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Update:   Information in English on the exhibition, “Where Love Does Not Exist.”

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Not sure if Joshua’s trademarked the term “Anju Links,” but seeing as this is his site, maybe he’ll let me indulge in using that wonderful term here.  I’ve been very busy, but wanted to pass on a couple things.

Those of you in Seoul who missed the recent exhibition in Insa-dong on NK political prison camps can catch the redux through March 14th in Samcheong-dong.  The link is in Korean, but if you can’t read it, all the better — what a perfect excuse for asking a Korean friend to accompany you to see it.  And be sure to post his or her reaction below.

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Also, at a Justice for North Korea meeting yesterday a new member told me about this rap video, “One Korea,” that friends of hers made.  Incidentally, they mention JFNK at the end — we didn’t know about it until yesterday, but definitely check it out.  Music & art, a way to change the world…

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  1. I don’t know what the ramifications will be for how Tokyo deals with Pyongyang (or Seoul, for that matter), but Japan Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara has been forced to resign for accepting a $500 contribution from a zainichi Korean (i.e., a foreign national, making it illegal).

    Mr Maehara has generally been, it seems to me, an important player in keeping Tokyo on the side as Seoul and Washington in taking a tough stance against North Korea.

  6. Joshua hasn’t posted anything for a while. Is he all right?

    [Thanks for asking.  I’m alive, but I’m extremely busy with other responsibilities and taking a hiatus for a while.  Not sure when I will return, but expect posting to be infrequent at best for several weeks.  For the time being, I’ll need to shift what little spare time I have to other priorities.  In due course, one of those may be a long-overdue software update.  – Joshua]

  9. Joshua wrote:

    Not sure when I will return, but expect posting to be infrequent at best for several weeks.

    Maybe you could give a few “guest bloggers” a trial run, or bring back some past ones. North Korea-related topics are a bit more of a specialty than general Korean issues, so there are fewer to choose from, but Mr Bielefeld seemed to do a fine job with this post. Maybe Sonagi has some interesting NK-related posts up her sleeve.

    [Are you offering? – Joshua]

  10. If you trust me, I’d happily help. It won’t so much be a news-ticker as you’ve provided, but a concentration on one story (and a couple of days after posting to the Harry’s Place blog) and definitely not punditry. More like, well, blogging.

    My e-mail’s in the address field.

    ~alec

  11. In the absence of our leader, may I quote the latest example of governmental doublethink arising from the prosecution of a MR von NotHaus for counterfeiting silver dollars, and ask about the terrorist de-listing of the DPRK, all in respect of SuperNotes:

    Bernard von NotHaus, 67, was convicted today by a federal jury of making, possessing, and selling his own coins, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Following an eight-day trial and less than two hours of deliberation, von NotHaus, the founder and monetary architect of a currency known as the Liberty Dollar, was found guilty by a jury in Statesville, North Carolina, of making coins resembling and similar to United States coins; of issuing, passing, selling, and possessing Liberty Dollar coins; of issuing and passing Liberty Dollar coins intended for use as current money; and of conspiracy against the United States.

    “Attempts to undermine the legitimate currency of this country are simply a unique form of domestic terrorism,” U.S. Attorney Tompkins said in announcing the verdict. “While these forms of anti-government activities do not involve violence, they are every bit as insidious and represent a clear and present danger to the economic stability of this country,” she added. “We are determined to meet these threats through infiltration, disruption, and dismantling of organizations which seek to challenge the legitimacy of our democratic form of government.”

  12. The word “terrorism” has degenerated. Now it’s just a general insult. Counterfeiting is terrorism. Pretty soon, failing to signal a turn will be terrorism. Then, posting a silly comment on a blog will be terrorism. Finally, it will lose its insulting implication, and adding salt and pepper to a salad will be terrorism.