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...Jong Il's idiosyncrasies can overshadow his atrociousness. With his bouffant hair, platform shoes, "pleasure groups" of attractive young women, and lusty appetite for fine wine and sushi, the North Korean dictator sometimes comes across more like a movie villain than a true menace. In Rogue Regime: Kim Jong Il and the Looming Threat of North Korea, veteran journalist Jasper Becker dutifully recounts the strange tales of Kim's extravagance. But the author is less concerned with the Dear Leader's personality quirks than with the murder and misery under Kim's brutal rule. To Becker, Kim Jong...
...Rogue Regime breaks less new ground. He retraces some familiar stories like the rise of North Korea and the Kim dynasty after World War II, the Korean War, and the South Korean economic miracle. But the book remains vivid, especially when Becker describes his encounters with people fleeing Kim's totalitarian rule. In northern China, Becker joined a Chinese shopkeeper to hunt for refugees, for whom the Chinese government was paying 60? bounties. They found one near a garbage dump. "As the shopkeeper fished around in his pocket for some plastic twine, a dirt-covered face scabrous with pellagra that...
...While the U.S. suspects the North has nukes already, a test might force the world to accept it as a member of the nuclear club?as happened with Pakistan and India, which detonated bombs in the late '90s. But North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il would be taking a huge gamble. Detonating a nuke would give Washington a stronger argument for imposing economic sanctions. Even Pyongyang's nominal ally China might react harshly, concerned that a regional arms race would ensue. On Thursday, U.S. President George W. Bush phoned China's President Hu Jintao to urge him to take firmer...
...event was supported by 16 on-campus organizations: the Asian American Association, Asian American Brotherhood, Asian American Women’s Association, Chinese Students Association, Korean Association, Korean International Student Association, Harvard Philippine Forum, Harvard-Radcliffe Asian American Christian Fellowship, Harvard Vietnamese Assocation, Hong Kong Society, Indonesian Students Association, Japan Society, Organization of Asian American Sisters In Service, Taiwanese Cultural Society, Singapore and Malaysian Association, and the South Asian Association...
...Republic of Korea is taking political advantage of the recent diplomatic friction with Japan. The latest incident involves fundamental problems caused by Japan's territorial claim to South Korea's Tokdo islets and its justification of its history of aggression, both of which raise ethical questions. Linking the South Korean government's stance to a domestic by-election misleads your readers about the issues. Seoul has no intention whatsoever of using the territorial and textbook issues politically. Rather, I would like to make it clear that South Koreans hope to see Japan become a responsible member of the international community...