Korean War

An image shared on Facebook purportedly shows the number of American casualties in some major military conflicts. “The price of freedom,” reads part of the post. Verdict: False The image only counts individuals killed in combat. Data from the Department of Defense (DOD) shows casualties – killed and wounded –…

AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)The US could invoke a 1950s-era law that would allow the government to ramp up the production of gear to combat the spread of the coronavirus.  The White House is exploring the potential use of the Defense Production Act to do so, a senior administration official and a…

The Trump administration is reportedly considering the possibility of re-implementing the Defense Production Act. Originally  enacted during the Korean War, the Act essentially empowers the President to control the means of production—the idea being that it would be in the interest of the nation's defense to force private manufacturers to…

The White House is now insisting that all scientific and government-health related communication about the cdc be routed through the Trump administration before going public. And that person in charge of this communication funnel? Vice President Mike Pence, who as a governor previously took his sweet-ass time doing anything to…

( Tomdispatch.com) – There is no significant anti-war movement in America because there’s no war to protest. Let me explain. In February 2003, millions of people took to the streets around the world to protest America’s march to war against Iraq. That mass movement failed. The administration of George W.…

By Josh Smith and Sangmi ChaSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported 284 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, including a U.S. soldier, as health authorities prepared to test more than 200,000 members of a church hit hardest by the outbreak.The new cases pushed the total tally to 1,261, with the numbers…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — In a state where elections and litigation are intertwined, add this to Florida's ballot box saga: A pair of Floridians are asking a court to remove Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Democratic front-runner for president, from the state's March 17 primary ballot.Although Sanders is registered as a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and South Korea are considering curtailing joint military exercises due to concerns about the spread of coronavirus, officials said Monday.After a meeting at the Pentagon to review a full range of issues, including a standoff over U.S. demands that Seoul pay a much bigger…

Illustration by Derek Zheng for SupChina How not to behave during an epidemic. An unspoken tension rippled throughout our team of around 2,000 as news of the coronavirus began to bubble into our social media feeds in the middle of January. Filming a feature film on location is already a lot…

Key point: War is terrible, especially for forces that were used to lighter occupation duties. Every conflict leaves many dead and broken- the Korean War as no different.War is always chaotic, bloody and tragic. Rarely is there an easy or clean battlefield victory. The American 24th Infantry Division’s (24th ID) experience…