Who is provoking whom? A look behind the rhetorical war games between Washington and Pyongyang.


Pepe Escobar is the roving correspondent for Asia Times. His latest book is named Obama Does Globalistan (Nimble Books, 2009).
Who is provoking whom? A look behind the rhetorical war games between Washington and Pyongyang.

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