If you are wondering what is happening in North Korea, here's the story:

If you read the press or listen to our "taking heads" news people, your best guess would be that an insane North Korean regime is willing to risk war to manage its own internal political tensions. This conclusion would be hard to avoid, because our moronic media rarely provides any historical context or alternative explanations for North Korean actions. No, the alleged North Korean torpedo attack on a South Korean naval vessel near Baengnyeong Island, and the November 2010 North Korean artillery attack on Yeonpyeong Island, which houses a South Korean military base will not give you, (or President Obama) the right answer. Though "conventional wisdom" ie: our CIA, is that both attacks were motivated by an effort of the North Korean "elite" to smooth over the leadership transition underway in their country. Before examining the facts surrounding these events, let's look at the history, by clicking on my headline above: The armistice that ended the "Korean War" fighting established the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), as my learned Sergeant Major Kaytna in the 4th Armored Division Intelligence Section liked to say. At the time, when the US government unilaterally established another dividing line, one intended to create a sea border between the two Koreas, the US line runs northward, limiting North Korea's sea access. The line was drawn this way for two reasons: First, when the fighting stopped, South Korean forces were in control of the islands off the North Korean coast, and the US wanted to secure their position. Second, control over those islands enhanced the ability of US forces to monitor and maintain military pressure on North Korea. Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it, but, to understand the REAL story, please click on my heading to understand the rest of the story at www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=22628