[north korea] wanting peace but ready to obliterate

Shane McLeod reports: Like just about all good ideas in North Korea, the foundation of the Down with Imperialism Union can be credited to one man, the deceased former President and great leader, Kim Il Sung. According to his memoirs, it was Kim himself who came up with the name and strategy for the organisation that would eventually become the Korean Workers Party … "The DPRK wants peace, but is not afraid of war. It wants dialogue, but it is always ready for confrontation." That came with the warning that UN sanctions were effectively a declaration of war. That’s the sort of singleminded mindlessness we’re up against and it appears to be the flavour of the month. [Also of interest was the industrial action at the ABC just now.]