I'm well aware that North Korea launched a war of aggression back then, Teribus. No argument about that. And I'm aware that it has technically never ended...in the legal sense.

What I was drawing attention to was manipulative propaganda passages in what purport to be even-handed news reports, that's all. I'm saying that they ALL do it. The USA and its foes. They all do it.

When I see a dirty duck, I call it a dirty duck...and not just when it's a dirty duck on the opposite side of the argument that I happen to favour.

The open hostility of the USA I am referring to is the inflammatory rhetoric that comes from the White House and other American sources.

I am in hearty agreement with your various criticisms of North Korea's administration.

And, yes, BB, I'm well aware that the Japanese are talking about a pre-emptive strike. They have a lot of past experience in those sort of tactics, that's for sure! ;-)

South Korea has made critical remarks regarding the Japanese position on that. Koreans in general trust the Japanese about as much as the Japanese trust them. Meaning: not at all.

As far as I'm concerned, any country that publicly talks about possibly making pre-emptive strikes on anyone is an outlaw nation at the moment they say it. There's no excuse for it. They should be seen in the same position, legally speaking, as a person who utters death threats against another person. That's a chargeable offence in this society. This would make North Korea, and the USA, and Japan all outlaw nations, wouldn't it?

And that's what I'm saying. The pity is, there is no greater authority in the world that can control such international outlaws. It's still really just "survival of the strongest" out there...the law of the jungle. They dress it up and try to make it look good, but it's not good at all. Ordinary people suffer and die because of this nonsense.