War crimes also included deliberate attacks on citizens and property of neutral states, such as the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. As the attack on Pearl Harbor happened while the U.S. and Japan were at peace and without a just cause for self-defense, the attack was declared by the Tokyo Trials to go beyond justification of military necessity and therefore constituted a war crime.
Yeah it was a war crime. The US and Venezuela are at peace and there was no just cause for self defense.
There is generational brainwashing in North Korea. Those people have no access to other information and are punished for questioning any information the state provides. So most likely they do believe it, they have no other information.
The ruling elite has access to more information so they most likely know it;s bullshit but it's benefiting them so why say otherwise.