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December 6, 2017

US B-1B Bombers Fly-Overs Threatens North Korea

By David William Pear

US B-1B Bombers Flies Over Korean Peninsula A U.S. B-1B bomber flew over South Korea on Wednesday as part of a joint military exercise...The bomber was joined by F-22 and F-35 stealth fighters for...were simulated strikes at a military field...The United States and South Korea began a five-day drill, called "Vigilant Ace," on Monday amid increased tensions with North Korea.The annual exercise, which includes an unusually large number of the late ...

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US B-1B Bombers Flies Over Korean Peninsula

A U.S. B-1B bomber flew over South Korea on Wednesday as part of a joint military exercise...

The bomber was joined by F-22 and F-35 stealth fighters for...were simulated strikes at a military field...

The United States and South Korea began a five-day drill, called "Vigilant Ace," on Monday amid increased tensions with North Korea.

The annual exercise, which includes an unusually large number of the latest generations of American stealth fighter jets...

...North Korean state media said the drill pushes the Korean Peninsula “to the brink of nuclear war.”



Authors Bio:

David is a columnist writing on foreign affairs, economic, and political and social issues. He is an honorary Associate Editor of The Greanville Post, and a former Senior Editor of OpEdNews.com. His articles have been published by OpEdNews, The Real News Network, Truth Out, Consortium News, Global Research, The American Herald Tribune, and many other publications.

He is active in social issues relating to peace, race relations and religious freedom, homelessness and equal justice. David is a member of Veterans for Peace, Saint Pete for Peace, CodePink, and International Solidarity Movement.

In 2019 David spent 2 months in Russia on one of his frequent people-to-people peace missions. In 2017 David spent 3 weeks in South Korea researching the Korean War of 1950 to 1953. In 2016 David spent 10 weeks in Palestine with the Palestinian lead non-violent resistance group International Solidarity Movement, and returned again in 2018. In February of 2015 he was part of a people-to-people delegation to Cuba with CodePink. In November of 2015 he was a delegate with CodePink to Palestine to show solidarity with Palestinians.

David has a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from the University of Maryland and attended classes at George Washington University for a certification as a financial planner (CFP). He is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania program as a Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA).

David is a Special Forces combat veteran of the illegal U.S. war of aggression against the people of Vietnam. In 1999 he returned to Vietnam for 3 weeks on a mission of reconciliation and peace.

In 2009 David retired from Morgan Stanley after 35 years as a Senior Vice President, CIMA and CFP.

David resides in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida. His hobbies include boating, RV'ing and motorcycle touring. He is also a licensed skydiver (USPA-inactive), with over 300 free-fall parachute jumps.

[His articles are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 International License.]


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