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Viewed from any angle, South Korea's junta boss, Lieut. General Pak Chung Hi, is undeniably a dictator. Though he goes through the motions of preserving some semblance of freedom for South Korea-he has released many political prisoners, avoided firing squads and show trials-Pak is determined to keep power out of the hands of civilian politicians and a freewheeling legislature until the nation's economy and society are ready for what he considers these "luxuries...
...Pak's idol is Pakistan's Sandhurst-trained soldier-boss, Field Marshal Mohammed Ayub Khan, who shares the same jaundiced view of democracy available too soon in a largely illiterate nation. For weeks, Pak and his fellow junta leaders, all soldiers, studied Ayub's techniques and pondered the advice of the new U.S. ambassador in Seoul, Samuel Berger. Berger's practical counsel: Hang on to power if you will, but give the people some timetable for a return of democracy. Pak has done just that. Last week he announced that the reins of government will indeed...
Last week South Korea's press, which serves a nation of 24.5 million people, readily conceded the point to Pak. "He was asking for a martyr's courage," said Editor Pu Wan Hyuk of the Chosun Ilbo. "We cannot expect reporters to be revolutionaries." Asked a reporter: "How can you tell the precise dividing line between constructive criticism and anti-revolutionary slander? It's better to stay on the safe side...
...fair game for the tough and impatient army officers. The junta wasted no time in swooping down on the rampant press, quickly outlawed 76 newspapers and 305 agencies, imprisoned 200 bogus newsmen. Chastised, the press now ventures only mild jabs at the junta and completely avoids direct criticism of Pak.* We don't think we should go too far in criticizing the military government, because keeping the business going is more important than speaking out and possibly going out of business," said Chosun Ilbo Editor Pu in a forthright defense of pusillanimity. Said another leading editor: "We have...
...Anxious to stay in Pak's good graces, Korea's English-language press last week quickly modified the spelling of his name to Park Chung Hee when he let it be known that he wanted it to appear that way in English...