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Here is a link to events in Washington–thanks to Suzanne Scholte. Events in Seoul–thanks to Dr. Norbert Vollertsen. And for those of you everywhere else, including the fellow red-staters out there, we need your help, too. UPDATE 1: Just got word that LiNK is protesting at the South Korean U.N. Mission tomorrow at 1 P.M. Details. I think Adrian’s smart to do this before the South Korean bi-elections. There’s a fine tactical mind behind that apparent Harold-or-Kumar ordinariness. Plus, South...

That’s the claim about the letter I print below, via Suzanne Scholte (scroll down) of the Defense Forum Foundation. It requires no explanation, only the obvious caveats that (1) there’s simply no way to verify the source, (2) that this could very easily be something other than what it purports to be, and (3) the contents of the letter clearly serve the interests of those (like myself) who seek to destroy the North Korean one-party regime through increased economic pressure...

That’s the claim about the letter I print below, via Suzanne Scholte (scroll down) of the Defense Forum Foundation. It requires no explanation, only the obvious caveats that (1) there’s simply no way to verify the source, (2) that this could very easily be something other than what it purports to be, and (3) the contents of the letter clearly serve the interests of those (like myself) who seek to destroy the North Korean one-party regime through increased economic pressure...

From today’s Times of London comes this remarkable report headlined, “Chairman Kim’s Dissolving Kingdom.” It paints a picture of rapid decay among the state’s mechanism of control, as if only inertia and an initial spark are delaying the regime’s rapid (and most likely, violent) collapse. It’s a long report and an absolute must-read, but here are the major points one distills from the piece: 1. The erosion of the fear state is equally visible to casual observers and insiders. The...

From today’s Times of London comes this remarkable report headlined, “Chairman Kim’s Dissolving Kingdom.” It paints a picture of rapid decay among the state’s mechanism of control, as if only inertia and an initial spark are delaying the regime’s rapid (and most likely, violent) collapse. It’s a long report and an absolute must-read, but here are the major points one distills from the piece: 1. The erosion of the fear state is equally visible to casual observers and insiders. The...

The Chosun Ilbo ran a very moving piece today, in which its journalists followed a group of North Korean defectors through China, trying to evade the police, but not always quite succeeding: At 3:40 a.m., a People’s Liberation Army soldier stopped the bus and announced he would conduct a search. The inside lights went on and everyone froze. The defectors, however, covered themselves up with blankets and didn’t move a finger, pretending to be lost in sleep. The press team,...

The Chosun Ilbo ran a very moving piece today, in which its journalists followed a group of North Korean defectors through China, trying to evade the police, but not always quite succeeding: At 3:40 a.m., a People’s Liberation Army soldier stopped the bus and announced he would conduct a search. The inside lights went on and everyone froze. The defectors, however, covered themselves up with blankets and didn’t move a finger, pretending to be lost in sleep. The press team,...

The Korea Herald reports that Pyongyang is growing increasingly desperate in its struggle to maintain control: [Yoo Ho-yeol, a professor of North Korean Studies at Korea University] also said Pyongyang has recently bolstered its border patrols to stop North Korean defectors from crossing into China, which could be a sign the regime has begun to perceive threats to its once iron-fisted rule. The action, he said, was a stark contrast to Pyongyang’s past negligence about controlling defectors because it knew...

The Korea Herald reports that Pyongyang is growing increasingly desperate in its struggle to maintain control: [Yoo Ho-yeol, a professor of North Korean Studies at Korea University] also said Pyongyang has recently bolstered its border patrols to stop North Korean defectors from crossing into China, which could be a sign the regime has begun to perceive threats to its once iron-fisted rule. The action, he said, was a stark contrast to Pyongyang’s past negligence about controlling defectors because it knew...

The NKHRA Makes Waves Korean press reaction to Bush’s signing of the NKHRA here, and the Unification Minister’s futile two cents’ worth of regret here. Now, the GNP (Grand National Party, South Korea’s “conservative” opposition) wants to get into the act. So they finally found their voice, now that the song is half over. And it’s a dirge. Meanwhile, the spigot on North Korean emigration has loosened another half-turn with only the second known successful defection by sea: Two North...

The NKHRA Makes Waves Korean press reaction to Bush’s signing of the NKHRA here, and the Unification Minister’s futile two cents’ worth of regret here. Now, the GNP (Grand National Party, South Korea’s “conservative” opposition) wants to get into the act. So they finally found their voice, now that the song is half over. And it’s a dirge. Meanwhile, the spigot on North Korean emigration has loosened another half-turn with only the second known successful defection by sea: Two North...

. . . from your webmaster, just an angry ex-soldier and bleeding-heart conservative waging war by other means. Stop to look at this brand-new BBC video clip first. Then get yourself a stiff drink. I’ll wait. Back already? Then you now know the level of Treblinka depravity we’re talking about. Now, take a look at this, edit as liberally as you like, cut and paste it into the Web form here, and do something about it. Our efforts may have already...

. . . from your webmaster, just an angry ex-soldier and bleeding-heart conservative waging war by other means. Stop to look at this brand-new BBC video clip first. Then get yourself a stiff drink. I’ll wait. Back already? Then you now know the level of Treblinka depravity we’re talking about. Now, take a look at this, edit as liberally as you like, cut and paste it into the Web form here, and do something about it. Our efforts may have already...

I spent my years in Korea as an Army JAG, which gave me regular contact with the septic morass called the Korean legal system–the one that’s gobbling up ever more U.S. soldiers due to politicization of the SOFA issue. Lost in the rage is the fact that the Korean legal system is failing the Korean people. This editorial in the Korea Herald is the first serious criticism of the Korean legal system I’ve seen. Here’s the money quote: Democracy loses...

I spent my years in Korea as an Army JAG, which gave me regular contact with the septic morass called the Korean legal system–the one that’s gobbling up ever more U.S. soldiers due to politicization of the SOFA issue. Lost in the rage is the fact that the Korean legal system is failing the Korean people. This editorial in the Korea Herald is the first serious criticism of the Korean legal system I’ve seen. Here’s the money quote: Democracy loses...

Rebecca MacKinnon at NKZone notes that the appeasers in Seoul are mobilizing against the North Korean Freedom Act. Reading this kind of nationalist pablum–and it really boils down to “Americans are incapable of real compassion for North Koreans, but let’s not give more than lip service to the concept, either”–makes the sarin seep from my pores. I lashed: ************** Yu and Jeong [the appeasers] maliciously question our concern for the North Korean people because the concept of compassion transcending race...

Rebecca MacKinnon at NKZone notes that the appeasers in Seoul are mobilizing against the North Korean Freedom Act. Reading this kind of nationalist pablum–and it really boils down to “Americans are incapable of real compassion for North Koreans, but let’s not give more than lip service to the concept, either”–makes the sarin seep from my pores. I lashed: ************** Yu and Jeong [the appeasers] maliciously question our concern for the North Korean people because the concept of compassion transcending race...

Excerpts from The American Enterprise, July/August 2005 To read the articles in full, buy your own here. Just seven bucks. If you found this article interesting, consider that it caused South Korea to pull its funding for AEI (scroll down). I’m renewing my AEI membership as a small token of my disapproval of any foreign government trying to control what I read, especially this one, and also because the magazine is always interesting reading and well worth a hundred bucks...