world into nothing three or four times over. Nothing like having our tax dollars squandered on bombs. I also suspect the first place a bomb from North Korea might reach would be the west coast and El Cerrito. The two countries vowing to "stand up to arrogant global powers" is lame and stupid. I really think it's about sharing information on scissor technologies, let's just call it a hairdressers convention.
The problem for you is that you think "How long until both countries realize they honestly can't stand each other and have nothing to gain from each other and the only thing they share in common is their hatred/jealousy of the west?" Any two countries in the world don't have to hate each other because they are different. Any two countries in the world can benefit each other with a good relationship. You keep talking about these two countries have hatred toward West, but who is preparing to bomb whom? Is Iran or North Korea threaten to bomb USA or anyone in Europe? I would suggest that North Korea has no intention to bomb El Cerrito, but Americans have more intention to bomb Pyongyang.
Yes the peace loving country and Govt. of North Korea has no intent to bomb anywhere in the US or develop and nuclear weapons or long range missiles that could strike any other country. That evil USA always starting wars and bullying the rest of the world. The US is so terrible yet you live here. Pretty much says it all right there.
Haven't USA invaded two countries recently (one without provocation)? I wasn't alive the last time N.K invaded someone.
You can argue the provocation of invading Iraq. As for NK, maybe you should ask Japan about how NK agents kidnapped their people? NK has hardly been some peaceful kept to themselves country these past 60 years.
So maybe we should cut off all aid to North Korea so it would fit more in line with your theory of the US intending to bomb Pyongyang? If those two countries had the ability to bomb the US you don't think they would have plans to do so? I'm not saying they would act on it, but they would be prepared just as the US is prepared should there be any shanigans. Maybe you need these guys to educate you on what to do with the splint. Pass The Dutchie to the Left Hand Side, quit hogging it. Again, it's laughable that these two countries are teaming up for a relationship that has nothing but the word divorce written all over it.
Ya. Keeping telling us that North Korea will hit USA within next 6 months and it is a slum dunk. Oops. That one is already used. Peace loving or not, so far North Korea hasn't attack USA yet. You can call Korean War as an aggression against other "country", but North Koreans call it as a struggle to unify its country which was divided by someone else without their consent. Probably you may feel confused why American soldiers scraficed their lives to save the freedom for South Koreans but South Korea has such strong anti-American sentiment? Well, the government American soldiers fight for all groups who were Korean collabrators of Japanese brutal occupation. Only today, the South Korean government is able to pass a law to go after those historical scumbags. For many South Koreans, they may hate the idea of communism, but at least those Coummnist soldiers are anti-Japanese heroes. No one is calling USA evil beside Al Quada who is actually the only one who is targeting USA now. But there were some records by the Government, like coup of 1953 in Iran, and in most of South America, Agent Orange in Vietnam, etc. may not represent American value system too well. Anywhere you find my post says US is so terrible?
Ya. NK agents kidmapped few dozen Japanese civilians, but how many NK civilian dead by brutal Japanese?
If you want to help North Korean people, then help to bring it out of ISOLATION. Brinkmanshp, economic sanctions, military threats, calling names, labeling Hilter namesakes, etc will NOT help North Korean people. Keep spreading the lies that North Korea and Iran are prepare to bomb USA. Last time, it worked about Saddam will attack USA. Hope this time it works so USA can attack North Korea and Iran pre-emptively by "self-defense".
At times, I think America is like a super sexy blond that wears nuns' outfit but deep inside very naughty.
The best idea for the US is to withdraw all our troops from around the world, stop all aid to other countries, kick the UN out of our country, and concentrate on fixing the USA. We should devote our resources to moving away from oil based fuels, and take the money we spend on keeping our troops overseas and use it to clean up our own country.
That is called Isolationism which is not good for USA and the world. If USA intervened much earlier during World War II, we may have more hothead Jews posting in BS right now. When Cold War was over, we need to get that over with our mentality. Like why we still need that big a troop in Germany? Probably we should still aid the Africans at least compensate what damage we did on that place. I do agree we need to get more on Green just to save the earth.