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Holding Pyongyang Accountable. Not for the Rev. Jeffrey Park (of whom we’ve heard nothing since this post, and for whom it’s pretty hard to pin responsibility), but for the Rev. Kim Dong-Shik, who by now has probably earned an unwanted distinction–one that carries one of the world’s most abused labels: martyr. Twenty congressmen, including speaker Hastert, have made it quite clear that North Korea will remain on the U.S. terrorism list until North Korea comes clean about his fate.

Given Pyongyang’s past record in that regard, it probably means (1) no easy payoff deals for North Korea; and (2) a very rough road to Kaesong.