Politics and Religion
In my opinion , North Korea is a threat because they feel threatened by the U.S.
Barking at North Korea hasn't helped , love might be the answer .
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/01/dennis-rodman-kim-jong-un
" The former basketball star Dennis Rodman has told the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, "you have a friend for life", as the two men watched the Harlem Globetrotters and dined on sushi.
Rodman arrived in Pyongyang on Monday with three members of the professional Harlem Globetrotters basketball team, the Vice correspondent Ryan Duffy and a production crew to shoot an episode on North Korea for a new weekly television series on the US channel HBO.
The unlikely encounter makes Rodman the most high-profile American to meet Kim since the young North Korean leader took power in December 2011, and takes place against a backdrop of tension between Washington and Pyongyang. North Korea conducted an underground nuclear test just two weeks ago, making clear the provocative act was a warning to the US to drop what it considers a "hostile" policy.
Kim, a diehard basketball fan, told the former Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls star that he hoped the visit would break the ice between the US and North Korea, the Vice founder Shane Smith said.
Dressed in a blue Mao suit, Kim laughed and slapped his hands on the table before him during the game at the Jong Ju Yong gymnasium as he sat nearly knee to knee with Rodman.
"Warmly welcoming him, Kim Jong-un let him sit next to him," the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported later.
Thursday's game ended in a 110-110 tie, with two Americans playing on each team alongside North Koreans.
At a lavish dinner later, Kim plied the group with food and drinks and round after round of toasts were made.
"Dinner was an epic feast. Felt like about 10 courses in total," Duffy said in an email to AP. "I'd say the winners were the smoked turkey and sushi, though we had the Pyongyang cold noodles earlier in the trip, and that's been the runaway favourite so far."
Duffy said he invited Kim to visit the US, a proposal met with hearty laughter from the North Korean leader.
Kim said he hoped sports exchange would promote "mutual understanding between the people of the two countries", KCNA said. "
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57571996/rodman-leaves-n-korea-calls-kim-awesome-guy/
"He's proud, his country likes him — not like him, love him, love him," Rodman said of Kim Jong Un. "Guess what, I love him. The guy's really awesome." " 