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...with the proof, North Korean officials conceded they had "nullified" a 1994 deal with the U.S. to stop developing such warheads. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said he believed Pyongyang had a "small number" of nukes. But North Korea has not admitted to making one. The U.S. called on the Kim Jong Il regime "to eliminate its nuclear-weapons program in a verifiable manner," but didn't spell out what would happen if it refused. Bush must be wondering when these rogues are going to learn not to mess with Texas. U.S. Congress Giveth, Chirac Taketh Away Just when George...
...Kim Jung Il is still fully in control of the country, analysts say. There are periodic reports of small signs of dissent - anti-government leaflets and graffiti, for example. Some defectors say family members will complain among themselves and possibly with friends. But North Korean defectors say that everyone is aware that anybody caught protesting publicly will be sent to a harsh prison camp, where they will be joined by members of their family. Lee, the young woman who fled last month, says she saw an old lady standing in line waiting for rations in August who suddenly said...
...Some analysts argue the clash in the West Sea on June 29 (in which North Korea patrol boats fired on South Korea naval vessels, killing five sailors) was the work of disgruntled military leaders trying to warn Kim Jong Il to keep a lid on change. The conventional wisdom has always been that North Korea is afraid to open the door a crack because the system could unravel so quickly. Some defectors and aid workers report that there is a sense of instability and uncertainty in the country right now. Rather than the start of reform, we may be seeing...
...Korea-American businessman who visited the city of Kaesong recently was shocked to learn it had had no electricity for 10 days. The only electric lights shining at night in Kaesong those illuminating monuments to the late "Great Leader" Kim Il Sung. Many city have electricity at certain times of the day. Foreign reporters who visited Shinuiju last month, for the unveiling of a plan to turn it into a free economic zone designed to lure investors, were struck by the contrast with the neighboring Chinese city of Dandong. Dandong at night is a blaze of lights; across the river...
...have an effect on North Korea." Pyongyang's posture - as erratic and obtuse as it may be - has been driven primarily by the need to end its international isolation. Economic stasis and mass starvation have made the archaic Stalinist regime centered on the personality cult of its "Dear Leader" Kim Jong Il desperate not only for trade and investment, but even for food aid from some of its traditional enemies...