Korea The Story They Never Told You https://mikeleenews.com/series/korea-the-story-they-never-told-you/ In so many ways the Korean story is also an American story. The US has sacrificed tens of thousands of America lives in east Asia, from WW2 through the Korean war. For over a hundred and fifty years America has tried - and is still trying - to influence events in Korea. Much of the how and why we got to the brink of nuclear war with a tiny nation in east Asia has not just taken place in the blue and white light of our TV and computer screens. Most of it is locked away in the hazy grey vault of history: All but forgotten momentous events, haphazard diplomacy, pure chance and insanely careless decisions have fallen to earth to form the jagged and unstable building blocks to the North Korean nuclear crisis. Former ABC News Correspondent Mike Lee brings you in depth reporting on how, more than once, Korea was thrown under the bus by friends as well as enemies. Now is a crucial moment to better understand one of the most important stories of our time. The Korea Story You Never Heard is made for this moment.     Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:41:59 +0000 en-US © 2018 In depth Mike Lee reporting on Korea The Story They Never Told You Mike Lee episodic In so many ways the Korean story is also an American story. The US has sacrificed tens of thousands of America lives in east Asia, from WW2 through the Korean war. For over a hundred and fifty years America has tried - and is still trying - to influence events in Korea. Much of the how and why we got to the brink of nuclear war with a tiny nation in east Asia has not just taken place in the blue and white light of our TV and computer screens. Most of it is locked away in the hazy grey vault of history: All but forgotten momentous events, haphazard diplomacy, pure chance and insanely careless decisions have fallen to earth to form the jagged and unstable building blocks to the North Korean nuclear crisis. Former ABC News Correspondent Mike Lee brings you in depth reporting on how, more than once, Korea was thrown under the bus by friends as well as enemies. Now is a crucial moment to better understand one of the most important stories of our time. The Korea Story You Never Heard is made for this moment.     Mike Lee mikeleenews@mac.com true mikeleenews@mac.com In so many ways the Korean story is also an American story. The US has sacrificed tens of thousands of America lives in east Asia, from WW2 through the Korean war. For over a hundred and fifty years America has tried - and is still trying - to influence events in Korea. Much of the how and why we got to the brink of nuclear war with a tiny nation in east Asia has not just taken place in the blue and white light of our TV and computer screens. Most of it is locked away in the hazy grey vault of history: All but forgotten momentous events, haphazard diplomacy, pure chance and insanely careless decisions have fallen to earth to form the jagged and unstable building blocks to the North Korean nuclear crisis. Former ABC News Correspondent Mike Lee brings you in depth reporting on how, more than once, Korea was thrown under the bus by friends as well as enemies. Now is a crucial moment to better understand one of the most important stories of our time. The Korea Story You Never Heard is made for this moment.     Yes yes 619b491c-334a-5839-9aca-4bb6bc7dbbb2 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 North Korea What Next? https://mikeleenews.com/podcast/north-korea-what-next/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=north-korea-what-next Sat, 09 Mar 2019 07:57:47 +0000 http://mikeleenews.com/?post_type=podcast&p=6211 Mike Lee in conversation with with Jenny Town, the Washington based analyst on Korea.    Talking points:  NK options at launch site.  Ramifications.  IS KIM under pressure within the elite at home?      VODEO of this conversation can be … Continue reading →

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]]> Mike Lee in conversation with with Jenny Town, the Washington based analyst on Korea.    Talking points:  NK options at launch site.  Ramifications.  IS KIM under pressure within the elite at home?      VODEO of this conversation can be … Continue reading →

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]]> false no 0:00:00 No no EP 4 How the Korean War Help Shape Shape Today’s NK Nuclear threat. https://mikeleenews.com/podcast/trump-kim-summit-two-ep-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trump-kim-summit-two-ep-4 Sun, 24 Feb 2019 10:51:15 +0000 http://mikeleenews.com/?post_type=podcast&p=6082 The Korean War, which re-defined and hardened the permanent division of the north and south,  was probably inevitable, yet also unthinkable to many.   It was also a war that probably didn’t need to happen.   A war that helped set … Continue reading →

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]]> false no 00:25:49 No no BONUS Dr. Mark P. Barry https://mikeleenews.com/podcast/bonus-interview-with-dr-mark-p-barry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bonus-interview-with-dr-mark-p-barry Tue, 19 Feb 2019 11:00:34 +0000 http://mikeleenews.com/?post_type=podcast&p=6067 false no 00:24:30 No no Ep 3 Fumbling Toward The War Between North and South https://mikeleenews.com/podcast/trump-kim-summit-ii-episode-three/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trump-kim-summit-ii-episode-three Mon, 18 Feb 2019 14:15:49 +0000 http://mikeleenews.com/?post_type=podcast&p=6045 Did the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1949 not know, or not comprehend, that North Korean leader KIM il-sung was chafing at the bits to invade the South? They they not even realise that the Soviets were holding back on supporting an invasion because they believed the US would strike back hard, perhaps starting a WW3? It appears that American military leaders, and President Truman himself, thought it was more important to back away from foreign commitments. Each of you will draw your own conclusion as to what lessons are there for current world leaders.
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]]> Did the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1949 not know, or not comprehend, that North Korean leader KIM il-sung was chafing at the bits to invade the South? They they not even realise that the Soviets were holding back on supporting an invasion because they believed the US would strike back hard, perhaps starting a WW3? It appears that American military leaders, and President Truman himself, thought it was more important to back away from foreign commitments. Each of you will draw your own conclusion as to what lessons are there for current world leaders.
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]]> false no 00:18:25 No no Ep 2 How Korea Was Divided https://mikeleenews.com/podcast/trump-kim-summit-ii-episode-two/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trump-kim-summit-ii-episode-two Mon, 18 Feb 2019 13:42:43 +0000 http://mikeleenews.com/?post_type=podcast&p=6044 (Dean Rusk on his decision to divide Korea at the 38th parallel) "“What none of us there at that meeting from the State Department and the Army knew was that earlier in the century there had been discussions between the Russians and the Japanese about a division of a sphere of influence in Korea along the 38th parallel. Had we known that we would have selected any other dividing line. “ Continue reading →

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]]> (Dean Rusk on his decision to divide Korea at the 38th parallel) "“What none of us there at that meeting from the State Department and the Army knew was that earlier in the century there had been discussions between the Russians and the Japanese about a division of a sphere of influence in Korea along the 38th parallel. Had we known that we would have selected any other dividing line. “ Continue reading →

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]]> false no 00:21:10 No no Ep 1 How it All Began https://mikeleenews.com/podcast/trump-kim-summitt-ii-episode-one/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trump-kim-summitt-ii-episode-one Mon, 18 Feb 2019 13:09:26 +0000 http://mikeleenews.com/?post_type=podcast&p=6042 In so many ways the Korean story is also an American story. The US has sacrificed tens of thousands of America lives in east Asia, from WW2 through the Korean war. For over a hundred and fifty years America has tried - and is still trying - to influence events in Korea.     Continue reading →

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]]> In so many ways the Korean story is also an American story. The US has sacrificed tens of thousands of America lives in east Asia, from WW2 through the Korean war. For over a hundred and fifty years America has tried - and is still trying - to influence events in Korea.     Continue reading →

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