DONARUDO
WEEK 116 / 337 — High Water
Vol. 2 ·  Chapter 12 — Very Fine People · Aug 29 – Sep 4, 2017
Manga panel 1 of 5, Week 116 “High Water”: The presidential jet climbs over a drowned coastal plain, whole counties standing in brown water below, as he flies south to the flood.
“Leaving now for Texas!”
Manga panel 2 of 5, Week 116 “High Water”: Up on a truck bed among the rescuers he raises both fists and vows Texas will be rebuilt — today, tomorrow, and every single day after.
“TEXAS: We are with you today, we are with you tomorrow, and we will be with you EVERY SINGLE DAY AFTER, to restore, recover, and REBUILD!”
Manga panel 3 of 5, Week 116 “High Water”: Between the flood briefings the phone comes out, and a quarter century of talking to the hermit kingdom is declared over in one line.
“The U.S. has been talking to North Korea, and paying them extortion money, for 25 years. Talking is not the answer!”
Manga panel 4 of 5, Week 116 “High Water”: Across the sea a mountain shudders and exhales dust: the hermit kingdom detonates its sixth and greatest bomb beneath the rock.
North Korea has conducted a major Nuclear Test. Their words and actions continue to be very hostile and dangerous to the United States.....
Manga panel 5 of 5, Week 116 “High Water”: Sunday: maps spread in the war room, the generals summoned, and every option on the long dark table — including stopping all trade with anyone who feeds the hermit kingdom.
I will be meeting General Kelly, General Mattis and other military leaders at the White House to discuss North Korea. Thank you.
THE GENERALS SPREAD THE MAPS. THE MOUNTAIN ACROSS THE SEA HAS STOPPED SHAKING — FOR NOW. THE YOUNG KING WHO SHOOK IT HAS NOT.
TO BE CONTINUED →

This week in the saga

High water on two coasts of the world. He flies south over drowned counties, climbs a truck bed among the rescuers, and vows Texas will be rebuilt every single day after. But between the flood briefings the phone comes out — talking to the hermit kingdom is declared finished — and on Sunday morning a grey mountain across the sea shudders with the sixth and greatest test. The week ends in the war room, maps spread, generals summoned, options on the table.

Readers' Corner

Letters from the readership on Week 116. Pick a pen name — no account needed.

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