http://freekorea.us/2007/10/09/the-last-chance/ Tue, 22 May 2012 21:47:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://freekorea.us/2007/10/09/the-last-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-54917 OneFreeKorea » Links for 12 Oct 07 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:26:43 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/10/09/the-last-chance/#comment-54917 [...] *  What Then?  As I mentioned here, the South Korean election gives us good cause to keep that debate behind closed doors until December.  Then, if the evidence supports the allegation that North Korea cheated, the Administration — that is, Condi Rice herself – needs to lay it out in painstaking detail.  And to those who will say there is nothing we can do about it anyway short of war, nonsense.  If half-measures worked this well, imagine what a true economic blitz could do to the palace economy.  Because the idea is to destroy Kim Jong Il’s palace economy while engaging and empowering ordinary North Koreans, we should simultaneously extend a sincere and generous offer of food aid, strictly conditioned on North Korea letting us distribute it fairly.  As I’ve explained here, North Korea may not be in a position to refuse this time. [...] [...] *  What Then?  As I mentioned here, the South Korean election gives us good cause to keep that debate behind closed doors until December.  Then, if the evidence supports the allegation that North Korea cheated, the Administration — that is, Condi Rice herself – needs to lay it out in painstaking detail.  And to those who will say there is nothing we can do about it anyway short of war, nonsense.  If half-measures worked this well, imagine what a true economic blitz could do to the palace economy.  Because the idea is to destroy Kim Jong Il’s palace economy while engaging and empowering ordinary North Koreans, we should simultaneously extend a sincere and generous offer of food aid, strictly conditioned on North Korea letting us distribute it fairly.  As I’ve explained here, North Korea may not be in a position to refuse this time. [...]

]]> http://freekorea.us/2007/10/09/the-last-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-54896 Celebrating 9 October nuclear test | korean unification studies Wed, 10 Oct 2007 05:51:19 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/10/09/the-last-chance/#comment-54896 [...] Also see a similar take at OneFreeKorea and at DPRK Studies Share This Sphere: Related Content [...] [...] Also see a similar take at OneFreeKorea and at DPRK Studies Share This Sphere: Related Content [...]

]]> http://freekorea.us/2007/10/09/the-last-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-54894 Is US Government Playing Nice to Influence SK Election? at ROK Drop Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:14:21 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/10/09/the-last-chance/#comment-54894 [...] I highly recommend everyone read OFK’s take on all the recent US initiatives regarding North Korea.  He offers an interesting option that I hadn’t thought of before regarding the influencing of the South Korean election, but could the Bush Administration be that clever? [...] [...] I highly recommend everyone read OFK’s take on all the recent US initiatives regarding North Korea.  He offers an interesting option that I hadn’t thought of before regarding the influencing of the South Korean election, but could the Bush Administration be that clever? [...]

]]> http://freekorea.us/2007/10/09/the-last-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-54893 North Korea Blog » The Last Chance Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:54:42 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/10/09/the-last-chance/#comment-54893 [...] Read more of this story… [...] [...] Read more of this story… [...]

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