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October 28, 2009 01:45 PM EDT

West side of the Berlin Wall

In case you never saw it.... ... read more


October 28, 2009 06:47 AM EDT

Secretary Clinton -- in Pakistan

A bomb just murdered about 90 + in Pakistan ...and our Secretary of State Clinton has just arrived in Pakistan.  For security reasons, her trip was not announced in advance.  Read the just posted Washington Post story: (and a plug for the media which doesn't always get high grades or deserve them...many in the media knew about this trip and did not report it because of security issues. The media ... read more


October 27, 2009 06:25 PM EDT

what do you make of this? execution style!

Honduras Interim Leader's nephew murdered! execution style! Honduras leader's nephew killed The nephew of the interim President of Honduras Roberto Micheletti has been found dead in what the police are calling an execution-style killing. Enzo Micheletti's body was discovered on Sunday in woodland near Choloma, 250 km north of the capital, Tegucigalpa. Police say his hands were tied ... read more


October 27, 2009 04:22 PM EDT

Video tour of USS Pueblo/North Korea

North Korea seized our sailors and our naval ship in 1968.  After months they returned the sailors...our ship?  They still have it.  It sits in the harbor in Pyongyang, North Korea.  When we were in North Korea, we asked to see it -- to our surprise, they let us see it and let us take our cameras on board. ... read more


October 27, 2009 12:29 PM EDT

HONDURAS - latest

As you all know, we took ON THE RECORD at 10pm to Honduras about a month ago to cover the story there the ousting of President Zelaya and the replacement with the Interim Leader Micheletti. Some of you have asked me what is the latest so see below.  What is of note, and not cited below, is that there is an election coming up in November and the USA has hinted it will not honor the outcome (my ... read more


October 26, 2009 08:02 AM EDT

Iran ...

Do you think Iran will give up its uranium stock pile? do you think Iran is engaging in talks just to buy time? ... read more


October 25, 2009 04:48 PM EDT

Freedom of the Press?

On this last trip to North Korea, we had more freedom than we had on our first trip to North Korea 14 months ago....but we were carefully watched and notes were taken by our North Korean handlers (just like last trip.)  We were not told to do anything or not to do anything...but we were carefully watched every step of the way. Here is an example -- my minder was reviewing tape he shot while we ... read more


October 24, 2009 11:35 AM EDT

North Korea - shot from car

More random pics....shot from the car. ... read more


October 24, 2009 08:00 AM EDT

pick one ....

If you could travel to any of the following places for one week, which would you pick: Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, North Korea, Sudan, Somalia or Cuba. Explain your choice. (And by the way, the wrong answer is "none of them" since I know each of you follows world affairs and is interested.) ... read more


October 21, 2009 11:25 AM EDT

Check out these DPRK pics!

North Korea does not refer to themselves as from North Korea but rather DPRK (Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea.) Check out these pics...all taken from the car window. ... read more


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