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My Apologies; Blogging Has Been Light Recently

For now, check out this story in the NYT. Everyone seems to have concluded that diplomacy is failing to defang Iran and North Korea. The usual gang of Clinton holdovers is blaming us for not offering enough protection money. The Bush administration is now thinking covert action. Uh, good timing, guys. The basic premise is undeniable. Of course, to read anything in the Times these days you have to put up with plenty of completely gratuitous swipes at Bush and...

My Apologies; Blogging Has Been Light Recently

For now, check out this story in the NYT. Everyone seems to have concluded that diplomacy is failing to defang Iran and North Korea. The usual gang of Clinton holdovers is blaming us for not offering enough protection money. The Bush administration is now thinking covert action. Uh, good timing, guys. The basic premise is undeniable. Of course, to read anything in the Times these days you have to put up with plenty of completely gratuitous swipes at Bush and...

Opening Up North Korea? Dream On.

I�ve always considered myself a free trader, believing that markets do a much better job than regulations when it comes to determining wages and prices. Thirty years ago, there were 40 or 50 wars raging across the world, and famines and plagues in China and India would kill tens of thousands of people. The world, for all its problems, is much better than that today, and I attribute most of that change to two things: the end of Soviet support...

More Unverified Gossip from Mr. X

Norbert Vollertsen recently e-mailed from Rumor Control in Seoul and added a few splashes of 98 octane to the grill. Here are some unedited excerpts: – increasing talkings from North Korean intelligence officials about an surprise US preemptive attack… Yeah, as well as that come-from-behind win for Kucinich at the Democratic convention, swiftly followed by his surpise marriage to Angelina Jolie. Judgment: Not bloody likely. – There are some rumours among South Korean NIS-officilas here that even a surprise little...

More Unverified Gossip from Mr. X

Norbert Vollertsen recently e-mailed from Rumor Control in Seoul and added a few splashes of 98 octane to the grill. Here are some unedited excerpts: – increasing talkings from North Korean intelligence officials about an surprise US preemptive attack… Yeah, as well as that come-from-behind win for Kucinich at the Democratic convention, swiftly followed by his surpise marriage to Angelina Jolie. Judgment: Not bloody likely. – There are some rumours among South Korean NIS-officilas here that even a surprise little...

Back to the Blogosphere

Excuse the long absence and the long rant. I meant to announce my absence in advance, before my move last week, but our Internet service was cut before I expected. I just bought my first house, and since then have been single-handedly helping Home Depot and Lowe’s meet their quarterly sales estimates. Last week was full of heavy lifting, moving, painting, cutting, chiseling, sanding, drywalling, prying, painting, and of course, shopping. Like many of you, I’ve been in a deep...

Back to the Blogosphere

Excuse the long absence and the long rant. I meant to announce my absence in advance, before my move last week, but our Internet service was cut before I expected. I just bought my first house, and since then have been single-handedly helping Home Depot and Lowe’s meet their quarterly sales estimates. Last week was full of heavy lifting, moving, painting, cutting, chiseling, sanding, drywalling, prying, painting, and of course, shopping. Like many of you, I’ve been in a deep...

The Sins of the Fathers: Japan’s Unresolved Historic Legacy Sixty Years After the War in the Pacific

Presented at Institute for Corean-American Studies (ICAS) 2005 Spring Symposium 2255 Rayburn House Office Build by Dennis P. Halpin Professional Staff East Asian Affairs International Relations Committee U.S. House of Representatives Presented at Institute for Corean-American Studies (ICAS) 2005 Spring Symposium 2255 Rayburn House Office Building May 19, 2005 ________________ This statement reflects my own views and not necessarily those of the International Relations Committee nor its Chairman Henry J. Hyde. _______________ Sang Joo, Members of ICAS, Distinguished Ladies and...

The Sins of the Fathers: Japan’s Unresolved Historic Legacy Sixty Years After the War in the Pacific

Presented at Institute for Corean-American Studies (ICAS) 2005 Spring Symposium 2255 Rayburn House Office Build by Dennis P. Halpin Professional Staff East Asian Affairs International Relations Committee U.S. House of Representatives Presented at Institute for Corean-American Studies (ICAS) 2005 Spring Symposium 2255 Rayburn House Office Building May 19, 2005 ________________ This statement reflects my own views and not necessarily those of the International Relations Committee nor its Chairman Henry J. Hyde. _______________ Sang Joo, Members of ICAS, Distinguished Ladies and...

The Sins of the Fathers: Japan’s Unresolved Historic Legacy Sixty Years After the War in the Pacific

Presented at Institute for Corean-American Studies (ICAS) 2005 Spring Symposium 2255 Rayburn House Office Build by Dennis P. Halpin Professional Staff East Asian Affairs International Relations Committee U.S. House of Representatives Presented at Institute for Corean-American Studies (ICAS) 2005 Spring Symposium 2255 Rayburn House Office Building May 19, 2005 ________________ This statement reflects my own views and not necessarily those of the International Relations Committee nor its Chairman Henry J. Hyde. _______________ Sang Joo, Members of ICAS, Distinguished Ladies and...