Comments on: North Korea Has a Meth Problem http://freekorea.us/2008/03/02/north-korea-has-a-meth-problem/ Tue, 22 May 2012 21:47:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: in a http://freekorea.us/2008/03/02/north-korea-has-a-meth-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-82946 in a Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:43:50 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2008/03/02/north-korea-has-a-meth-problem/#comment-82946 I'm working now so couldn't read this all but..I guess this is about that the situation goes on N.korea read this one and I will try to find another one bye ^^ I’m working now so couldn’t read this all

but..I guess this is about that the situation goes on N.korea

read this one and I will try to find another one bye ^^

]]> By: Anna Allen http://freekorea.us/2008/03/02/north-korea-has-a-meth-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-72539 Anna Allen Tue, 18 May 2010 06:36:59 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2008/03/02/north-korea-has-a-meth-problem/#comment-72539 Drug Addiction will not only ruin your body but it would also mess up your life."'* Drug Addiction will not only ruin your body but it would also mess up your life.”‘*

]]> By: OneFreeKorea » Chosun Ilbo Produces Four-Part Documentary on N. Korean Refugees http://freekorea.us/2008/03/02/north-korea-has-a-meth-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-56781 OneFreeKorea » Chosun Ilbo Produces Four-Part Documentary on N. Korean Refugees Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:39:27 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2008/03/02/north-korea-has-a-meth-problem/#comment-56781 [...] The Chosun Ilbo producers were apparently aware of this documentary’s political implications, enough so that they paid a visit to Capitol Hill. I have a friend there who saw part of the video and spoke with someone involved in the production. My friend is a reliable source, but of course, this information is third-hand. The video, taken on the border just last fall, shows both human trafficking and drug smuggling.  The documentary’s release was time so that it would not appear until after the South Korean election and the inauguration of the new President. Apparently, the Chosun didn’t want to be accused of trying to influence the presidential election. They were also worried about hearing from the friendly folks in the Ministry of Culture, possibly the same friendly folks who allegedly reached out to the producers of Yoduk Story. [...] [...] The Chosun Ilbo producers were apparently aware of this documentary’s political implications, enough so that they paid a visit to Capitol Hill. I have a friend there who saw part of the video and spoke with someone involved in the production. My friend is a reliable source, but of course, this information is third-hand. The video, taken on the border just last fall, shows both human trafficking and drug smuggling.  The documentary’s release was time so that it would not appear until after the South Korean election and the inauguration of the new President. Apparently, the Chosun didn’t want to be accused of trying to influence the presidential election. They were also worried about hearing from the friendly folks in the Ministry of Culture, possibly the same friendly folks who allegedly reached out to the producers of Yoduk Story. [...]

]]> By: OneFreeKorea » North Korea Has a Meth Problem, Part 2 http://freekorea.us/2008/03/02/north-korea-has-a-meth-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-56738 OneFreeKorea » North Korea Has a Meth Problem, Part 2 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:25:07 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2008/03/02/north-korea-has-a-meth-problem/#comment-56738 [...] After I wrote here recently about North Korea’s growing meth problem, it occurred to me that I talked about how, as a prosecutor, I learned about how awful meth really is. I spent just shy of two years of my Army time assigned to Ft. Irwin, California, home of the OPFOR. During most of that time, I was the prosecutor, or Trial Counsel. Irwin is a great place to drive a T-72, shoot AK’s, or go out on field exercises to launch mock raids on “Blue Force” units. With typical summer temperatures over at 100 degrees, it is not a good place for strenuous outdoor activity, nor is a good place to be a single guy. [...] [...] After I wrote here recently about North Korea’s growing meth problem, it occurred to me that I talked about how, as a prosecutor, I learned about how awful meth really is. I spent just shy of two years of my Army time assigned to Ft. Irwin, California, home of the OPFOR. During most of that time, I was the prosecutor, or Trial Counsel. Irwin is a great place to drive a T-72, shoot AK’s, or go out on field exercises to launch mock raids on “Blue Force” units. With typical summer temperatures over at 100 degrees, it is not a good place for strenuous outdoor activity, nor is a good place to be a single guy. [...]

]]> By: Joshua http://freekorea.us/2008/03/02/north-korea-has-a-meth-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-56709 Joshua Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:39:46 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2008/03/02/north-korea-has-a-meth-problem/#comment-56709 There's going to have to be a transition period during which both internal and cross-border migration will have to be controlled. Even some North Korean defectors will tell you that. There’s going to have to be a transition period during which both internal and cross-border migration will have to be controlled. Even some North Korean defectors will tell you that.

]]> By: Brendon Carr http://freekorea.us/2008/03/02/north-korea-has-a-meth-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-56707 Brendon Carr Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:33:46 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2008/03/02/north-korea-has-a-meth-problem/#comment-56707 A drug-addicted, desperately poor population with public health problems (tuberculosis, malnutrition, AIDS) is not something <b><i>I</i></b> relishing on the safe streets of Seoul. I'm really hoping the border can be maintained, even if the regime is transformed. A drug-addicted, desperately poor population with public health problems (tuberculosis, malnutrition, AIDS) is not something I relishing on the safe streets of Seoul. I’m really hoping the border can be maintained, even if the regime is transformed.

]]> By: usinkorea http://freekorea.us/2008/03/02/north-korea-has-a-meth-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-56644 usinkorea Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:07:52 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2008/03/02/north-korea-has-a-meth-problem/#comment-56644 What bothers me most is that the end result is still going to be collapse. At most, our gutter policy just delays the inevitable. It's beyond sad... What bothers me most is that the end result is still going to be collapse. At most, our gutter policy just delays the inevitable. It’s beyond sad…

]]> By: Rising Drug Abuse in North Korea http://freekorea.us/2008/03/02/north-korea-has-a-meth-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-56633 Rising Drug Abuse in North Korea Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:16:44 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2008/03/02/north-korea-has-a-meth-problem/#comment-56633 [...] Today, there is too much evidence to deny that North Korea’s drug problem is serious and growing, and that it threatens the country’s social and political stability.  A series of alarming reports in the Daily NK paints a bleak picture of abuse of opiates, including heroin, but especially of a form of methampetamine the North Koreans call “bingdu” or “philopon.”  [One Free Korea] [...] [...] Today, there is too much evidence to deny that North Korea’s drug problem is serious and growing, and that it threatens the country’s social and political stability.  A series of alarming reports in the Daily NK paints a bleak picture of abuse of opiates, including heroin, but especially of a form of methampetamine the North Koreans call “bingdu” or “philopon.”  [One Free Korea] [...]

]]> By: Joshua http://freekorea.us/2008/03/02/north-korea-has-a-meth-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-56630 Joshua Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:51:45 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2008/03/02/north-korea-has-a-meth-problem/#comment-56630 Which really just shows that the longer we delay the inevitable, the greater our problems. I can think of a slew of problems we still don't face in rebuilding North Korea, but eventually might: HIV, loose nukes, banditry, and widespread heroin addiction to name just a few. The opacity of North Korea's lock on information about places beyond Pyongyang conceals just how much decay there really is. If you want to see the extent of the contrast between P'yang and the rest of the country, start with Google Earth. Which really just shows that the longer we delay the inevitable, the greater our problems. I can think of a slew of problems we still don’t face in rebuilding North Korea, but eventually might: HIV, loose nukes, banditry, and widespread heroin addiction to name just a few. The opacity of North Korea’s lock on information about places beyond Pyongyang conceals just how much decay there really is. If you want to see the extent of the contrast between P’yang and the rest of the country, start with Google Earth.

]]> By: usinkorea http://freekorea.us/2008/03/02/north-korea-has-a-meth-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-56623 usinkorea Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:24:46 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2008/03/02/north-korea-has-a-meth-problem/#comment-56623 <blockquote cite="may have accounted for as much as half of North Korea’s exports in the late 1990s but has fallen to roughly 15 percent in recent years due to sanctions."></blockquote> Which is most likely why the Bush admin flipflopped on the North: too many people cannot stand to think about "what if" the North were to collapse. In the end, we have clearly seen the US is unwilling to deal with that situation and has opted for Sunshine-lite.

Which is most likely why the Bush admin flipflopped on the North: too many people cannot stand to think about “what if” the North were to collapse.

In the end, we have clearly seen the US is unwilling to deal with that situation and has opted for Sunshine-lite.

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