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North Korea, arguably the world's most paranoid totalitarian regime, is a frustrating bargaining partner under the best of circumstances. But efforts to convince dictator Kim Jong Il to abandon his nuclear-weapons programs could be made even more intractable by a growing call in the U.S. for Pyongyang to be held accountable for the abysmal plight of its starving, oppressed citizens. A bill recently passed by the lower house of the U.S. Congress authorizes Washington to spend millions of dollars promoting human rights in the North and helping thousands of North Korean refugees?legislation an insecure Pyongyang says...
...legislation passes, the six-party talks continue to sputter along with little progress. Pyongyang hinted last week that it might pull out of the next round, slated to be held next month, citing a hostile U.S. "smear campaign." With the U.S. presidential election approaching, some say Kim is stalling, hoping that John Kerry will win?and that the North will be able to get a better deal from a Democratic Administration...
...Playing for time might not be Kim's best strategy. Some see the effort to bring North Korea's human-rights record front and center as a way to increase the pressure on Kim's regime?and ultimately to topple it. Says Gordon Flake, a North Korea expert at the Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs in Washington: "The North Koreans aren't just paranoid to think that calls for improvements in human rights are synonymous with calls for regime change." U.S. lawmakers insist, however, that the legislation is meant only to address a humanitarian crisis. Says Congressman Jim Leach...
...South Korean Hwang Kyung Sun in the 67-kg women's event, while Taiwan's Chu Mu Yen and Chen Chih Hsin are both strong gold-medal contenders. "In the case of Europeans and some Asian athletes, there is no skill difference compared with us," South Korean Taekwondo coach Kim Sae Hyeock told the JoongAng Daily. "It's just a matter of who trains better and more...
...Kim Godfrey, the deputy director of the Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators—the national non-profit organization that was awarded a grant to develop and implement PbS—said the program enables accountability for juvenile corrections facilities...