To Secure Peace Between the Koreas, US Must Declare an End to the War

[t]   Monday, September 24, 2018 [t r u t h o u t] [View Recent Newsletters]( [Tell a friend about Truthout!]( [Donate Today!](   Truthout is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization; donations are tax deductible. BuzzFlash Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein Not Fired, Will Meet With Trump Thursday [Read the Article at ABC News]( Brett Kavanaugh and Friends Accused of Gang Rapes in High School, Says Lawyer Michael Avenatti [Read the Article at The New York Daily News]( Medicare for All: Another Surrender in Advance by the Democrats [Read the Article at BuzzFlash]( Texas Rep. 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