Why is North Korea such a hot topic these days? Is the US so free of problems, and other countries so free of human tragedies, that we can focus A LOT of our a

Why is North Korea such a hot topic these days? Is the US so free of problems, and other countries so free of human tragedies, that we can focus A LOT of our attention on North Korea? I honestly think it's because North Korea is the easiest thing to paint as "the bad guys". Lots of easy "evil bits" for the media to cling on to: They starve their people! They make people participate in charades! They withhold technology advances from their citizens! But did you know there are countries with higher rates of undernourishment? How often have you seen these countries in the news? -Zambia -Ethiopia -Mozambique -Haiti -Eritea http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/communications/wfp260272.pdf http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/co... Oh that's right. There's not as much "news worthy" crazy happening in those countries. Maybe that's on purpose? http://www.rightsidenews.com/2013012931871/world/geopolitical/ferocious-weak-and-crazy-the-north-korean-strategy.html http://www.rightsidenews.com/2013012931871/world/geopolitica... Or maybe it's because we perceive the government is more "at fault" for the situation in North Korea as opposed to the above mentioned countries. But is that fair? Aren't you equally liable for a starving population whether you've explicitly deprioritized it or not? Let me wrap this up by saying 1) It's great you care about the situation in North Korea. It's terrible. 2) I hope that you'll consider caring about other countries facing similar humanitarian crises. I hope that you consider where to send your money weighing the facts as opposed to which is brought to your attention by the news.