more on our big news tonight, the growing threat from north korea. still don t know exactly what kim jong-un is planning. today, president obama warned north korea to stop. joining me is a man who traveled extensively in north korea, the new york times nick kristoff. you ve been to north korea a few times. what is the mood of the people there? are they supportive of their people when this kind of thing happens? you think that here is this incredibly totalitarian and brutal country. most totalitarian country in the history of the world, perhaps, and people would be outraged by it. in fact, the brainwashing is every bit as good as the controls and people have no other source of information. a radio in north korea does not have a dial. it has fixed locations so you
a nuclear armed north korea. nick, it s a sorry pattern and it s led to exactly what general clark said. what now, what do you think is going to happen in the next few weeks? my best guess is that north korea is throwing a tantrum, trying to get international attention. this is one thing it can do, that it s trying to parlay the threat and international concern into some kind of a deal a little bit like the 1994 one so that it would get some kind of support. i think that we re probably fussing unnecessarily but i also think there is some chance that i am wrong and that this could be, you know, could indeed in the worst case set off a war. it is just the most bizarre it s kind of impossible to convey just what a bizarre country it is and how little we understand. special on it last year and it was really weird, it s a
a nuclear armed north korea. nick, it s a sorry pattern and it s led to exactly what general clark said. what now, what do you think is going to happen in the next few weeks? my best guess is that north korea is throwing a tantrum, trying to get international attention. this is one thing it can do, that it s trying to parlay the threat and international concern into some kind of a deal a little bit like the 1994 one so that it would get some kind of support. i think that we re probably fussing unnecessarily but i also think there is some chance that i am wrong and that this could be, you know, could indeed in the worst case set off a war. it is just the most bizarre it s kind of impossible to convey just what a bizarre country it is and how little we understand. special on it last year and it was really weird, it s a weird place, weird leadership, unpredictable. now we have this young guy at
to emphasize the importance of that kind of girl s education. how can people find it? go to facebook. facebook.com/halfthegame or in the facebook index half the sky or half the game? half the game or search half the sky game. so good to see you, nick. thanks for coming in. great to be back. secretary of state john kerry is now on his way too abu dhabi. he discussed the crisis. in a last minute addition, kerry met with mahmoud aba two weeks before president obama s trip. time for your business entrepreneurs of the week. new york firefighter scott and tim saw their entrepreneurial dreams crushed when hurricane sandy destroyed their store.
women s week officially kicks off today. there is a any twist to those efforts, using social media. facebook s new game was called half the sky. turning oppression into opportunities for women worldwide. joining me, pulitzer prize winning columnist nick kristoff. coauthor of the book. let me start by setting the stage for people who don t know what this is. what is half the sky. ? the argument is written by my wife and i. and our argument is that the central moral charlg for this century is empowering women around the world, educating girls and getting them into the labor force .out of the margins. that is where you get leverage. and, you know, we were excited about the book.