Tag: CONFLICT

Forget nuclear warheads and long-range missiles. The most potent weapon in North Korea's arsenal might just be its fax machine. On December 8th, Pyongyang began distributing propagandistic faxes to South Korean companies, blaming the South for the November 23rd attack on Yeonpyeong Island. "Responsibility for the attack lies with the South," the fax reads. "Groups in the South should rise up ...

Now that Facebook has effectively taken over the world, Mark Zuckerberg & Co. have put on their stewardship caps and decided to try and make it a better place, too. With the launch of a new hub called Peace on Facebook, the social networking site hopes to provide a space for dialogue and conflict resolution, and, ultimately, end all human conflict. Forever. According to the site, the ...

Can there be virtual border disputes and rival claims to a country even online? Apparently so, as Facebook found itself being criticized by both Palestinian and Israeli members who live in the West Bank. The popular online social networking site was, for a time, identifying Israeli settlers whose homes are in the West Bank as being residents of Palestine. The settlers disagreed and threatened to ...