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N. Korea Asks for 500,000 Tons of Fertilizer (Pyongyang Believed to Have McViegh Bomb Plans)
The Korea Times ^
| 6 Feb 2005
| Ryu Jin
Posted on 02/06/2005 3:13:16 PM PST by Cornpone
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To: monkeywrench
Don't WE already pay some kind of "protection money" to NK as a result of nuclear negotiations ? And why are we also paying millions to Palestinean terrorists ? I don't understand our gov't leaders at all.
To: monkeywrench
Thanks for the ping. Wow..... Both of you old timers make some good points. You are not wrong in my opinion, monkeywrench.
It saddens me to no end that the people of N.K. have been reduced to this level of begging for slave wages. Not their first choice. To rub salt on the wound, the little kimchia will get a chunk of their earnings. Some SK business will surely exploit the poor already suffering people of NK and try to take advantage of their dire situation.
Ideally, it is true #13. To be realistic, the older N. Koreans who knew freedom before their capture have long been aware that the life outside is good, but helpless to do anything about it in such a closed society like NK, where children turn their parents in to the gubmint upon detecting any signs of yearning for freedom.
Yes, their worst enemy IS their own govt and they are aware of it, hence the underground movement up there begging for some help from the outside.
People want freedom and that's what fell the Berlin wall and that's what will fall the 38th eventually. Their basic needs like food had not been met for a long time anyway, and they care more about the future of their children than themselves, i.e., so many elderly NK's starved themselves, so their young could eat their fare share of the grass soup.
The economic benefits/pitfalls come after the freedom.
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posted on
02/07/2005 7:03:54 PM PST
by
Chong
(God Bless and Protect Our Troops.)
To: Cornpone
I say the heck with the "fertilizer" aid and the sunshine policy.
It's about time to stop "dancing with the kimchia" and stand firm like Bush has been. Call evil an evil.
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posted on
02/07/2005 7:10:44 PM PST
by
Chong
(God Bless and Protect Our Troops.)
To: Chong
It is so funny you mention the 'Sunshine' policy. When I was working in Korea everything was called the 'Sunshine' something...even the plans to transform the bank I was working for...KFB. Know it?
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posted on
02/07/2005 8:25:36 PM PST
by
Cornpone
(Aging Warrior -- Aim High -- Who Dares Wins)
To: Chong
To: Cornpone
Yeah, Korea First Bank (Jae Ill En Hang), which is now being sought out by some 'imperialist' business. It used to be called something else before, can't remember, though.
The word sunshine is so innocent in its meaning and yet, it's become a somewhat sinister word, at least to me. Sounds so Utopian for one thing and communistic. (The Sun shines on everyone! Everyone can equally starve now!!) Argh.
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posted on
02/08/2005 6:43:48 PM PST
by
Chong
(God Bless and Protect Our Troops.)
To: monkeywrench
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posted on
02/08/2005 6:45:07 PM PST
by
Chong
(God Bless and Protect Our Troops.)
To: monkeywrench; Cornpone
What? A Korean thread and no dog-eating joke? Well!!!
(My furbabies say thank you, woof woof.)
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posted on
02/08/2005 7:04:29 PM PST
by
Chong
(America is too great for small dreams... Ronald Reagan.)
To: Chong
I was going to stay away from that. I got along really well with everyone in Korea but it took some time before some of the younger college students at Uncle Cho's would accept me. They really didn't believe an American could really appreciate Korean food and culture the way I seemed to. So, one of the guys that ended up being a very good friend challenged me to eat anything Koreans would eat. Of course he didn't know I came from a part of America where we also ate things most people wouldn't eat (possum, snails, snake, eels, squirrel, frogs, etc). Dog was the easy part, he also wanted me eat to silk worms with him. When he realized I was serious he finally opened up and we were friends. Of course, he wouldn't eat the dog or silk worms so we never got to that point but just being willing to do so was enough for him. I probably wouldn't have had any problem with the silk worms but if I had eaten dog I'm sure I would have been thinking about old Sandy the whole time. I don't think that would have gone down well;-)
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posted on
02/08/2005 7:24:04 PM PST
by
Cornpone
(Aging Warrior -- Aim High -- Who Dares Wins)
To: Cornpone
I probably ate dog meat once in my lifetime unknowlingly. My grandfather loved me more than others, for I was the youngest baby in the whole clan.
Our neighbors would bring "special" food to us sometimes and of course it went to the Patriarch first and he would always call me to his room to share the special treat.
Well........ After I ate a little bit of soup and came out that night, my sisters and brothers were waiting out there to greet me. They all seemed so wickedly happy to tease me about something, but I didn't know at the time. Now I know.
As for the dare from your Korean friends, LOL!!! I can tell they like you a lot.
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posted on
02/08/2005 7:44:03 PM PST
by
Chong
(America is too great for small dreams... Ronald Reagan.)
To: Cornpone
Your old Sandy,
My old Bubba Boy,
The heart thieves.
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posted on
02/08/2005 7:47:19 PM PST
by
Chong
(America is too great for small dreams... Ronald Reagan.)
To: fat city
"It's widely known that Kim is trying to develop a warhead capable of delivering 500,000 tons of fertilizer. He's also trying to grow nuclear power plants"I tried growing chickens once........
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posted on
02/08/2005 7:49:26 PM PST
by
patriot_wes
(When I see two guys kissin..argh! Is puking a hate crime yet?)
To: Cornpone
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posted on
05/21/2005 8:46:57 PM PDT
by
endthematrix
(Newsweek lied, people died)
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