Category: Asia
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The rogue money printers of Pyongyang
By asking for the extradition of Sean Garland, has the US government blown the lid off what looks like the biggest money laundering schemes in history? In the IHT, John Cooley writes that for the first time the US government has acknowledged that North Korea prints ‘superdollars’ to support its economy. The Federal Warrant charges:…
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Russia, China Kick Off Military Exercises
Warmer ties indeed, and just when the US is getting cosy with India. So in Asia its China + Russia vs USA + India…Pakistan is the odd one out – but they all have nuclear weapons. But who is who’s proxy? The drills, dubbed ‘Peace Mission 2005,’ are the latest indication of warming post-Cold War…