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Dog meat consumption, a centuries-old practice on the Korean Peninsula, isn't explicitly prohibited or legalized in South Korea PYEONGTAEK, South Korea -- The dogs bark and stare as Kim Jong-kil approaches the rusty cages housing the large, short-haired animals he sells for their meat. Kim opens a door and pets one dog’s neck and chest. Kim says he’s proud of the dog meat farm that has supported his family for 27 years, but is upset over growing attempts by politicians and activists to outlaw the business, which he is turning over to his children. “It’s more than just feeling bad. I absolutely oppose these moves, and we’ll mobilize all our means to resist it,” Kim, 57, said in an interview at his farm in Pyeongtaek city, just south of Seoul. Dog meat consumption is a centuries-old practice on the Korean Peninsula and has long been viewed as a source of stamina on hot summer days. It's neither explicitly banned nor legalized in South Korea, but more and more people want it proh...

The U.S. goal is deterrence, not to get involved in the fighting. The recent U.S. Military moves related to the Israel-Gaza co NFL ict have raised questions about the American mission. Here's why they're about deterrence: MORE: Israel-Gaza live updates: Gaza school sheltering families hit by airstrikes Marines with 3rd Battalion 6th Marine Regiment conduct a deck shoot on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Bataan, on July 3, 2017. U.S. Marine Corps 2,200 US Marines aboard 3 ships Where are the Marines? The 2,200 Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit are aboard three U.S. Navy ships as part of their regular deployment to the Middle East. Those three ships sailed away from the U.S. together as an Amphibious Ready Group but then they split up as needed. That’s why two of the ships, the USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall, were in the Arabian Sea Tuesday after having left the Persian Gulf earlier this week. The third ship, the USS Mesa Verde, is in the Mediterra...

U.S. moves aircraft carrier towards the Middle East after attacks on U.S. forces, presumably by Iranian-backed forces. The Pentagon announced late Saturday that it will send an aircraft carrier and air defense systems to defend U.S. military troops in response to a growing number of attacks on U.S. facilities, presumably by Iranian-backed groups as tensions mount amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. Additional U.S. military forces in the U.S. have also been placed in a higher state of readiness for a possible future deployment to the Middle East on short notice. In a major change, the aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower and its strike group of a cruiser and destroyers is being redirected to the Middle East instead of to the eastern Mediterranean where it was supposed to join the USS Ford strike group as an additional deterrent for Iran and Hezbollah from broadening the co NFL ict between Hamas and Israel. MORE: US Navy destroyer in Red Sea shoots down cruise missiles fired by Houthis in Yemen:...