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* When discussing the “superior economy” of the south, U.S. investment in SK and global sanctions on the north are not given adequate coverage. | * When discussing the “superior economy” of the south, U.S. investment in SK and global sanctions on the north are not given adequate coverage. | ||
* The “attacks on South Korean forces in 2010” (preface to 2011 paperback edition), are, according to Myers, a case of north Korean weapons posturing, though they were in actuality response to south Korean war demonstrations.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Stephen Gowans|newspaper=What's Left|title=North Korea attacks South Korea... or is it the other way around?|date=2010-11-23|url=https://gowans.blog/2010/11/23/north-korea-attacks-south-korea%e2%80%a6or-is-it-the-other-way-around/}}</ref> | * The “attacks on South Korean forces in 2010” (preface to 2011 paperback edition), are, according to Myers, a case of north Korean weapons posturing, though they were in actuality response to provocative south Korean war demonstrations.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Stephen Gowans|newspaper=What's Left|title=North Korea attacks South Korea... or is it the other way around?|date=2010-11-23|url=https://gowans.blog/2010/11/23/north-korea-attacks-south-korea%e2%80%a6or-is-it-the-other-way-around/}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|author=Stephen Gowans|newspaper=What's Left|title=Wrong country blamed for artillery exchange on Korean peninsula|date=2010-11-24|url=https://gowans.blog/2010/11/24/wrong-country-blamed-for-artillery-exchange-on-korean-peninsula/}}</ref> The annual U.S.-ROK war rehearsals are obviously not something Myers is inclined to mention. | ||
* The DPRK’s well-documented diplomatic and military support for African and Palestinian revolutionary liberation movements throughout its existence is not mentioned even in passing. | |||
* Citations for several things, mostly the attitude of the DPRK, are lacking. Extremely specific things are stated matter-of-factly. | |||
1 The annual U.S.-SK war rehearsals are | 1 The annual U.S.-SK war rehearsals are | ||
Revision as of 02:07, 14 September 2023
Review of B. R. Myers’ The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves and Why It Matters (2011), a Novel by a Supposed "Leading Expert"
Notes:
- The preface makes no mention of joint U.S.-SK war games on the peninsula in order to paint a picture of NK “military escalations” which suits his purposes.
- When discussing the “superior economy” of the south, U.S. investment in SK and global sanctions on the north are not given adequate coverage.
- The “attacks on South Korean forces in 2010” (preface to 2011 paperback edition), are, according to Myers, a case of north Korean weapons posturing, though they were in actuality response to provocative south Korean war demonstrations.[1][2] The annual U.S.-ROK war rehearsals are obviously not something Myers is inclined to mention.
- The DPRK’s well-documented diplomatic and military support for African and Palestinian revolutionary liberation movements throughout its existence is not mentioned even in passing.
- Citations for several things, mostly the attitude of the DPRK, are lacking. Extremely specific things are stated matter-of-factly.
1 The annual U.S.-SK war rehearsals are
- ↑ Stephen Gowans (2010-11-23). "North Korea attacks South Korea... or is it the other way around?" What's Left.
- ↑ Stephen Gowans (2010-11-24). "Wrong country blamed for artillery exchange on Korean peninsula" What's Left.