Comments on: The End of Chongryon? http://freekorea.us/2007/06/19/the-end-of-chongryon/ Tue, 22 May 2012 21:47:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: The Six Party Charade at ROK Drop http://freekorea.us/2007/06/19/the-end-of-chongryon/comment-page-1/#comment-50018 The Six Party Charade at ROK Drop Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:22:41 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/06/19/the-end-of-chongryon/#comment-50018 [...] These realities make pretending "progress" is happening to be in everybody’s interest, well everybody except the Japanese.  The Japanese want the North Koreans to account for all the Japanese citizens that have abducted over the years from Japan.  North Korea has refused to come clean and the Japanese have been marginalized in these talks by all sides.  Thus the Japanee taken measures of their own to punish North Korea.  [...] [...] These realities make pretending "progress" is happening to be in everybody’s interest, well everybody except the Japanese.  The Japanese want the North Koreans to account for all the Japanese citizens that have abducted over the years from Japan.  North Korea has refused to come clean and the Japanese have been marginalized in these talks by all sides.  Thus the Japanee taken measures of their own to punish North Korea.  [...]

]]> By: Michael Sheehan http://freekorea.us/2007/06/19/the-end-of-chongryon/comment-page-1/#comment-49514 Michael Sheehan Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:35:52 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/06/19/the-end-of-chongryon/#comment-49514 'N.Korea Rallies Against Japan's Sale of Chongryon HQ' This is starting to get 'interesting'. It looks like Tokyo's actions are starting to cause Pyongyang some real grief. http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200707/200707120025.html ‘N.Korea Rallies Against Japan’s Sale of Chongryon HQ’

This is starting to get ‘interesting’. It looks like Tokyo’s actions are starting to cause Pyongyang some real grief.

http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200707/200707120025.html

]]> By: Michael Sheehan http://freekorea.us/2007/06/19/the-end-of-chongryon/comment-page-1/#comment-49045 Michael Sheehan Sat, 07 Jul 2007 07:34:29 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/06/19/the-end-of-chongryon/#comment-49045 'Former Spook' has some comments on this in 'Japan's Next Spy Scandal' at: http://formerspook.blogspot.com/2007/07/japans-next-spy-scandal.html ‘Former Spook’ has some comments on this in ‘Japan’s Next Spy Scandal’ at:

http://formerspook.blogspot.com/2007/07/japans-next-spy-scandal.html

]]> By: Michael Sheehan http://freekorea.us/2007/06/19/the-end-of-chongryon/comment-page-1/#comment-48795 Michael Sheehan Tue, 03 Jul 2007 19:41:03 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/06/19/the-end-of-chongryon/#comment-48795 30 million yen paid to Ogata 'came from' Chongryon I don't think that we've seen the end of this. http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707030508.html 30 million yen paid to Ogata ‘came from’ Chongryon

I don’t think that we’ve seen the end of this.

http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707030508.html

]]> By: North Korea Blog » The End of Chongryon? http://freekorea.us/2007/06/19/the-end-of-chongryon/comment-page-1/#comment-48040 North Korea Blog » The End of Chongryon? Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:53:49 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/06/19/the-end-of-chongryon/#comment-48040 [...] Read more of this story… [...] [...] Read more of this story… [...]

]]> By: usinkorea http://freekorea.us/2007/06/19/the-end-of-chongryon/comment-page-1/#comment-47824 usinkorea Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:02:39 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/06/19/the-end-of-chongryon/#comment-47824 Follow the money. But, it won't happen... Follow the money.

But, it won’t happen…

]]> By: Joshua http://freekorea.us/2007/06/19/the-end-of-chongryon/comment-page-1/#comment-47762 Joshua Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:24:02 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/06/19/the-end-of-chongryon/#comment-47762 Well, I can see Lee Myung Bak going entirely too far against them, thus making scoundrels into martyrs. The right way to deal with Hanchongryong is to prosecute only the most violent thugs and those for whom clear evidence of espionage exists, mainly as a means of discreting them. The broader strategy should be to establish that the organization itself is a criminal conspiracy and pursue the South Korean equivalent of RICO, forfeiture, and other civil penalties to deprive it of its (probably external) funds. Well, I can see Lee Myung Bak going entirely too far against them, thus making scoundrels into martyrs. The right way to deal with Hanchongryong is to prosecute only the most violent thugs and those for whom clear evidence of espionage exists, mainly as a means of discreting them.

The broader strategy should be to establish that the organization itself is a criminal conspiracy and pursue the South Korean equivalent of RICO, forfeiture, and other civil penalties to deprive it of its (probably external) funds.

]]> By: GI Korea http://freekorea.us/2007/06/19/the-end-of-chongryon/comment-page-1/#comment-47759 GI Korea Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:51:03 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/06/19/the-end-of-chongryon/#comment-47759 What are the odds South Korea does anything about one of its largest NK puppet groups Hanchongnyun? What are the odds South Korea does anything about one of its largest NK puppet groups Hanchongnyun?

]]> By: Joseph http://freekorea.us/2007/06/19/the-end-of-chongryon/comment-page-1/#comment-47741 Joseph Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:14:34 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/06/19/the-end-of-chongryon/#comment-47741 happy World Refugee Day. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/worldtoday/news/story/2007/06/070618_podcast.shtml happy World Refugee Day.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/worldtoday/news/story/2007/06/070618_podcast.shtml

]]> By: Liberal Japan » Blog Archive » Chongryon issue, Ampontan and One Free Korea chime in! http://freekorea.us/2007/06/19/the-end-of-chongryon/comment-page-1/#comment-47685 Liberal Japan » Blog Archive » Chongryon issue, Ampontan and One Free Korea chime in! Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:42:05 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/06/19/the-end-of-chongryon/#comment-47685 [...] 2007/06/19 The End of Chongryon?, One Free Korea; OFK basically says, Chongryon is dying because they are in debt and were funneling money to North Korea. The issue of the sale was merely because some people are Chongryon sympathizers. I disagree. With Japan’s ex-spy chief involved, I think the story must run deeper. I find it hard to view Shigetake Ogata as a Chongryon sympathizer. [...] [...] 2007/06/19 The End of Chongryon?, One Free Korea; OFK basically says, Chongryon is dying because they are in debt and were funneling money to North Korea. The issue of the sale was merely because some people are Chongryon sympathizers. I disagree. With Japan’s ex-spy chief involved, I think the story must run deeper. I find it hard to view Shigetake Ogata as a Chongryon sympathizer. [...]

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